Travel/Hospitality/Airlines Salary
 

Thought i start a forum on pay levels, expectations, skill sets etc on the travel, hospitality and ariline industry. Post your role, years of service, basic pay, bonus, allowance etc so we have a reference point

Hotels

Sales Manager $1800-$3000
Senior Sales Manager $2800 - $4000
Assistant Director of Sales $4000 - $5500
Director of Sales $5000 upwards
Dosm $6000 upwards (as high as $12k if running 5 star with large room count n high banquet kpi)

RM, EAM, HM, GM $8000 upwards (5 star GM can make almost $20k monthly plus perks)

Travel

Pay for sales roles similar to hotels.

GM generally $8k upwards depending on size of agency. International agency pays up to $18k or more

Regional heads get $20k upwards

Your intention to start a database is good, but it will be uselss and lead to even more confusion because you are reporting your observation base on job title which every company define differently.

You need to find out what is the equivalent GGS / JL / PC of each job in order to do a apple to apple comparison.

Agreed, for eg. the kind of pay his Sales Director earn is roughly equiavalent to our Key Account or Sales Specialist.

The term GM is also too broad as pay will be very different depending on the size of the operations. The hotel being 5 stars does not determine GM pay, the stars only good for marketing to customers.

Hi Daryl, are you from those industries mentioned? Do you mind sharing your view on the Aviation/Airline industry? I'm considering to step into this arena with an Diploma Engineering Cert with little Administration experience but I have totally no interest in Engineering so aerospace is totally out of question. I hope that anyone could guide me some path in the industry, and contribute greatly to our country's aviation business. Cheers! :)

Is it possible for an ex-SIA steward (local degree holder finished 3-4years of flying and 29-30yo by then) to transition to a Managerial role - Eg. Guest relations manager or even floor GM requesting starting pay from 5k/mth onwards?

Most stewards move on to become property and insurance agents. Stewardesses have much more options, though.

Depends on what you mean by manager. A lot of low paying executive jobs are called managers in hospitality, so those you can try.

GM not possible lar, how to convince a hotel to hire a someone with 3-4 years waiter experience as GM?

if possible, wait till u get LS first then leave. With supervisory experience, your prospects will be better

acquitted, ccopers
 

aiyo cannot la. by the time i qualify to even be considered for promotion to LS i'll be 28. However the retired bohtong.org guy said a more realistic figure will be around 5yrs. Byt that time i 30-32 years old already.

What i notice is SIA pays well for the first few years (junior position i.e the blue sq girl uniform - i mean starting pay of 4k is alot of a fresh grad) but there's a glass ceiling (Inflight supervisor gets the most 7k only) and the constant renewal of contract is so unpredictable.

I realize it's much better to just serve and build up a career in civil service if you plan on having a family. from the discussions here i see that most mid-30s non-scholar civil servants already draw in excess of 7k. The goal of eventually retiring at the mx10 or even mx9 rank is definitely worth slogging towards.

Intercontinental Hotel Group Grad Program
 

Hi everyone, saw that this is the most relevant thread to hospitality thus far so shall post my question here.

Anyone knows how's the income and career progression like for a fresh uni grad to enter into hospitality careers? Will it be difficult in terms of income progression if I am looking towards hospitality careers within our local market? FYI i do not have any work/study experience in hospitality. I am a business undergrad.

I just found out that IHG is having a fast track grad program 18 months. They wrote this on their website for an I-Grad:

"From the very start of the programme, you'll receive a salary and benefits package that is comparable to that of a hotel supervisor in the local market.

But that's not all. Depending on exactly where you're working, you might also be able to benefit from:

Incentive opportunities based on company and individual performance
Long term incentives available at select levels within the organisation
Medical, Dental, Life, and Disability Insurance
Pension or 401(k) retirement plans
Discounted hotel room rates for you and your family around the world
Paid time off and company designated holidays
Flexible work arrangements to help balance work and home
Health and wellness programs
Training, continuous education, and educational assistance
Employee discounts and special offers"

Thanks!

I graduated with a dip in tourism but realized that even with a degree, I still have to start from the bottom... same rank and pay as people with ITE cert etc. Besides I've heard so many stories of how hard it is to climb to front office mgr, and the roles along the way to FOM pay very little compared to many other industries.

Though it is my passion im thinking of switching to some other industry. In Singapore its quite hard to go for passion when everything is so expensive ha ha :( Moreover the jump from FOM to RM/GM is terribly hard and near impossible it can take 5 years or more with no guarantee, other careers are much easier it seems. By the time climb to GM alr can retire ha -.-

i believe your cabin crew pay is even much more than a managerial position in the hospitality sector. you need to have passion to be in the hospitality sector.