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Hi Swami,
The tourism sector is the cluster of production units in different industries that provide goods and services typically demanded by visitors. Such industries are called tourism industries because visitor demand represents such a significant share of their supply of goods and services that, in the absence of visitors, their production of these goods and services would cease to exist in meaningful quantity.
Tourism industries include: Accommodation for visitors, Food and beverage serving activities, Passenger transportation, Travel agencies and other reservation activities, Cultural activities, Sports and recreational activities, etc.
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Travel and Tourism one of the world's largest foreign exchange earner among industries, provides employment directly to millions of people worldwide and indirectly through many associated service industries. A very wide industry, it includes Government tourism departments, Immigration and customs services, travel agencies, airlines, tour operators, hotels etc and many associated service industries such as airline catering or laundry services, Guides, Interpreters, Tourism promotion and sales etc. Travel and Tourism enterprises include major internationals with a workforce of thousands, to the small private travel agent with a handful of employees. To fare well in this industry you can pursue BBA in Travel, tourism and hospitality , look for good colleges like UTM, NITHM ,Surajmal these are good colleges. Placement wise UTM had done pretty good in the last placement. All the best.

Tourism Statistics includes statistics regarding visitor activity (such as arrivals/departures, overnight stays, expenditures, purpose of the visit, etc.) associated to different forms of tourism (inbound, domestic and outbound), tourism industries activity and infrastructure, employment and tourism satellite accounts. There are people from diverse sectors including hotels and restaurants, ayurvedics, tourist guides and several tourists spots and parks that depend on tourists and hence statistics may be of good significance to them.

Hi Avita,
There are various courses & jobs available in the Tourism Industry based on your education, experience, interest.
Some of the common job profile are:
-Tour Guide
-Tour Manager
-Travel agent
-Reservation agent
-Tourism Officer etc
Generally the courses available in Tourism are Diploma, Degree or PG in Tourism, this may differ in institutions.
The eligibility is as follows:
Diploma –Class 10th pass from a recognized board with minimum 40% marks.
Bachelor's Degree: Class 10+2 examination with at least 50% marks.
Post-graduation degree: Bachelor's degree from a recognized university with at least 45% marks.
Please refer to the link for some institution:
https://hospitality.shiksha.com/travel-and-tourism-courses-in-delhi-ncr-categorypage-6-86-1-0-0-10223-1-2-0-none-1-0
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The eligibility criteria is that you have to have passed class 12, then you can go for admission in various types of degree or certificate programmes in hospitality tours and travel courses. I would strongly recommend doing a degree courses like BBA in hospitality travel and tourism rather than a certificate courses as it helps in better knowledge and good placement. After that you can go ahead and take admissions based on direct admission or entrance tests that you have to clear in order to matrciulate yourself to this course. Travel and tourism is seeing a steep rise and hence has better opportunities. You can go for colleges like UTM Shillong, YMCA, Asian Academy of Filam and Television. UTM has better placement and courses in this domain. All the best.

Hi Avita,
Tourism and Tourism Industry focuses on tourism development, management of the travel industry, tourism marketing, and tourism services. Travel & tourism is one of the most attractive streams for students who wish to pursue a career in the service industry. Such careers not only offer lucrative packages and experiences but also keeps you away from the monotony of a desk job.There are various kinds of courses that you may opt to go for and based on which can make a career in this field and to know about the courses and the institutes offering the same, you may
refer to the following links:
https://hospitality.shiksha.com/travel-and-tourism-courses-in-india-categorypage-6-86-1-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0
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HI Swami,
Managing your own travel agency can be an exciting and rewarding career prospect but if you don't know what you're doing, your business will go downhill very fast.A travel agency sells travel-related products and services on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, hotels and sightseeing tours.
Home based travel agency is a set up of the same work only at your residence rather than in a commercial space.
Eligibility:
If you plan to sell air tickets through a retail travel agency, then you will need the International Air Travel Association (IATA) Diploma.
This has become the benchmark for the travel industry, and provides credibility to deal with airlines and other partners in the travel sector.
Marketing:
Join societies and organizations specifically for travel agents. These organizations can increase your visibility to consumers as well as your credibility as an agent.The National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents (NACTA), or the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Many more process would be involved such as company registration, bank account links, service tax registration etc. You would be able to get more information from any authorized IATA center.
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There are many types of courses available on Travel & Tourism industry, like there is certificate programes offered by institutes like YMCA and then there are also degree programmes like BBA in hospitality travel and tourism. If you are looking forward to do Travel and tourism related studies, then i would always suggest you to take up the degree course that is BBA in hospitality travel and tourism rather than the certificate programe. The certificate is just a mere training, but the Degree course will give you an indepth knowledge and better understanding plus the degree applicants for a job is always given the top priority and position. I would suggest you to go for a BBA in hospitality tours and travel from good institutions like UTM, Asian academy of FIlm television, YMCA as these colleges have very good placement and courses.All the best

BBA in tourism is one of the most pursued course like a hot cake by the students, as this is the age of travel and internet. This domain attracts a lot of money and opportunity. Even if you run a travel blog, you earn a lot of money because people are now looking towards a new direction of life, with internet people can earn from anywhere, so most people travel and work online and hence has boosted the travel sector by 80%. You can pursue BBA in Travel, tourism and hospitality , look for good colleges like UTM, NITHM ,Surajmal these are good colleges. Placement wise UTM had done pretty good in the last placement. All the best.