Faculty

Dr. Dharna Shukla
Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor
Accommodation Management
Amity School of Hospitality (ASH)

PhD in Management (Sustainable Management of Tourism)
Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE)
M.A. (Tourism Administration)
NET Qualified in Tourism
B.A. (University of Delhi)
Three-Year Diploma in Hotel Management (IHM Mumbai)
Diploma in Human Resources

25 Years

Program Coordinator for BBA Tourism
Accommodation Operations and Management
Eco-friendly Concepts in Housekeeping
Destination Geography (World)
Ground Handling Operations
Research Project (Non-Teaching Credit Course Eighth Semester)
Sustainable Tourism, Rural Tourism, Hospitality Management
Accommodation Operations and Management, Sustainable Tourism
Lifetime Member of Professional Housekeeper's Association (PHA)
Active National Council Member of Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Rural Tourism Council
Active Consultant Inspector for NEBOSH for VICVTS Global, United Kingdom
Two book chapters written for Bhartiya Shiksha Board (similar to CBSE and ICSE) on tourism in September 2023.
Part of Organising Committee of International Conference on Issues and Challenges in Doctoral Research (ICICDR 2023) on occasion of World Doctorates Day at Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Campus in August 2023.
Abstracts on 'A Review of Challenges in the Progression of Women in Hospitality Related Research' and 'Forging Synergies: An Investigation into Fostering Academia-Industry Collaboration in the Indian Hospitality Sector through Research Programs & Industry Demands' published in Book of Abstracts of ICICDR 2023.
UK Patent Filed and Granted titled 'Solar-Powered Food Dehydrator for Post-Harvest Processing' in August 2023.
Research paper titled ‘Assessing the relationship between social media and sustainable tourism a review’ published in Nepjol (Nepalese Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management) in March 2023.
Scopus Indexed Book chapter titled ‘IMPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN SUSTAINING RENEWABLE ENERGY USAGE’ in IGI Global book ‘Implications of Industry 5.0 on Environmental Sustainability’ in January 2023.
Indian Patent filed and granted – titled ‘MACHINE LEARNING ENABLED PREDICTIVE HOUSEKEEPING FOR VACATION RENTALS’ in 2023.
Training of outsourced Housekeeping staff of Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus in 2023.
Research Paper Titled 'Covid-19 and Technology Interventions: An Exploratory Study of the Indian Hospitality Industry' published in Indian Journal of Hospitality Management, IHMA, VOL 4, Issue 1 in 2022.
Article Published in Magazine titled 'Digitalisation Varies with Advent of New Tech' in Ingredients South Asia, Volume 15, Issue 3November 1-15, 2021.
Book Chapter titled 'Rural Tourism Research in India –A Content Analysis of Studies of Past 10 Years' Published in Book titled 'Rurality, Ruralism and Rural Tourism-Challenges and Coping Strategies' in 2019.
Article Published in Magazine titled 'Bridging the Industry - Academia Gap' in Careers 360 Magazine, July 2018.
Research Paper Titled 'Emerging Trends in Work-Life Balance of Women in Tourism Sector' published in Research Revolution, Volume 2, Issue 8, ISSN 2319-300X, 2014.
Research Paper Titled 'Sustainable Tourism Marketing: Proposal of an Optimum Mix' published in IJFMS, Volume , Issue 1, ISSN 2349-2309, Blue Square Publishing in 2014.
Research Paper Titled 'Sustainable Tourism Marketing: An Overview' published in JOMASS, Volume1, Issue 2, ISSN 2348-6317, Blue Square Publishing in 2014.
Conducted an Interaction Session with the underprivileged girls of Prerna Girls School as part of Community Outreach Initiative in December 2023.
Recognition as Guest Speaker at 'Paryatan se Pravartan', National Conference on Anugachata Pravah organised by Amity School of Langauages, Amity University, Lucknow Campus in association with Uttar Pradesh Tourism in September 2022.
Part of the opening teams of Amity University, Dubai Campus; Synergy University of Russia, Dubai Campus; Chain of hospitals of Wockhardt Hospitals Bangalore and The Park, Chennai (2002 - 2016).
Formation and implementation of SOPs, formulation of plan for the refurbishment of the Guest House, Amity School of Hospitality, Amity University, Lucknow, Wockhardt Hospitals Housekeeping Department and The Park, Kolkata.
dshukla@lko.amity.edu
Amity School of Hospitality (ASH)