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Air Ticketing- this is the actual purchase/issuing of a ticket for a mode of travel. A lot of airlines have their offshore ticketing offices, where immediate purchases can be made by passengers.
These counters are also available at the airport and such jobs are offered directly through the respective airlines as ground staff. Ticketing would also require knowledge of certain software for the process.
So, both have similar career prospects depending on the path you choose.
Airline ticketing agents located at the airports are not responsible for the ticketing only, but ticket agents work directly with passengers, airlines like to see a customer service and/or sales background along with excellent verbal and written communication skills, basic typing and computer skills, and ability to perform basic mathematics. Ticket agents must have the ability to work without close supervision, and have a general knowledge of geography. Cash handling and credit card transaction experience is helpful. Foreign language skills may be required.
General ticketing could include the simple job of booking tickets for other modes of transport including rail, bus, cruise etc.
Air ticketing will definitely be more preferred as it has added responsibilities to the profile and better pay packages.

Travelling is a wonderful experience. It offers great scope for learning and seeing new places, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures. It is these very things that also open a plethora of job opportunities in the field of travel.
There are many many job options in this field that allows one to earn good money and enjoy their job as well. The jobs are related to various profiles ranging from hospitality, to people dealing actual traveling, etc.
Some common profiles that are opted for are:
Tour company/agent: many people open their very own tour agency to help people plan their travel to new locations. This offers good money as they have a lot of commission and packages through which they earn. It is the contacts and the manual efforts that they earn for and the investment is limited.
Tour guide: Having great knowledge of your homeland does pay off at one point if you decide to use it as a tour guide. Heritage sites and local markets these are all very preferred places of visit for tourist and they are willing to pay well for trustworthy professional who can guide them to a better experience
Travel writer: You have the chance to record every moment that you experience in your travel and share it with the world through travel blogs, journal, etc.Travel writers are highly paid as they have set goals to explore the Unexplored areas of the world and promote such locations.
So the jobs could be endless and the profiles very interesting, it also comes down to how you want to enjoy and earn from your travel experiences.

In the tourism department, there are jobs at the reservation & counter staff, sales and marketing staff, tour planners and tour guides. Officers in the Directorate and Departments of Tourism are recruited from among the candidates who have done civil service, drawn from the civil/administrative services of the State and Central governments. They are involved in the planning and promotion of tourism activities. A degree in travel and tourism is required for operational jobs in government organisations. Information assistants at the office of the tourism departments are selected through competitive examinations held by the Staff Selection Commission. The eligibility is graduation with knowledge of Indian history, art and architecture, besides proficiency in English. These vacancies are advertised through employment news.

Hi,
An internship is a compulsory part of hotel management course as it is a part of academics.
An IHM student needs to do an internship for a whole semester in 2nd year. The internship provides the student an opportunity to understand the industry from very basic level and it is also a cornerstone in determining the area of interest of a student.
In the internship, students also get to know that whether they are suitable for hospitality industry or not.
Best Hotels to Do internships are -
Taj Group Of Hotels
Hyatt International
Marriott International ( Luxury Brands)
Hilton
ITC Hotels
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts
Radisson Blu
Accor Group
All the best!

DTE HMCT Entrance Exam is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education of Maharashtra. This exam is also known as Directorate of Technical Education Hotel Management and Catering Technology Entrance Exam.
Syllabus Entrance Exam DTE HMCT:
Current Affairs and General Awareness: Latest Events, Sports and Games, Geography, Tourist Spots, Aptitude for Service Sector, Business and Trade, Countries and Currencies.
Numerical Ability and Scientific Aptitude: Data / Table analysis, Calculation of fraction, percentages, square roots, Health & Nutrition, Basic Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, Profit & Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Graph, Pie-Chart, Bar Diagram.
English Language: Adverbs, Adjectives, antonyms, Synonyms, Phrases and Idioms, Sentence Improvement, Reading Comprehension.
Reasoning and Logical Deduction: Geometrical designs & Identification, Numerical Series Completion, Inference from 4 Sentences, Odd One Out, Numerical Pattern.

AIHMCT Exam syllabus & exam pattern
The exam will be written exam of AIHMCT and this will be conducted in the first week of March 2018. The paper will consist of 200 multiple choice questions. Mode of the exam will be pen-paper based. The exam conducting the authority Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Bangalore, India conducts the exam once in a year to offer admission for undergraduate courses at colleges participating in the AIHMCT.
Exam pattern
Pen-paper based exam.
There is no negative marking for the wrong attempt, so students can freely attempt all the questions.
For every correct answer, 1 mark will be given.
The exam will be conducted only in the English language.
The questions will be asked from the subject like Reasoning and Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Mathematical Ability, English Language and General Awareness.

HIHT Exam Pattern:
The medium of exam will be English only.
HIHT PMEE will have one paper.
Questions are asked from 10+2 syllabus.
The exam will be objective with 200 MCQ.
Questions will be asked from physics, chemistry, botany, and zoology.
The time duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes.
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Hello,
Some of the colleges for fare and ticketing are listed below based on user reviews:
1.AJ Aviation Academy Bangalore, Karnataka.
2.PTC Aviation Academy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3.Asia Pacific Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
4.The Hotel School New Delhi
5.Cradle of Management Institute, New Delhi
6.Skybird Aviation, Bangalore, Karnataka.
7.Avalon Academy, Mumbai
8.Narayan Academy of Civil Aviation
9.Kuoni Academy of Travel, Delhi (Connaught Place)
10.Maharashtra State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, PUNE
11. Jet Airways Training Academy, Andheri East, Mumbai
12. Jet Airways Training Academy, Gurgaon, Haryana
13. South Delhi Polytechnic for Women, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi
14. Universal Airhostess Academy, Anna Salai, Chennai
And many more, let me know if you are looking for any specifics.

Hi,
You don't need to pursue MBA if you want to become a manager in a hotel.
If you are about to complete your 12th, you can appear for NCHMCT Joint Entrance Exam depending upon your rank in NCHMCT you will get an IHM. If you get a good IHM, you just need to study for 3-years BHM and in the 3rd-year, you can sit for placements.
Most of the companies recruit for their Management Trainee Program which in itself is equivalent to Post Graduation in hospitality, the Management Trainee Program prepares you to become a future General Manager. Upon completion of the Management Trainee Program, you join as an Assistant Manager of your chosen department. As you gain experience, you get promoted to higher positions and since you are a management trainee, you get an advantage over others in the promotion and one day you can become a General Manager of a 5-star hotel.
Many companies have tie-ups with international universities like Cornell, Ecole Hoteliere, Blue Mountains Australia which provides Executive MBA in Hospitality to the employees who has the potential of becoming a General Manager.
For fast career growth, you can pursue MBA in hotel management from international universities such as Cornell, Ecole Hoteliere Switzerland, Blue Mountains Australia, PHIMS, etc. but it's not mandatory to do MBA for becoming a manager in a hotel.
All the best!