I urge women in the industry to work with passion and not burden

She is a lone wolf. Unlike the other ladies of our industry, she doesn’t click too many selfies and post it on facebook, she is not an Insta buff and certainly not the one to shout about her achievements from roof tops. It is only when you sit down and chat with her do you realise the magnitude of her success with the bandwidth of her portfolio. Nidhi Gupta, Director, Numen Hospitality, shares details of her journey in our BOTT Women Special Series.

Priyanka Saxena Ray

She has handled various portfolios with numerous hospitality chains and it was only much later in career that the entrepreneurial bug bit her. A Hotel Management graduate from the Bangalore University, Nidhi did her Post Graduation in Public Administration from the Punjab University, Chandigarh and then went on to pursue her career in Hospitality. She did her training at Taj Bangalore, worked in the Aviation Industry with Chartered flight handling, then joined Park Plaza Ludhiana as GRE in Front office and later moved to handle the Sales and Marketing portfolio with top hotel chains.

Humble and extremely polite, Nidhi is a known face in the travel industry and almost anyone you meet will have a kind word to say about her. Her warm nature and easy going manner makes her a hit with people, which is why perhaps she has a long list of friends and well-wishers rooting for her success. “Yes, I enjoy working with the trade partners, many of them have become very close family friends. In my opinion, travel trade respects women entrepreneurs and I personally believe women are more dedicated to their work in general – be it in office or at home,” she elaborates.

So does she find it tough to manage the work and home front? “Hospitality is a highly demanding profession. Work-life balance is very important especially when you are a Mother. I do try my best but at time it becomes difficult when we have to travel and work long hours. It is not easy to balance work and home without the support of the family. We try to work and share responsibilities with each other,” she adds.

What is that one advice that she would like to share with the women in the Travel Trade? “The era of women entrepreneurs has just started. I would like to advice all women to work with passion and not with burden. There is no doubt that women are more creative as compared to men and hospitality is the best industry to showcase their talent and enterprising skills. Women add a lot value to an organisation,” she concludes and we couldn’t agree more with her!