Dear Readers,

Institute of Hospitality, Management & Sciences, Kotdwar, is well-known in Uttarakhand and has an impressive 17-year legacy in the field of education. IHMS is launching its Volume (1) of “International Journal of Hospitality, Management & Sciences” with an eye toward current research trends and awareness. IHMS will make every effort to provide access to high-quality research to students, teachers, and researchers. It is an online Peer Reviewed Bi-Annual International Journal. 

We are also happy to inform you about the Editorial and Editorial Advisory Boards of IJHMS. While Prof. (Dr.) Manvinder Singh Pahwa, Prof. (Dr.) Challiz Delima- Omorog, Prof. (Dr.) Rajat Agrawal, Prof. (Dr.) Kshitij Shinghal, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Saxena, Dr. Reyaz A Qureshi, Dr. Jocelyn S. Ojeda-Jintalan, Dr. Norel Peter Marpuri Illo, Dr. Amit Gangotia, Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Praveen Srivastava, Dr. Naresh Kumar Sharma, Dr. Ian P. Benitez, Dr. Maria Teresa J. Manzano, Dr. Jagbeer Singh Dalal, and Dr. Indu Gautam will be available to guide and support us as members of the Editorial Board, we will be benefited from the expert advice/guidance of eminent persons like Prof. (Dr.) Abhay Kumar, Vice-Chancellor (President), Pratap University, Jaipur, Prof. (Dr.) Ashish Dhaiya, Director, IHTM, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Prof. (Dr.) Shweta Singh, Professor – Department of Management Studies, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Sonipat, Dr. Filmor J. Murillo, Associate Professor & Director – CILBA, Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges, Philippines, Dr. S. K. Gupta, Professor & Director (CMTHS) – HNB Garhwal Central University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, as members of Advisory Board. We welcome them to our Journal and hope that IJHMS would attain new heights under their guidance.

We are highly indebted to the members of our Editorial and Advisory Boards for their unwavering support and guidance. We are especially thankful to the reviewers who in spite of their busy schedules took pains to meticulously review the papers, and sent their valuable comments on time. Lastly, we thank all the readers who conveyed their appreciation of the content and the quality of the Journal and expressed their good wishes for its future issues. I have full hope that everyone will appreciate us after reading our issue.