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Tourism is a rapidly growing sector in India. After completing BTS in tourism you can find opportunities to work under tour operators and also move on to achieve an MBA degree in the subject and start your own business. Since, it is a field work it totally depends on your skills and experience.

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It depends upon the level of company. There are options in hotel industry and cruising industry including software companies which are also maintaining some departments to see all the operations. The salary structure ranges from 4-5 lacs on an average for MBA in tourism.
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It depends on your interest. If you are interested to make your mark in hotel management then go for it, it is in demand and the same goes for travel and tourism. In this field you might get opportunities to travel a lot, whether in India or aboard, depending upon your performance. If you want to get a full-fledged management degree you may go for MBA, which is high in demand and is required in all the sectors.

A travel counsellor works right at the front and provides complete guidance on travel. He ensures best value out of individual and group bookings. A travel counselor also provides destination guidance and direction on accommodation, transport and costs. He must also handle all ticket and hotel reservations and arrange for travel insurance. Additional responsibilities include destination promotion, foreign exchange and selling of tour packages.
There are two types of travel counsellors, the first provide services for corporate tourism and the second specialize in leisure tourism. A travel counsellor spends a good deal of his time in client servicing, ticketing and reservations.