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Hi Avita,
India has a lot of tour and travel agencies, you may choose to intern in any one of the agencies. for your references I am listing down some famous travel agencies, you may contact them directly for further details:
1. Club Mahindra
2. Kuoni Travels
3. Sita Travels
4. MakeMy Trip
5. Thomas Cook
6. Yatra.com
and many more
Every organization has a different provision for governance. You need to contact the organization officials personally for specific details as it differs from one organization to another.
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Hi Avita,
With college tuition costs climbing at a record pace, many high school students must decide whether to invest in a college degree or dive right into an entry-level job. Whether driven by economics or personal preference, this decision can have a major impact on the course of your professional career as well as your personal life.
As you pursue more specific career opportunities, the requirements for entry-level positions become more complex. Some jobs that require more interaction with customers and clients require bachelor's degrees. Many hiring officers like to recruit recent graduates of bachelor's degree programs, since they possess the specific skills to perform detailed tasks and the broad cultural knowledge to relate to clients and colleagues. If you're ready to climb the career ladder ASAP, an accelerated bachelor's degree program can help you get those credentials faster.
Of course, not everyone can afford to invest in a full-time, traditional degree program right after high school. Lacking a college degree does not have to restrict your career choices. Many professionals start their careers in retail sales, customer service, or other positions that offer on-the-job training.
Although a college degree program builds critical skills, few colleges and universities can fully prepare students for real-world challenges. Despite the substantial pressure to make good grades and to complete assignments on time, few college experiences can match the demands of a regular, full-time job. Hence experience is not a mandate while kick starting a career in the field of travel and tourism.
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I would advise you to look for UTM, Shillong a university which is famous for its BBA Hospitality, Travel & Tourism program. This program curriculum is great and will help you to acquire a thorough knowledge and understanding of Marketing, Sales, Tour Planning, Tour Operation, Holiday Consulting and foreign exchange management for tourists. Being a tourist destination(Shillong) itself, Students in UTM gets ample of experience in this industry and gets to know and in and outs too. After completion of the program you can work as a destination manager, travel consultant, front office management, HR, business development, PR and event management, job profiles handling passports and visas, etc.

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. To fare well in this industry you can pursue BBA in Travel, tourism and hospitality , look for good colleges like UTM, NITHM ,Surajmal these are good colleges. Placement wise UTM had done pretty good in the last placement. All the best.

Hi Swami,
The tourism sector is the cluster of production units in different industries that provide goods and services typically demanded by visitors. Such industries are called tourism industries because visitor demand represents such a significant share of their supply of goods and services that, in the absence of visitors, their production of these goods and services would cease to exist in meaningful quantity.
Tourism industries include: Accommodation for visitors, Food and beverage serving activities, Passenger transportation, Travel agencies and other reservation activities, Cultural activities, Sports and recreational activities, etc.
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Hi Swami,
Travel is an activity that is undertaken by individuals and group of individuals. People travel for personal work, for business and for enjoyment. Tourism refers to the business or industry that is engaged in providing services and facilities to tourists - that is, people on tour - for their travel related needs.
Tourism covers activities like actual travel and transport services, accommodation while travelling, restaurant and other catering services, fun and enjoyment activities for people travelling for fun, and organising sight seeing for tourists.
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HI Swami,
Managing your own travel agency can be an exciting and rewarding career prospect but if you don't know what you're doing, your business will go downhill very fast.A travel agency sells travel-related products and services on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, hotels and sightseeing tours.
Home based travel agency is a set up of the same work only at your residence rather than in a commercial space.
Eligibility:
If you plan to sell air tickets through a retail travel agency, then you will need the International Air Travel Association (IATA) Diploma.
This has become the benchmark for the travel industry, and provides credibility to deal with airlines and other partners in the travel sector.
Marketing:
Join societies and organizations specifically for travel agents. These organizations can increase your visibility to consumers as well as your credibility as an agent.The National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents (NACTA), or the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Many more process would be involved such as company registration, bank account links, service tax registration etc. You would be able to get more information from any authorized IATA center.
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