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Tanvi Desale
WHAT IS MBA TRAVEL & TOURISM?
Travel and tourism is the largest and most exciting industry in the world. If you want to travel around the world and still get paid –go right ahead and join this industry. But before you launch on this career, equip yourself with a Management course in Travel and Tourism or opt for an MBA in Travel and Tourism.
Tourism is an industry that is continuing to grow; increasing the need for students to learn the business of tourism by blending management skills with tourism.
JOB SCOPE IN THIS FIELD
1)Tourism Department
There are jobs as Reservation and counter staff, Sales and marketing staff, Tour Planners and Tour guides. There is also the requirement of Information assistants at the office of the Tourism departments who are selected through competitive examinations held by the Staff Selection Commission. The option of working as a Guide is also listed under the tourism department as the Ministry of Tourism recognizes three types of guides; regional, state and local.
2) Airlines
One can opt between being the ground staff or in flight staff. Apart from working as Air hostess/ Stewards, you can look into the option of Traffic Assistance, Reservation and Counter Staff, etc.
3)Hotels
The Hotel Industry being a service industry, serves the basic requirement of food and accommodation. One can choose from Operations, Front office, House keeping, Food and Beverages, Accounting, Engineering/ Maintenance, Sales, Public relations and Security, etc as one of the many departments to work with.
4)Tour operators
They are the ones who help organize conducted tours to the various tourist spots and manage the travel and stay of the tourists.
5) Travel Agents
Travel agents evaluate the requirements of tourists and businessmen and help them make the best possible travel arrangements from the many available. Many resorts, travel groups use travel agents to promote their tour packages to travelers.
6)Transport
Apart from airlines, travelers require rail services, coach operators, car hire companies to go from one place to another - by air, road, railway, sea etc. All this is take care by the ones handling transport.
Travel and tourism is the largest and most exciting industry in the world. If you want to travel around the world and still get paid –go right ahead and join this industry. But before you launch on this career, equip yourself with a Management course in Travel and Tourism or opt for an MBA in Travel and Tourism.
Tourism is an industry that is continuing to grow; increasing the need for students to learn the business of tourism by blending management skills with tourism.
JOB SCOPE IN THIS FIELD
1)Tourism Department
There are jobs as Reservation and counter staff, Sales and marketing staff, Tour Planners and Tour guides. There is also the requirement of Information assistants at the office of the Tourism departments who are selected through competitive examinations held by the Staff Selection Commission. The option of working as a Guide is also listed under the tourism department as the Ministry of Tourism recognizes three types of guides; regional, state and local.
2) Airlines
One can opt between being the ground staff or in flight staff. Apart from working as Air hostess/ Stewards, you can look into the option of Traffic Assistance, Reservation and Counter Staff, etc.
3)Hotels
The Hotel Industry being a service industry, serves the basic requirement of food and accommodation. One can choose from Operations, Front office, House keeping, Food and Beverages, Accounting, Engineering/ Maintenance, Sales, Public relations and Security, etc as one of the many departments to work with.
4)Tour operators
They are the ones who help organize conducted tours to the various tourist spots and manage the travel and stay of the tourists.
5) Travel Agents
Travel agents evaluate the requirements of tourists and businessmen and help them make the best possible travel arrangements from the many available. Many resorts, travel groups use travel agents to promote their tour packages to travelers.
6)Transport
Apart from airlines, travelers require rail services, coach operators, car hire companies to go from one place to another - by air, road, railway, sea etc. All this is take care by the ones handling transport.