Our Heritage UGC Care Listed Journal ISSN: 0474-9030 Vol-68-Issue-33 February-2020 Page | 443 Copyright ⓒ 2020Aut Recent Trends and Issues in Indian Hotel Industry Dr. Vijay M. Kumbhar 1 A.H. Kolekar 2 1. Head, Dept. of Bank Management, D.G. College of Commerce, Satara (MS) 2. Research Scholar, Dept. of Commerce & Management, SUK (MS) Abstract: The hotel industry undoubtedly has been a formidable pillar as an unfailing and reliable source of revenue and capital. Hotel & Tourism is a major contributor to the Indian economy. The hotel & tourism industry in India has a share up to 10% of total GDP. There have been significant improvements in the spheres of increasing air seat capacity, trains and railway connectivity to important tourist destinations, as well as connecting roads. Accommodation facilities have been redefined for the convenience of the visitors. With the industry in perspective, there is quite a vast array of key players such as businesses, modern technology and hotel marketing trends etc., that are set to take root and impact the industry as a whole in 2018-19 and the years to come. This paper primarily, aims and seeks to identify and examine the paradigm shifts in the hotel industry over the seeming years and how the trends have behaved in India. It seeks to examine the current trends in the hotel industry, bring to light the issues faced by the hotel industry in India. Keywords: Hotel, Tourism, economic growth, recent trends. 1. Introduction: The Indian hotel industry has emerging as one of the key industry driving the growth of the services sector and, thereby, the Indian economy. The Indian economy is currently ranked 7th in the world in terms of GDP is 6.8% in the financial year 2019. According to IBEF and Hotelivate, contribution of hotel and tourism approximately 10% of the country's GDP and provides employment approximately 43 million people (directly and indirectly up to 8.2% of total employment). In the Union Budget FY 19, some key pillars were identified that would support the economic growth of the country which include tax reforms, fiscal discipline, investment in infrastructure, ease of doing business, agriculture and farmer welfare, rural sector, social sector, education and job creation. It is said that this translates to the overall development of economic activities, which positively affected the demand for hotel industries in the country.