|
Travel
& Tourism Introduction
Travel and Tourism one of the
world's largest foreign exchange
earner among industries, provides
employment directly to millions
of people worldwide and indirectly
through many associated service
industries. A very wide industry, it
includes Government tourism
departments, Immigration and customs
services, travel agencies, airlines,
tour operators, hotels etc and many
associated service industries such as
airline catering or laundry services,
Guides, Interpreters, Tourism
promotion and sales etc. Travel and
Tourism enterprises include major
internationals with a workforce of
thousands, to the small private travel
agent with a handful of employees.
Work in the travel and tourism
industry is essentially concerned with
providing services for people who are
away from home, on business or
holiday. Travel can be leisure travel
involving package tours, pilgrim
travel, adventure travel etc or purely
business. Work at every functional
level in the industry involves dealing
directly with people. Travel agents
assess the needs of tourists and
businessmen and help them make the
best possible travel arrangements from
the many travel options available.
Also, many major cruise lines,
resorts, and specialty travel groups
use travel agents to promote travel
packages to the millions of people who
travel every year.
Travel company personnel must be
up-to-date on current rules and
regulations and documentation
required, in areas like cargo,
ticketing and passports, visas etc. so
as to correctly advise their clients,
and to take care of the paperwork when
necessary. Besides this, all tourism
staff in marketing, counter sales, or
guide services, should be
knowledgeable about the places their
clients visit, in terms of general
background, how to get there
connections by air, rail and road and
the facilities available.
In India, Travel and tourism, as an
industry, has been somewhat slower to
take off than in many other
places. However, with increasing
worldwide interest in travel, and with
the Government's encouragement of its
activities, it is undergoing massive
expansion and improvement. This
forecasts a bright future for all
those who choose to make a career of
travel and tourism. Young people with
drive and a capacity for hard work can
rise to top positions very quickly in
travel and tourism or even head their
own agencies. A job in the industry
gives good returns as well as perks
including opportunity to see many
locales at low prices.
Eligibility: The eligibility
criteria for admission to Travel and
Tourism courses at the undergraduate
level is, higher secondary examination
pass. Click
here for more details
Job Prospectus: Job
prospectus both in public and private
sector's, are bright. However, the
best prospectus for qualified tourism
professionals are in the private
sector with travel agencies, tour
operators, airlines, hotels, transport
and cargo companies etc. Click
here for more details
Remuneration : Jobs in the
travel and tourism industry offer good
remuneration and perquisites, which
include free travel for employees and
their families. Salaries can vary
somewhat within the industry and are
higher in foreign airlines and
agencies. Click
here for more details
Institutes : Click
here for a comprehensive list of
Institutions in India
|
