Ms. SONIA THOMAS

Ms. Sonia Thomas

Position: Associate professor
Email-ID: sonia@naipunnya.ac.in
Qualification :Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) from Mangalore University, 2004.
Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) from Annamalai University, 2007.
MSc in Hotel Management from Annamalai University, 2009.
Master of Arts in Tourism Management from IGNOU, 2010.
UGC NET, Tourism Administration and Management, 2019

Teaching Interests

  • Accommodation Operations
  • Travel
  • Tourism

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor at Naipunnya Institute of Management and Information Technology (2016 till present)
  • Assistant Professor at Sarosh Institute of Hotel Administration (Now NITTE Institute of Hospitality Services) Mangalore (2010 to 2016)
  • Assistant Professor at Vijayalakshmi Institute of Hospitality Sciences, Mangalore (2004 to 2010)

Publications

  • Co-authored research paper on “A Study on the Growth of Rural Tourism with Special Emphasis to Gavi, Kerala”. Presented and Published at Srinivas University, 2021
  • The New face of Hotel Housekeeping: The Impact of Covid-19 on Hotel Housekeeping; with special reference to procedural change in 5- star hotels at Kochi, MMCHM, Manguluru, 2021
  • Hotel Housekeeping Revamped: The Impact of Covid-19 on Hotel Housekeeping; with special reference to employee layoffs and procedural changes in 5-star hotels in Kochi. National Conference, NIMIT, 2021
  • A study on the scope of plastic-free accommodation units in Kerala, with special emphasis on Kumarakom, HETCON 2020, PES University
  • An exploratory study on women entrepreneurship in the Tourism sector, in Kerala. 3 rd National Conference, MMCHM, Mangalore, 2020
    Co-authored “A study on exploring the possibilities of Women entrepreneurship with special emphasis to Pilgrimage Tourism at Bharanganam, Palai”, 3 rd National Conference, MMCHM, Mangalore, 2020
  • Presented paper in-house during FEP 2019
  • Published and presented research paper: “Role of Ayurveda in promoting medical tourism in Kerala,” during the 2nd National Conference on Tourism & Hospitality Industry in India, MMCHM, Mangalore,2019

Awards

  • Best Research guide 2022, NIMIT
  • Best Faculty young book lover award 2022, NIMIT
  • Awarded the Best Paper Presenter award for the study: “An exploratory study on women entrepreneurship in the Tourism sector, in Kerala”. 3 rd National Conference, MMCHM, Mangalore, 2020.
  • First Rank holder, BHM, Mangalore University, 2004