What are the career prospects in India and abroad for Travel and Tourism Management ?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

India is witnessing a travel boom. The number of tourist arrivals is increasing at a rapid clip. At the same time, Indians going abroad as well as travelling within India have also shown a remarkable uptick. This surely translates into a big boom in employment opportunities in this sector. Incidentally, in this sector opportunities are in wide variety of areas. Drivers, Taxis, Guides, Sellers of trinkets, hotels and restaurants to name a few. All these tourists need to be handled in the best possible way to create a market for revisit or publicity by these people to others in their own country. It is said that one tourist's arrival creates jobs for five in the country. This indeed is true. In addition to this, domestic travel too has witnessed quick growth. This clientele has a disposal income and does not mind spending money thus generating employment. Thus to conclude, it can be said that career prospects for travel and tourism professionals are quite great.

manpreet 2 years ago

Being a very wide field, the scope of employment in the tourism sector is very bright and the potential is still largely untapped. Career opportunities exist both in the public and private sector. In the public sector, there are opportunities in the Directorates and Departments of Tourism of the centre and the state as officers, information assistants, tourist guides, etc. Another good prospectus for qualified tourism professionals are in the private sector with travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, hotels, transport and cargo companies, etc. The opening up of the skies to private airlines and their emerging tie-ups with foreign airlines have removed bottlenecks in the transport and communication network resulting in an easy flow of domestic and foreign tourists in the country. Jobs directly related to your degree include: Holiday representative Tour manager Tourism officer Tourist information centre manager Travel agency manager Jobs where your degree would be useful include: Customer service manager Event manager Hotel manager Marketing executive Outdoor activities/education manager

manpreet 2 years ago

You have all the big travel houses like Cox & Kings, Thomas Cook, Sita Travels to name a few in MNCs and various other opportunities in travel offices of state tourism are available in India.