This paper attempt to examine the role of hotel industry in human resource development in Calabar. Information on the types of human resource development offered by the hotel industry were obtained in the various categories of hotels. However, information such as staff training, tax to government, employment, monthly remuneration to staff which were variables used to model the role of hotel in human resource development were obtained from the various hotels. The socio-economic characteristics of the staff were obtained using questionnaires. However, findings revealed that the hotel industry has contributed to human resource development in Calabar as evidenced in the number of staff trained, annually tax remittance to government by the hotel industry for human resource development which was confirmed in the tested hypothesis with a high calculated value. Therefore, adequate measures must be put in place if really the hotel industry must play a catalytic role in human resource development in Calabar. Keywords: Catalytic, Development, Hotel Human resources, Industry
