ShikshaTopQuestions-Hospitality & Travel

Hello,
NSHM group has two campuses, one each at Kolkata & other one at Durgapur. It's school of Hotel Management is located in Durgapur and offers two courses. Both these courses are actually engineering courses approved by AICTE while degree is awarded by Maulana Azad Technical University of West Bengal. It has good reputation across West Bengal as institute of repute. On the other hand Cradle of Management Institute offers courses in hotel management and paramedical. These courses are recognised by National Council of Vocational Training. Institute is located almost on the edge of Delhi with Gurgaon. Institute claims to have achieved 100% placements consistently for many years.Based on above one can conclude that if one is desirous of having training in an engineering course about Hotel Management then NSHM campus @ Durgapur is the best option while for those who want skill based training can option for Cradle of Management Institute.

Hello,
Veer Narmad South Gujrat University was established around year 1965 as South Gujrat University. In 2002 it was renamed as Veer Narmad. University has a big campus of around 800 acres. It offers many courses at its campus in Surat along with different colleges affiliated to it in the six districts of South Gujrat along with union territory. But unfortunately, I could not find any reference to the course on Travel & Tourism. On the hand, Asia Pacific Institute of Management, located in Delhi started functioning around the year 1996. It's a great institute having bagged position of 11th overall in the whole of North India. This institute conducts many courses but from the website of this institute, there is no mention of any course on Travel & Tourism.To conclude I would like to confess that I'm not able to see any course related to Travel & Tourism in both of these institutes.

Hotel management and Tourism is one of the developing branch in India, and many college are there, which attract lot of students in this field. With lots of college options, students get confused after NCHMCT.
Here, PINHMCT and Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism, both offer this course, so it is difficult for a student to choose among both. Here are few aspects, which help student in choosing the correct one. Heritage College is. Affiliated to International Hotel & Restaurant Management, Federation of hotel and Restaurant Association and from UP Tourism. And, PINHMCT is affiliated to Annamalai University and Osmania University. As Heritage is affiliated to International association, so it open lot of opportunities for the student in India and also in abroad. HIHT give 90% job chances to student in various companies, such as Air India, TAJ Hotels, JAYPEE Hotels, Jet Airway and many more.
Overall, Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism is good option among these two.

National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology is a government body that organises NCHMCT JEE for admission in various college for hospitality and hotel management.
The exam is of 200 question in 3 hours with negative marking so proper practice is needed for scoring good marks in this exam.
Here are a few of the best coachings which help you in scoring well in the exam.
1. Success Mantra Delhi
Est. in 2010 and one of the best coaching for entrance exam coaching. Coaching result is good and trained many of student to achieve their target. Faculty members are good and better student-teacher ratio.
2. Shri Vardhman Academy Pitampura
This is one of the best coaching run by senior and retired professionals and management. They focus less on theory and more on practical which helps the student to learn easily. They take care of each student personally and continual improvement in students career through counseling, career guidance, and holistic coaching for competitive examinations.
3. Square Education Pvt. Ltd Jaipur
This is one of the old coachings (more than 30 years ago). Coaching ranked 4th in the education sector and 44th in top 100 trusted service brand in India In 2013. Coaching has a better faculty and they work on the overall development of student through various works.
Overall, a coaching just guides you to crack the exam but the main thing is you have to focus more on your self-study to score more in any exam.
All the best!

Hello,
This dilemma is always faced by students who are on the cusp of higher studies. Having done graduation, what next? This question preoccupies mind of almost all children and their parents. I would like to make it easier to understand and appreciate. Masters in simple term means postgraduate study in the same subject as that of your graduation. During graduation, many related subjects are taught. But here only rudimentary or peripheral knowledge can be obtained. But a student is now capable to understand different aspects of travel & tourism. During Masters, one of these subjects is to be chosen. Here, a detailed study is undertaken of the subject giving very deep and detailed all-round knowledge of the subject.On the other hand, MBA is managing. Hence as eligibility, any graduation is accepted. Here knowledge is imparted about the business aspect of it. Students are made capable to even start their own business besides making them fit to join any related company in a managerial position.To conclude, I would like to say that Masters will make you real professional in your chosen field while MBA will make you knowledgeable about all related fields.

Air Ticketing- this is the actual purchase/issuing of a ticket for a mode of travel. A lot of airlines have their offshore ticketing offices, where immediate purchases can be made by passengers.
These counters are also available at the airport and such jobs are offered directly through the respective airlines as ground staff. Ticketing would also require knowledge of certain software for the process.
So, both have similar career prospects depending on the path you choose.
Airline ticketing agents located at the airports are not responsible for the ticketing only, but ticket agents work directly with passengers, airlines like to see a customer service and/or sales background along with excellent verbal and written communication skills, basic typing and computer skills, and ability to perform basic mathematics. Ticket agents must have the ability to work without close supervision, and have a general knowledge of geography. Cash handling and credit card transaction experience is helpful. Foreign language skills may be required.
General ticketing could include the simple job of booking tickets for other modes of transport including rail, bus, cruise etc.
Air ticketing will definitely be more preferred as it has added responsibilities to the profile and better pay packages.

Travelling is a wonderful experience. It offers great scope for learning and seeing new places, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures. It is these very things that also open a plethora of job opportunities in the field of travel.
There are many many job options in this field that allows one to earn good money and enjoy their job as well. The jobs are related to various profiles ranging from hospitality, to people dealing actual traveling, etc.
Some common profiles that are opted for are:
Tour company/agent: many people open their very own tour agency to help people plan their travel to new locations. This offers good money as they have a lot of commission and packages through which they earn. It is the contacts and the manual efforts that they earn for and the investment is limited.
Tour guide: Having great knowledge of your homeland does pay off at one point if you decide to use it as a tour guide. Heritage sites and local markets these are all very preferred places of visit for tourist and they are willing to pay well for trustworthy professional who can guide them to a better experience
Travel writer: You have the chance to record every moment that you experience in your travel and share it with the world through travel blogs, journal, etc.Travel writers are highly paid as they have set goals to explore the Unexplored areas of the world and promote such locations.
So the jobs could be endless and the profiles very interesting, it also comes down to how you want to enjoy and earn from your travel experiences.

In the tourism department, there are jobs at the reservation & counter staff, sales and marketing staff, tour planners and tour guides. Officers in the Directorate and Departments of Tourism are recruited from among the candidates who have done civil service, drawn from the civil/administrative services of the State and Central governments. They are involved in the planning and promotion of tourism activities. A degree in travel and tourism is required for operational jobs in government organisations. Information assistants at the office of the tourism departments are selected through competitive examinations held by the Staff Selection Commission. The eligibility is graduation with knowledge of Indian history, art and architecture, besides proficiency in English. These vacancies are advertised through employment news.

Hi,
An internship is a compulsory part of hotel management course as it is a part of academics.
An IHM student needs to do an internship for a whole semester in 2nd year. The internship provides the student an opportunity to understand the industry from very basic level and it is also a cornerstone in determining the area of interest of a student.
In the internship, students also get to know that whether they are suitable for hospitality industry or not.
Best Hotels to Do internships are -
Taj Group Of Hotels
Hyatt International
Marriott International ( Luxury Brands)
Hilton
ITC Hotels
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts
Radisson Blu
Accor Group
All the best!