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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,
Tourism Industry would help build the foundation knowledge of the industry and groom you to be part the industry under various private & government sectors of Tourism, aviation and customer service industry.
Although, the salary packages may vary depending on the organization &job profile but be assured that the tourism industry is one of the highest paying industries globally.
Please refer to the link:https://www.shiksha.com/7-jobs-that-pay-you-to-travel-across-the-world-article-4224-1 https://www.shiksha.com/tourism-management-article-4629-1
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Hi Swami,
Tourism Industry would help build the foundation knowledge of the industry and groom you to be part the industry under various private & government sectors of Tourism, aviation and customer service industry. Although, the salary packages may vary depending on the organization &job profile but be assured that the tourism industry is one of the highest paying industries globally.
Please refer to the link:
https://www.shiksha.com/7-jobs-that-pay-you-to-travel-across-the-world-article-4224-1
https://www.shiksha.com/tourism-management-article-4629-1
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Hi Swami,
The education and training requirements vary based on position and company. Various Courses that you could opt for with their eligibility are:
Diploma –Class 10th pass from a recognized board with minimum 40% marks.
Bachelor's Degree: Class 10+2 examination with at least 50% marks.
Post-graduation degree: Bachelor's degree from a recognized university with at least 45% marks.
Individuals who hold a degree in travel and tourism management may work as travel agents, Travel clerks, Tour guides, Travel guides,Lodging managers, hospitality managers or travel coordinators.
There is a skill set that is a mandate for aspirants of T& T Industry:
-leadership
-team working
-problem solving
-communication skills, with a strong customer focus;
-IT skills-ability to research -presentation skills-ability to work to deadlines.
Please refer to the link for some career option:
https://www.shiksha.com/7-jobs-that-pay-you-to-travel-across-the-world-article-4224-1
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Hi Swami,
Individuals who hold a degree in travel and tourism management may work as travel agents, Travel clerks, Tour guides, Travel guides,Lodging managers, hospitality managers or travel coordinators.
The education and training requirements vary based on position and company.
There are Universities and Colleges in the Public as well as private sector offering Courses in Tourism and Travel Management.
Then there are Vocational Institutions imparting the Tourism Diploma and Post-Graduate Diploma.
There is a skill set that is a mandate for aspirants of T& T Industry:
-leadership
-team working
-problem solving
-communication skills, with a strong customer focus;
-IT skills-ability to research -presentation skills-ability to work to deadlines.
Please refer to the link for some career option:
https://www.shiksha.com/7-jobs-that-pay-you-to-travel-across-the-world-article-4224-1
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Hi Avita,
Becoming a travel columnist can be a fun, exciting, and rewarding career!
Steps to Becoming a travel journalist
-Choose the right course of study. You can go for a four-year general journalism degree at a top journalism school, which will certainly open doors, or consider an online course specifically for travel journalism (as well as travel photography) which can open the right doors.
-Decide the type of journalism you would like to pursue such as newspapers, magazines, television, or online.
-Networking, Speak to as many people as you can! Who knows, some of them may become your mentor.
-Get your name out there. Send out resumes to different media outlets across India. This is a great way to build relationships with editors, publishers, producers, directors, etc.
Please refer to some institutions for the concerned course:
http://goo.gl/EDsYAc
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Hi Swami,
An airline ticket is a document, issued by an airline or a travel agency, to confirm that an individual has purchased a seat on a flight on an aircraft. This document is then used to obtain a boarding pass, at the airport. Then with the boarding pass and the attached ticket, the passenger is allowed to board the aircraft.The process of reserving/Booking the ticket for an individual is known as air ticketing.
For Ticketing course, you may opt for a degree, diploma or even a certificate program.
Please refer to the link for Some Top ranking institutes:
http://goo.gl/lpCkdc
You learn about the method of booking and reserving tickets for scheduled flights through the modules. They also imbibe the knack of guiding the customer in planning their itinerary and making other necessary arrangements for the travel.
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Hi Avita,
There is a skill set that is a mandate for aspirants of T& T Industry:
-leadership
-team working
-problem
-solving
-communication skills, with a strong customer focus;-IT skills -ability to research-presentation skills
-ability to work to deadlines.
Knowledge of a foreign language, although not a a mandate can definitely be an impressive factor, as this would give you an edge over other competitors.Also as you would be handling a profile that involves communication with foreigners, therefore your work becomes easy.
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