Utkal University Bhubaneswar Answered Questions

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. with increasing worldwide interest in travel, and with the Government's encouragement of its activities, it is undergoing massive expansion and improvement.
5. A job in the industry gives good returns as well as perks including opportunity to see many locales at low prices.
6. Eligibility: Educational There are graduate level, Postgraduate level, diploma and certification courses available to pursue in the industry. The post-graduate degree awarded is Master of Tourism Administration (MTA), which is a two year full time programme approved by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India.
7. The Indian Institution of Tourism and Travel Management and some universities offer MTA degree in Tourism. A Post graduate degree can be helpful in getting into managerial and administrative positions in the industry. International Air transport Association (IATA), a World Organisation which provides recognised standard in training to travel, tourism and cargo industry, offers certification courses. Several large travel agencies also offer short-term training programmes, and tend to absorb most of the candidates.
8. The eligibility for admission to Travel and Tourism courses at the undergraduate level is, higher secondary examination pass.
9. At post-graduate level, eligibility is graduation in any field along with a pass in the entrance test followed by group discussions and interview conducted by the institute. Proficiency in at least one foreign language is preferred.
10. A diploma in public relations or advertising is helpful from the career point of view. It is a

Hi Pankaj,
Despite periodic fluctuations, the travel industry presents a relatively stable business opportunity for the right entrepreneurs. Faced with variable energy costs and other pressures, airlines routinely change their pricing structures and fee rates, creating the possibility for agents to act as intermediaries between passengers and airlines.
For more details, kindly refer the link below:
http://www.gaebler.com/Starting-an-Airline-Ticket-Agency.htm
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish you luck.

Hi Anish,
As per your query it seems that you wish to pursue masters degree in hospitality and tourism and related fields.
So regarding this please remember every institute has its own course specific eligibility criteria for admission, in order to know the exact eligibility criteria it would be always advisable to browse through the institute's website you wish to apply.
Overall, in order to purse masters degree in hospitality and tourism and related fields you need to have:
- Undergraduate degree in tourism and hospitality.
- Bachelor's Degree in any field.
Please note that some institutes even conduct entrance exam for admission in this program.
For your reference find below some of the institutes offering masters degree in travel tourism and related fields:
- Institute of Technology and Future Management-Chandigarh
- National Institute of Tourism & Hospitality Management-Hyderabad.
- Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management-New Delhi.
- Kuoni Academy-Delhi, Mumbai etc.
As for internship, you can join get placed as an intern. It will be an added advantage if you know any one working in the company, take their reference. To apply for internship you need to take a letter from your placement cell stating that you are academically strong and have good behavior and they can refer you to that particular company.
Along with this letter you can post your resume at the companies career portal to get your training done and can apply for the internship program.
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish you luck.

Eligibility will be a Graduation with 50% and clearance of qualifying entrance examination/equivalent aptitude test as mentioned by the University. The Program is spread across 4 semesters (2 years) within the general Choice Based Credit System throughout university. The percentage of students who get placed every year has been over 90%. Organisations, including multinationals visit the campus and absorb many students through campus selection process. Companies which recruited their students in the past include Thomas Cook, SOTC, Cox & Kings, SITA, TCI, Ascon Travels, STIC Travels, Miles Worth, Foot Prints, Southern Travels, TUI, Sahara Airlines, Orbitz, Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways, Kuwait Airways, Le Meridian, Kenyan Airways, Hi-Tours, International Travel House, Indo-Asia Tours, Ramoji Film City, Max New York Life Insurance, Ramoji Film City, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and so on.

Professional qualification pursued in ones area of interest will always have ample career opportunities. A Masters course in Tourism could help an individual to seek employment in the hospitality, travel & tourism Industry .A lot of on-line travel portals also hire such graduates for openings in customer facing & operations related roles