Hello,

Professionals working in the industry of travel and tourism are concerned with providing quality services to people who are away from home on a holiday or business. Candidates looking to pursue a career in tourism industry must have a love for travelling along with the hunger to learn new things and knack of staying up-to-date with the latest news as well as socio-economic trends of the world. 

There are many colleges and universities in India that offer undergraduate or postgraduate level degree, diploma, certificate, distance learning, and online courses in various sectors of travel and tourism. Some such sectors include tourism management, tour operation, airline management, airline ticketing, travel administration, etc.

Given below is generic travel and tourism eligibility criteria for UG as well as PG courses. It may be noted that the eligibility criteria might vary depending on the policies of the college/ university in which a candidate is applying.

Eligibility Criteria for Bachelor Degree Courses: Candidates should clear Class XII in any stream from a recognised board with a minimum aggregate percentage (usually 50% - 60%). 

Eligibility Criteria for Master Degree Courses: Candidates should clear graduation from a recognised institute/ university with a minimum percentage (usually 45% - 60%). Preference for admission is usually given to candidates who have proficiency in any of the foreign languages.  

Eligibility Criteria for Diploma Courses: Candidates should clear Class XII from a recognised board with minimum 50% - 60% aggregate marks.

Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma Courses: Candidates should clear graduation from a recognised university with minimum 50% - 60% aggregate marks.

Eligibility Criteria for Certificate Courses: Candidates should clear Class XII from a recognised board with at least 45% - 50% marks.

Eligibility Criteria for Distance Learning/ Online Courses: Candidates must note that Travel & Tourism distance learning/ online courses are offered at all – degree, diploma and certificate levels. Therefore, eligibility criteria for distance learning programmes remains the same as mentioned above for different courses.

While experience is a significant factor to grow in the field of travel and tourism, there are endless job opportunities that candidates can avail in both private and public sectors after pursuing a course in the same. Some of the popular job profiles in travel and tourism are:

• Holiday/ Travel Agent: A travel agent evaluates the requirements of tourists and help them make the best possible travel arrangements. Many hotels and travel groups hire travel agents to sell their tour packages to clients. 
• Travel Executive: A travel executive is responsible for managing different aspects of a travel including transportation, flight booking, hotel accommodation, destination information, etc.
• Tourism Manager: A tourism manager promotes tourism in his/her region through different advertising strategies and campaigns. The manager also offers assistance to tourists of different cultures and traditions.
• Travel Officer/ Coordinator: A travel coordinator finds best prices on hotels, flights and rental cars; processes employee travel expenses, sets up corporate discounts with travel vendors, creates itineraries, etc.     
• Airlines/ Ground Staff: The ground staff plays a crucial role in areas such as commercial activities, running of airports, airline operations, etc. The job of ground staff is vast and include responsibilities such as inspecting, storing and transporting luggage; and stocking the aircraft with food and beverage items.
• Tourist Guide: A tourist guide helps tourists visiting different tourist places and provides them information on cultural, historical and contemporary heritage of religious and historical sites, museums and other places of interest.
• Transport Officer: A transport officer is typically appointed by a state government or local transport body to carry out activities like maintenance of the vehicle fleet, overseeing vehicle establishment programmes, certifying ground transportation budget etc.
• Travel Counselor/ Consultant: A travel counselor has the responsibility of providing complete guidance on travel to clients. A counselor ensures best travel deals for the clients.  
• Tour Operator: A tour operator is a professional who organises tours and manages the travel and stay of tourists. There are many companies which operate tours for domestic as well as international clients and thus require tour operators.    
• Travel Writer: A travel writer is responsible for writing an array of stories related to travel such as historical places, vacations, adventure, hotel industry, culture, etc

Hi Salmaan, 

The list of MBA colleges in hospitality is given below, you can decide which institution you should opt for admission:

1) Chandigarh University, Chandigarh

2) Manipal University, Bangalore 

3) Amity University, Noida 

4) Birla Institute of Technology 

5) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 

6) Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Pusa (IHM, Pusa)

7) National Council for Hotel Managment and Catering Technolgy, Noida 

Hi Sir,

In today's time if anyone holds a degree/diploma in the field of eco-tourism then they can have a gateway to different good job opportunities.

Here is a list of job titles where one can work with an pg diploma in eco-tourism course:-

1.As an environment consultant 

2.As an tour guide 

3.As an educator 

4.As an park ranger

5.As an wildlife manager

6.In an NGO

7.In travel and tourism agencies; etc.

There are many more opportunities where obe can try to get a good salary as well as experience.

But, as you are around 60 years thatswhy you can try for the above mentioned jobs areas because you are not eligible to apply for government sectors.

Good luck. 

Hii aspirants

Yes you can go for tourism course after completing your bcom course.There are various courses available for tourism after bcom like you can go for mba in travel and tourism or mba is hospitality and tourism

But the minimum eligibility criteria for this is that you should have score at least 50 percent marks in any of the bachelor degree course

I hope my answer will help you out.

Good luck

Hii aspirants

Yes you can go for hotel management in tourism course after completing your b.com course.

There are some eligiblity criteria to go for hotel management that you should have passed your +2 from any recognised college of any board wit atleast 50 percent marksand the upper age limit is 22 years for doing hotel managment course and for sc/st upper age limit os 25 years

I hope my answer will help you .

Good luck

Hello,
In order to get enrolled in cruise ship hospitality services one needs to complete a course in :
Diploma in hospitality and cruise ship management or
Diploma in cruise ship hotel operations management
You need to complete this course for cruise ship hospitality management services.
Hence the aim of these courses is to prepare the students for employment in the international cruise ship industry.
Hope it helps!

dear aspirant,hope you are doing well.now coming to your question,The NUSI Maritime Academy is the brainchild of Late Dr. Leo Barnes, General Secretary of NUSI. Being a visionary and a person of international repute on maritime labour affairs. Dr. Barnes gave a tangible shape to the entire concept of the training institution under his personal supervision.
   NUSI MARITIME ACADEMY is the only Academy of scale started by a trade union imparting technical training with a view to creating a cadre of qualified seafarers. The Academy functions under the auspices of the ITF/NUSI Welfare Trust for Indian Seafarers.

now coming to the fees structure is not listed on the official website but according to me it will be very less,so you need not to worry about fees.

hope this will help.

Hey,

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Hope this helps.

Hey,

There is a vast scope in the Shipping & Maritime profession. All courses under this field is very much demanding and in trend.
After completing your degree, you can join government/ private shipping companies and various port agencies in India or in abroad. Shipping industries are one of the best sectors to make your career. Marine engineers can also join the merchant navy.
You can work in the shipping and navy departments.
The shipping & maritime industry offers an excellent opportunity to the youngsters who wish to carve & achieve a self-disciplined, motivated & an adventurous career

Hope this helps. 

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