Travel and Tourism Courses In India, Travel and Tourism Careers, Colleges, Jobs, Salary In India

Introduction
If you possess a pleasant personality, excellent communication skills and love for traveling – a career in travel & tourism can be the best bet for you. This profession is all about making traveling a heartening and pleasant experience.

Thanks to the recent developments in transportation and communication, traveling, both domestically and internationally has come to be without a hitch. Now this industry also boosts of being thee largest foreign exchange earner for the country and hence offers dozens of career roles for aspirants for this field.


Courses & Eligibility
Educational: There are graduate level, postgraduate level, diploma and certification courses available in this vibrant industry. Eligibility for certification courses is 10+2. While the eligibility for admission to Travel and Tourism courses at the undergraduate level is normally kept as 10+2 pass, at post-graduate level, eligibility is graduation in any field in addition to a pass in the entrance test. This is followed by group discussion and interview. For this industry, it’s advantageous to have Proficiency in at least one foreign language. Likewise A diploma in public relations or advertising is also handy.

Personal Attributes: An outgoing, friendly personality; ability to handle people and verbal fluency are the skill set required to be successful in the field. One is required to have a thorough knowledge concerning to traveling and tourist destinations, business tactics and social etiquettes.


Job Prospects
After completion of the course, one can find employment both in the public a well as private sector.

In the public sector, one can find employment with Directorates and Departments of tourism of the center and the state, guides etc, while in the private sector he/she can secure a job in a travel agency, hotel, airline, transport agency or a cargo company.

The good thing about this industry is that one can always move up the career ladder fast and establish his own agency after a few years as this industry is a comparatively new one and hence lacks experienced individuals.


Pay-Package
Aspirants can opt for a course in travel and tourism and senior secondary examination [10+2] or after graduation in any discipline. Initially one can expect a starting salary of Rs.3500 to Rs.5000. If some one moves up the ladder and reach the position of a service manager; he can fetch a salary of about Rs.10000 to Rs.15000. Likewise, if you are equipped with an IATTA/UFTTA degree, then it can help you earn somewhere between Rs.12000 to Rs.18000.


Institutes/Universities
1- IATA/UFTAA 4-level career development programme.
2- University of Delhi,
3- Kurukshetra University,
4-Agra University,
5-Benaras Hindu University,
6-University of Madras,
7-University of Calcutta