The objectives of this research were 1) to study the impacts of COVID-19 in the hospitality industry 2) to study students prospect towards a career in the hospitality industry and 3) to study the impacts of COVID-19 in the hospitality industry on student career prospect. The samples used in this study were undergraduate students, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi. The purposive sampling was used on 400 respondents. The results of the study found that the overall level of impact of the COVID-19 epidemic situation in the hospitality Industry in terms of employment, income and welfare was at a high level in all respects. The overall level of student’s prospect for careers related to the hospitality industry in terms of compensation, career advancement and social status is very high in all respects. The career that students would like to pursue in the hospitality industry upon graduation were mostly front desk staff. The results of the hypothesis testing found that gender differences, cumulative GPA, parental income, and expected salary were statistically significantly different in the COVID-19 epidemic situation. 0.05. The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic situation in terms of employment and welfare, it was statistically significant to predict students prospect for careers in the hospitality industry for compensation and career advancement at a scale of 0.05. The variability could be explained 23.7% and 22.7%, respectively. The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic situation in terms of welfare, employment and income, it was statistically significant to predict students prospect for careers in the hospitality industry for social status at the 0.05 level. The variability could be explained 22.3%.

impact, prospect, hospitality Industry, COVID-19