Introduction to Travel and Tourism:
Travelling has never been so easier as it is today. The growth of the travel and tourism industry has also opened up opportunities for many students, to help them, making a career in travel and tourism a viable option. Different institutes across the country offer numerous career courses in travel and tourism industry. Many companies like Thomas Cook, SOTC, Cox and Kings, Indian Airlines, Emirates, British Airways, RCI, etc provides promising career opportunities in Travel and Tourism Industry.
Different sectors comprise the tourism and the travel industry. These sectors require people who have completed courses in travel and tourism. Even the hotel industry encourages candidates who have completed a course in travel and tourism from reputed institutes.
Objectives of the course:
1. To develop knowledge and ability to work in tourism industry
2. The ability to lead and develop organisations in the tourism industry.
3. The ability to solve unstructured problems related to tourism and develop application of management concepts within tourism industry.
Eligibility:
The minimum eligibility for the course is Graduation.
Career Options:
A few sectors providing career options are listed below:
· Passenger Services
· Hotel & Airline Reservation
· Hotels, Front Office
· Tour Operations
· Government Travel Organizations
· Travel Consulting Firms
· In-Flight Services
· Cargo Handling
Fees for the Course:
The fees of the Post Graduate course in Travel and Tourism course ranges from Rs.30,000/- to Rs.1,00,000/-.
Institutes/ Colleges/ Academy:
· Kuoni Academy of Travel
· NMIMS University
· Sophia Polytechnic
· SNDT Women’s University
· Garware Institute of career, education and development.
Course Contents:
Some of the topics of the course are:
1. International and Domestic Ticketing
2. Preparation of Itineraries and Fare calculation
3. Cargo Management
4. Marketing and Sales
5. Communication skills
6. Selling Skills
7. Personality Development
8. Marketing Strategies
9. Customer services
10. Airport Handling
11. Crisis Management
12. Passport/VISA
13. Foreign Exchange / RBI Regulation
14. C.R.S. (Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre)
15. Field Training
The Structure of the course is listed below:
· International Tourism
· Travel Documentation & Domestic Travel
· Travel Management
· Reservations, Ticketing, & Fare construction
· Indian Tourism & Allied Industries
· Cultural Background of India
· Architectural Background of India
· Computer Applications
· Local Study Tours
· Long Study Tours
· Project / Seminar
Travelling has never been so easier as it is today. The growth of the travel and tourism industry has also opened up opportunities for many students, to help them, making a career in travel and tourism a viable option. Different institutes across the country offer numerous career courses in travel and tourism industry. Many companies like Thomas Cook, SOTC, Cox and Kings, Indian Airlines, Emirates, British Airways, RCI, etc provides promising career opportunities in Travel and Tourism Industry.
Different sectors comprise the tourism and the travel industry. These sectors require people who have completed courses in travel and tourism. Even the hotel industry encourages candidates who have completed a course in travel and tourism from reputed institutes.
Objectives of the course:
1. To develop knowledge and ability to work in tourism industry
2. The ability to lead and develop organisations in the tourism industry.
3. The ability to solve unstructured problems related to tourism and develop application of management concepts within tourism industry.
Eligibility:
The minimum eligibility for the course is Graduation.
Career Options:
A few sectors providing career options are listed below:
· Passenger Services
· Hotel & Airline Reservation
· Hotels, Front Office
· Tour Operations
· Government Travel Organizations
· Travel Consulting Firms
· In-Flight Services
· Cargo Handling
Fees for the Course:
The fees of the Post Graduate course in Travel and Tourism course ranges from Rs.30,000/- to Rs.1,00,000/-.
Institutes/ Colleges/ Academy:
· Kuoni Academy of Travel
· NMIMS University
· Sophia Polytechnic
· SNDT Women’s University
· Garware Institute of career, education and development.
Course Contents:
Some of the topics of the course are:
1. International and Domestic Ticketing
2. Preparation of Itineraries and Fare calculation
3. Cargo Management
4. Marketing and Sales
5. Communication skills
6. Selling Skills
7. Personality Development
8. Marketing Strategies
9. Customer services
10. Airport Handling
11. Crisis Management
12. Passport/VISA
13. Foreign Exchange / RBI Regulation
14. C.R.S. (Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre)
15. Field Training
The Structure of the course is listed below:
· International Tourism
· Travel Documentation & Domestic Travel
· Travel Management
· Reservations, Ticketing, & Fare construction
· Indian Tourism & Allied Industries
· Cultural Background of India
· Architectural Background of India
· Computer Applications
· Local Study Tours
· Long Study Tours
· Project / Seminar
