Travel and Tourism industry
Travel and Tourism industry in India has emerged as one of the main sectors for the significant growth of Indian economy in recent years. Travel and Tourism industry is widely recognized as the largest foreign exchange earner in the world today. Being a very vast industry, the scope of employment opportunities is unlimited. Travel and tourism industry consists of tourists, travel agents and government and private tourism departments.
Why career in Travel and tourism?
In India travel and tourism industry is the second largest foreign exchange earner. India?s foreign exchange earnings from travel and tourism industry in 2005 were US million. According to a survey conducted across 134 countries by the world?s travellers, India is being rated as the fifth most preferred destination. In India travel and tourism industry gives employment to millions of people.
Career options in travel and tourism industry
- Tour operator: - Tour operator work involves organizing tours, arranging visas, taking care of board and lodging, providing guides for a journey etc. For this employment one needs to have pleasant personality and good communication skills.
- Holiday Consultant: -Holiday consultant work involves organizing tailor made tours and providing all-important details that are needed.
- Moneychanger: - Moneychanger main work is to purchase and sell foreign exchange i.e. currency notes or travellers cheques.
- Tourist guide: - Tourist guide provides all-important information on the history, culture, language etc of the location. Tourist guide should be familiar with local stories, history and culture, language, traditions and heritage on the location of the tour.
Eligibility in travel and tourism industry
There are many travel and tourism institutes, affiliated to various universities and colleges, which provide training in tourism courses at the diploma and degree level. The minimum requirement for admission to travel and tourism courses at undergraduate level is higher secondary. The postgraduate courses require graduation in any academic discipline and fluency in at least one foreign language. These tourism courses are aimed at clearing concepts of students related to ticketing, reservations, tour packages, customer service and much more. However, below is the list of courses available to students interested in this industry:
- Masters in Tourism
- P.G Diploma in Travel Management
- M.A in Tourism
- Diploma in Destination Management
- Masters in Business Administration in Tourism and Hospitality
- P.G Certificate Course in Travel and Tourism Management
- Part time Diploma Course in Tourism
- Short term Course in Travel Agency and Tour Operation Management.
Job prospects in travel and tourism industry
In travel and tourism industry there are job prospects exist in both public as well as private sector. In the public sector, one can find excellent job in the government tourism departments. A degree in travel and tourism is must for jobs in government tourism departments. On the other hand, in the private sector student can find employment in a travel agencies, hotels, airlines, transport and cargo companies etc. The students after doing the course in travel and tourism can secure a job in the top agencies and companies i.e. Thomas Cook, Coz and Kings, SOTC, Sita travels, Kingfisher airlines, Emirates, Indian Airlines etc. List of various Indian Consultants and websites offering services in Travel and Tourism are:
www.naukrihub.com
www.bestjobsindia.in
www.123oye.com
www.indianconsultancy.com
Where to study?
Various institutes, colleges and universities in India offering courses on travel and tourism are:
List Of Travel and Tourism Colleges , Institutions and Universities
Name
Phone
E- Mail / Address /Website
Institute of Management Sciences
Ph:-0522-2329532,2360650
Lucknow , (Uttar Pradesh)
Lucknow University , Lucknow-226007
Al-Ameen Institute of Management Studies
Ph:-080-22234619,22279235,22235626
,Bangalore , (Karnataka)
Hosur Road , Opp. Lalbagh Main Gate, Bangalore 560027
Alameen.edu/aims/index.htm
Awadesh Pratap Singh University
Ph:-0866-251519,251950
Rewa , (Madhya Pradesh)
Rewa- 486 003
Bikaner Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management
Ph:0151-224055,522055
Bikaner , (Rajasthan)
Pushp Villa, O/S Jassusar Gate, Bikaner 334005
Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management
Ph:-O751-2345821,2344055
Fax:-0751-2344054
(IITM), Gwalior , (Madhya Pradesh)
Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India , Govindpuri, Gwalior-474011
Skyline Institute of Travel and Tourism
Ph:-011-26864848,26866968,
26524399
Fax:-011-26864848
New Delhi , (Delhi)
Skyline Business School, Campus at Laxman Public School, Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi-110016
www.skylinecollege.com
Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management
Ph: - 0751-2345821,2344055
(IITM), Gwalior , (Madhya Pradesh)
Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India , Govindpuri, Gwalior-474011
www.iittm.org
Trade-Wings, Institute-of-Management
Ph: 6102603
131-F/1, Mohammedpur, Bhikaiji Cama Place ,
New Delhi -110066
Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies
Ph:-0471-2329539,2323989
(KITTS), Kerala , (Kerala)
Residency Compound, Thycaud P.O., Thiruvananthapuram-695 014
www.kittstour.org
HNB Garhwal University, Department of Tourism
Ph:-01368-252167,252183
Srinagar , (Uttaranchal)
PO Box- 33, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal- 246 174
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management
Ph:011- 26118280,26008280
M/o Tourism and Delhi Tourism 9, Nayaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
Gujarat Institute of Hotel Management
Ph:-0265-2331112,3093346
Vadodara , (Gujarat)
Vaid House, Bh. Sun Pharma Research Center, Next to Samrajay & Ashwmegh Complex, Akota Padra Road, Vadodara - 390 020
www.gihmbaroda.com
Jai Narayan Vyas University , Department of Management Studies
Jodhpur , (Rajasthan)
Jaswant Campus, Jodhpur-342001
Bundelkhand University, School of Tourism & Management
Ph:-0517-320497,320307,320496,
320491
Jhansi , (Uttar Pradesh)
Kanpur road, Jhansi 284 128
Mother Teresa Women's University
Ph:-04542-2241685,2241021,2241122,
2241921
Kodaikanal , (Tamil Nadu)
Anandagiri, 4th Street , Kodaikanal - 624102
Kurukshetra University
Ph:-01744-30039,30026
Kurukshetra , (Haryana)
Kurukshetra-136119
K.L.E Society's S. Nijalingappa
Ph:-080-3320910
College, Bangalore , (Karnataka)
2nd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore-560010
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Aurangabad , (Maharashtra)
Aurangabad 431004
