In a glittering ceremony held in the Capital today to mark the occasion of successful completion of 10 years since inception of Air Hostess Academy (AHA), Smt Ambika Soni, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism and Culture unveiled AHA’s Winning Strategies: Serving with a Smile, the first authoritative handbook on building successful careers in aviation and hospitality management authored by Ms Sapna Gupta, Founder and Director Air Hostess Academy (AHA). Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Mr. Rajeev Shukla also graced the momentous occasion of book launch as the Guest of Honour.

Air Hostess Academy (AHA) pioneers of aviation and hospitality training in India and largest provider of skilled manpower pool to the services industry (aviation and hospitality) kicked off celebrations of their 10 years of Flying Success with the launch of this book.

Dedicating the book to the students aspiring to build successful careers in the aviation and hospitality industry, Ms. Sapna Gupta, Founder & Director, Air Hostess Academy (AHA) said, “Through this book I have attempted to share the knowledge and experience that I have gained over the years with youth aspiring to carve a career in the booming aviation and hospitality sector. This career guide is also an attempt to bridge the knowledge and information gap pertaining to service sector in absence of any definite resource available for reference.”

The text book ‘Winning Strategies: Serving with a Smile’ by Ms Sapna Gupta highlights the aspects of soft skill training for the service industry with a specific focus on aviation and hospitality. The book published in an interesting and interactive format contains snap exercises, easy to do, self administered psychometric tools and survey instruments that help the reader gain a good insight.

Speaking on the occasion the Hon’ble Minister of Tourism and Culture exhorted the young aspirants to give due importance and cognisance to soft skills besides the acquired professional skills to succeed in their chosen career.

‘Winning Strategies: Serving with a Smile’ gives a comprehensive overview of the entire spectrum of job opportunities in the service industry including the size, scope and growth opportunities in the aviation and, hospitality sectors. The unambiguous definition of soft skills and its varied aspects that are much needed for these sectors has been well presented in the book. The book throws light on rationale for acquiring right soft skills and their impact on placement and performance of candidates applying for a job in these sector giving them discerning tips.

Mr. Rajeev Shukla, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) appreciated Ms. Gupta’s dedication and hard work in writing this handbook for the students aspiring at building careers in new age service industry such as the aviation and hospitality industry.

On the occasion of its golden decade celebrations Ms Sapna Gupta also shared the future plans of AHA. Ms Gupta mentioned that “AHA is now poised to increase its presence by 100 learning centers in the next five years.”

Starting from a small learning center, Air Hostess Academy (AHA) with Ms Gupta’s vision and quest for providing quality training in aviation and hospitality management, AHA today reaches out to approx 8,000 – 10,000 students in 32 centres across India. A pioneer in its field, AHA was the first to realize the untapped potential of the service industry and has since been a ready source of skilled manpower for the entire service sector.

A testimonial to AHA’s success is the list of awards and accolades that the institution has received for its growing contribution to the service industry. AHA has been a recipient of the Rotary Ratna Award, as well as the prestigious Education Training Ratna Award and the Leadership Excellence Award from the Ministry of Education. AHA has also been bestowed with the Golden Peacock Award consecutively for two years for the training imparted by the academy.

AHA is also working ardently with the various Governments including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh to name a few, to train and groom the backward section of the society in the booming field of airlines and hotels.

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About AHA:
Air Hostess Academy (AHA) is a pioneer in the development and nourishment of skilled manpower for the service industry and is the first of its kind in India. It was set up in 1997 under the aegis of Ms. Sapna Gupta. Today AHA is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company, which caters to the service industry, literally, from Ground to Air.

Since its inception in 1997, AHA has gained tremendous reputation in the domestic market as a skilled human resource provider for the Service Sector.AHA is the first institute of its own kind in the world to receive a validation for both its one and two year diploma in Aviation and Hospitality Management from the University of Cambridge, International Examinations (CIE) - UK. With 32 centres in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Dehradun, Pune, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Raipur, Jammu, Indore, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Amritsar, Bhubaneshwar, Nagpur,Ludhiana, Vadodara, Siliguri and Bangalore.