Utkal University Bhubaneswar Answered Questions

It depends on your interest. If you are interested to make your mark in hotel management then go for it, it is in demand and the same goes for travel and tourism. In this field you might get opportunities to travel a lot, whether in India or aboard, depending upon your performance. If you want to get a full-fledged management degree you may go for MBA, which is high in demand and is required in all the sectors.

A travel counsellor works right at the front and provides complete guidance on travel. He ensures best value out of individual and group bookings. A travel counselor also provides destination guidance and direction on accommodation, transport and costs. He must also handle all ticket and hotel reservations and arrange for travel insurance. Additional responsibilities include destination promotion, foreign exchange and selling of tour packages.
There are two types of travel counsellors, the first provide services for corporate tourism and the second specialize in leisure tourism. A travel counsellor spends a good deal of his time in client servicing, ticketing and reservations.

Hi Sukritam,
You may consider hospitality and tourism courses or even journalism courses for a professional qualification. You may think of running your own travel show on TV someday in future or work in a tourism company. Otherwise, you don't require a degree to travel. Follow your passion, it is good you identified what you are looking for at an early age.

IIHM and Dy. Patil are two good colleges for hotel management and airline and hospitality management. You can also opt for BBA and not just stick with B.Sc.
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Career opportunities for travel & tourism degree holders exist both in the public and private sector.
In the public sector, there are opportunities in the Directorates and Departments of Tourism of the center and the state as officers, information assistants, tourist guides etc. Another good prospect for qualified tourism professionals are in the private sector with travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, hotels, transport and cargo companies etc.
In the Tourism Department, there are jobs as reservation & counter staff, sales and marketing staff, tour planners and tour guides. To enter into this field, you need to pursue a professional course in this sector. Top colleges which you can consider are Indian Institute of Computer and Hospitality Management (IICHM), Nadia (West Bengal), University of Technology & Management (UTM), Shillong & School of Arts and Tourism Indore (Madhya Pradesh).