Vikram Nair, BCom, BHOSP, CHE, PIDP, MBA, is a seasoned Hospitality and Tourism industry professional. Vikram instructs in the Bachelor of Hospitality Management Degree Programme as well as in the Diploma programme in Hospitality and Tourism Management at community colleges in Vancouver. He graduated from the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Schloss Klessheim, Salzburg, Austria. After working in various capacities for hotels in Vienna, Vikram moved to the U.S. As a Management Trainee, he quickly gained valuable experience in all departments of a hotel and held senior management positions in hotels in America. Vikram has also worked as Corporate Manager – Total Quality Management (TQM) with India’s Taj Group of Hotels. He is credited with bringing initiatives such as Gemba Kaizen, the Balanced Scorecard, and Kanban to the hotel chain. A significant portion of Vikram’s responsibility involved teaching and training.

Vikram has a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, specializing in Hospitality and Tourism Management, among other TQM and teaching-related qualifications. He has also completed his Provincial Instructor’s Diploma Programme (PIDP) from Vancouver Community College (VCC). Vikram has over 20 years of hotel operations experience and has been a college professor since 2004.

Given his background, Vikram teaches a variety of hospitality and tourism management programs, as well as business management programmes. Examples of courses taught include, but are not limited to, Introduction to Hospitality Management, Food and Beverage (F&B) Management, Accommodation Management, Facility and Security Management, Event Management in the Hospitality Industry, Revenue Management, Bar and Beverage Operations, Wine and Enology, Convention Management, Front Office Operations, Reservations, Housekeeping in Hotels, Human Resources, Marketing, etc. Vikram stays in touch with the hospitality and tourism industry and is an expert online instructor.

Membership:

• SKAL Club Vancouver – a professional organization of hospitality and tourism professionals for Vancouver, promoting hospitality and tourism and friendship. Member
• Skal Club Vancouver – Board of Directors
• PTIRU – Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit: Programme Auditor and Curriculum Evaluator
• BCHA – British Columbia Hotel Association – member