Hospitality Research

Catering and Accommodation Management · Level 6  ·  3 Chapters

Where this takes you

Hospitality Research skills open the door to understanding real customer needs and improving services in Kenya’s vibrant hospitality sector. By mastering these skills, you become a valuable asset in making businesses more competitive and customer-friendly, whether in hotels, lodges, or event management companies.

  • Work in Kenya’s thriving hospitality industry, including renowned hotels in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu, or with safari lodges in Maasai Mara and Amboseli, where research helps tailor services to diverse tourist preferences.
  • Join government initiatives or county tourism boards to conduct research that informs policies and promotes local attractions, boosting community-based tourism.
  • Support hospitality entrepreneurs in the jua kali sector by researching market trends, customer satisfaction, and service improvements, enabling them to grow their businesses.
  • Work with event management companies or conference centers in Nairobi and other major cities to design research that improves event experiences and customer engagement.
  • Use your research skills to become a consultant or start your own business offering market research services to hotels, restaurants, and travel agencies.
  • Contribute to agribusiness ventures linked to hospitality, such as tea estates under KTDA that supply to hotels, by researching supply chain efficiencies and customer preferences.
  • Earn a stable income through employment in hotels, tourism boards, or research firms, or generate entrepreneurial income by offering specialized hospitality market research services.

Mastering Hospitality Research not only equips you to solve real-world problems but also empowers you to shape Kenya’s growing hospitality sector, making your career both impactful and rewarding.

Chapters

1
Prepare a Research Proposal
8 topics
✓ Notes Ready
2
Apply scientific research methods
6 topics
✓ Notes Ready
3
Analyse scientific research finding
9 topics
✓ Notes Ready

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 42 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 117 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 93 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 3 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 61 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 36 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients