Travel and tourism

Travel and tourism deals with provding support to poeple who are away from home on business or holiday. It can include package tours, business travel ,etc. It involves dealing directly with people. They assess the needs of their clients and help them make travel arrangements(Travel and tourism:introduction, n.d.). " 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("Travel and tourism: introduction", n.d.). 

Public, Private

1)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 work can be undertaken with 2) travel agency 3)hotel 4)airline 5)transport agency 6)cargo company

"1)Business skills, resourcefulness

2)Good memory

3)Appreciation of tourist destinations

4)Computer proficiency

5)Acumen for solving problems

6)Diplomacy and social etiquettes

7)Interest in serving people

8)Interest in culture and customs

9)Good communication skills(Tondon, n.d.)"

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

Institutes offering Master of Tourism Administration & PG Courses:

• Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa, MP
  
• Centre for Tourism and Travel Management Studies, Jiwaji University, Gwalior-474 001
  
• Department of Business Management, Punjabi University, Patiala-147 002
  
• HNB Garhwal University, Department of Tourism, Srinagar (Garhwal)-246 174
  
• Himachal Pradesh University, Institute of Management Studies, H.P. University, Shimla-171 005, Himachal Pradesh               
  
• Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore-452 001, Madhya Pradesh
  
• Institute of Tourism Studies, Lucknow University, Lucknow-226 007, Uttar Pradesh
  
• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136 119, Haryana
  
• Marathwada University, Aurangabad-431 004, Maharashtra
  

Other Courses in Travel & tourism:

Barkatullah University's Stuy Centre, Directorate of Continuing Education, People's Action Trust, F-55/107, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-110 016 offers Post Graduate Diploma in tourism & Hotel Management (Correspondence Degree Course)

Indira Gandhi National Open University, School of Social Sciences, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 offers Masters in tourism Management. Duration: 2 -4 years.

IATA Courses: 

International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a world orgnisation of transport with head offices at Geneva. IATA provides travel, tourism and cargo industry recognised standard in training. IATA/UFTAA Standard, Advanced & Travel Agents, Marketing Courses.IATA/FLATA Cargo Agents Introductory, International Air Cargo Rating, Dangerous Goods Refresher Courses.

List of IATA/UFTAA (United Federation of Travel Agents' Association) and IATA/ International Federation of Freight Forwarders (FIATA) Authorised Training Centres in India:

• Hindustan Marine Electronics Inst. Ludhiana
  
• IATA/FLATA Cargo Intro/Rating/DG Steps, Kolkata
  
• IATA India, Apeejay Chambers 3rd Floor, Wallace Street, Fort, Mumbai-400 001
  
• International Air Fare Desk, Mumbai-Colaba, Branch: Ahmedabad.
  
• SITA Academy, New Delhi.
  
• Skyline Education Institute, New Delhi
  
• Trade Wings Institute of Management, Mumbai-Fort, Branches: Pune, Secunderabad, New Delhi, Kolkata
  
• Training Institute for Travel Trade, New Delhi, Branch: Mumbai-Andheri East
  
• Vista Cocord School of Airlines & Travel Studies, Kolkata
  
• Kuoni Academy of Travel - KAT Head office: Kuoni House, 5th Floor, N F Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400001 Ph: (00 91 200) 6656 2000. Website: www.kuoniacademy.co.in
  

1) career in travel and tourism (n.d.) retrived from http://www.indiaeducation.net/careercenter/vocationalcourses/travelandtourism/ 

2) Travel and tourism introduction(n.d.) retrieved from http://career.webindia123.com/career/options/travel_tourism/travel_tourism/intro.htm 

3) Tondon(n.d.) career as travel agent retrieved from http://www.shiksha.com/career-as-travel-counselor-cc-107