BackTravel and tourism trade has become a major foreign exchange earner in the recent years in India. While we have a 1500 km. coastline for beach tourism, palaces, forts, temples, historical monuments and ruins, over 200 wild life sanctuaries, deserts, mountains and many other endowments the number of tourists visiting India annually is still very low. But there is a tremendous chance of this scenario changing for the better as travel and tourism has acquired the status of an industry and the Central & State governments are promoting tourism in a planned manner. If you are a person who is a globetrotter and just cann't be at one place for long then this exactly is the place for you to be. But its not just travelling, ticketing also is a part of travel & tourism.
CAREER PROSPECTS
Travel and tourism trade gives you a varied and tremendous choice of working with various industries. As this industry is inter-functional in its operation various overlapping industries such as the hotel industry, airlines, surface transport and catering constitute an important and integral part of it. Among the main job options are Travel agencies, National / State tourism departments, travel desks in five-star hotels, ground job in International / Private airline offices. You can also work as tourist guides or set up your own travel agency.
COURSE DETAILS
At the undergraduate level the eligibility criteria for admission to Travel and Tourism courses is to have passed the 10+2 examination. After graduation in any discipline one can pursue the postgraduate level courses. There are many short-term training programmes offered by several institutes and travel agencies. The training may last six months to two years depending on your choice of the course. Fluency in at least one foreign language gives you an edge over the others.