Travel and Tourism Courses, Eligibility and Jobs

Interested in pursuing Tourism as a career? You have come looking at the right place! If travelling and meeting new people is your area of interest, then travel and tourism courses are something that you should look at. With India gaining popularity amongst the traveling enthusiasts, there are a lot of jobs that are coming up in the industry.

This has led to the foundation of institutes that offer travel and tourism courses and provide training for the same. Internship opportunities are also available through the courses and even after completing graduation. A good internship combined with travels and tourism courses can help you get a great job in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Here is a list of travels and tourism courses, their eligibility, colleges offering Tourism courses and job opportunities after pursuing these courses.

Travel and Tourism Courses:

Name of the Programme	Duration
Diploma in Airline, Travel and Tourism	1 to 2 years
Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management	3 years
Bachelor in Tourism Studies	3 years
B.Sc. Airlines, Tourism & Hospitality	3 years
B.A. in Tourism	3 years
BBA (Tourism & Travel)	3 years
B.A. in Management of Tourism Business	3 years
Master of Tourism Administration	2 years
MBA in Tourism And Hospitality	2 years
M.A. in Tourism Management	2 years
Master in Travel Administration	2 years
PG Diploma in Travel and Tourism	1 year
PGDM in Tourism & Travel	2 year

Eligibility for Travel and Tourism Courses:

Diploma and Graduation Courses:

• In order to apply for diploma and graduate-level tourism courses, you must have completed 10+2 (any stream) from a recognised board of education.
• Admissions to the diploma are done on the basis of merit in class 12 board exam or on the basis of state-level entrance exams.
• Similarly, colleges offering graduate programmes on tourism may take admission on the basis of your score in class 12 exams. However, some of the government colleges may take admission on the basis of NCHM JEE test.

Post-graduation Courses:

• In order to apply for these courses, you must have completed your graduation degree (preferably in the field of tourism).
• Admission to most of these programmes is done on the basis of entrance exams conducted either on state-level or individually by the University.
• In case of MBA programmes on Tourism, you will have to appear for entrance exams like

Best Colleges to pursue Travel and Tourism Courses:

Name of College	Name of the Popular Course	Fees
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management- Delhi, Gwalior, Bhubaneswar, Nellore	PGDM in Tourism & Travel	INR 1.86 Lakh
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh	Master of Tourism and Travel Management	INR 80,000
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Uttar Pradesh	Master of Tourism Administration	INR 50,910
Punjab University, Punjab	Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management	INR 45,132
Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies, Trivandrum	MBA in Travel and Tourism Management	INR 1.80 Lakh
National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Hyderabad	MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management	INR 5.92 Lakh
Dibrugarh University, Centre of Mgmt Studies (CMS) - Dibrugarh, Assam	Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management	INR 32,360
Regional College of Management (RCM)- Bhubaneswar, Orissa	MBA in Tourism	INR 1.80 Lakh

Job Opportunities after Travel and Tourism Courses:

Tourism is one of the industries that have a lot of scope in developing countries like India. With various Government initiatives introduced to promote tourism, India attracts attract visitors from all across the world towards the cultural aspects of different cities.

This, in turn, has led to the increase in employment opportunities in this industry. Various sectors recruit tourism graduates from various reputed colleges in the country and offer promising jobs. Following are some of the popular sectors that hire tourism graduates:

• Government of India, Tourism Department
• Hotels
• Airlines
• Tour Operators
• Transportation sector
• Travel Agencies

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Salary Scope after pursuing Travel and Tourism Courses:

After pursuing a course in the field of tourism, you can apply for government as well as private jobs. The salary scope and incentives offered in the government sector is better than the private tourism industry. However, salary packages improve a lot after pursuing MBA or PGDM in Tourism Management from a reputed college.

After pursuing diploma or graduation in this field, you can expect a starting salary of Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 per month. Starting salary packages can go up to 60,000 in the Aviation and Airlines sector.

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Salary improves with experience but the best packages are offered if you have pursued MBA in this field. An MBA graduate can expect a starting salary of up to Rs. 80,000 per month in the tourism industry.