Employment Opportunities in Tourism Industry Dr.R.ABBAS Department of History Annamalai University Chidambaram

Employment Opportunities in Tourism Industry Outline -What is tourism industry? -Characteristics of the tourism industry -Three major industry -Employment Contribution in tourism -world/ Indian tourism - UG,PG and Dip. Tourism courses - Top institute of tourism and travel mgt -summary

What is Tourism Industry? the people, activities, and organizations involved in providing services for people on holiday, for example hotels, restaurants, and tour guidesholidayexamplehotelsrestaurantstourguides

Characteristics of the tourism industry

Three major Industries in Global Economy  Technology  Telecommunication  Tourism

Employment Contribution in Tourism  Direct  Indirect  Induced

Direct Contribution  Travel Agents  Airlines  Tour Operators  Hotels

Indirect Contribution  Private investment in Tourism  Government Spending for Tourism  Suppliers : Enterprises within the Tourism Sector

Induced Contribution of Tourism  Food & Beverages  Recreation  Household Goods  others

World/Indian Tourism 2017 No. of International tourist arrivals : Million (P) Annual Growth Rate : 6.8% International Tourism Receipt US$ : Billion (P) Annual Growth Rate : 5.0% Share of India in International tourist arrivals : 1.17% India’s Rank in World Tourist Arrivals : 26 th Share of India International Tourism Receipt US$ :2.05% India’s Rank in World Tourist Receipts : 13 th

Travel & Tourism Contribution to Employment:2016 WorldIndia Direct Employment : 108,741,000 25,294,500 (3.6% of total Employment) (5.8% of total Employment) Total contribution of Employment : 292,220,000 40,343,000 Include indirect & Induced (9.6% of total Employment) (9.3% of total Employment)

Travel Agency  Tour Guide  Sales And Public Relation  Travel Manager  Travel Counsellor  Foreign Exchange  Destination manager

Transportation  Airline  Rail  Cruise / Ferry  Bus / cars

Hotels  Operations  Front Office  House Keeping  Food and Beverages  Accounting  Maintenance  Sales and Public Relation  Security

Tourism Department  Central Government  State Governments

Other options  Adventure tour operator  Travel Educationist  Global distribution service Manager  Travel Media Specialist

Number of Approved Hotels as an CATEGORY OF HOTELSNO. OF HOTELS ◦One Star 6 ◦Two Star 43 ◦Three Star 442 ◦Four Star 253 ◦Five Star 158 ◦Five Star Deluxe 160 ◦Apartment Hotel 1 ◦Guest House 5 ◦Heritage Hotels 14 ◦Bed & Breakfast 720 Total 1802

No. of operators in the country recognized by MoT as an Travel Agents195 Travel Tour Operators 467 Tourist Transport102 Adventure Tour Operators 47 Domestic Tour Operators 133 Total944

Diploma Courses after Class 12 (10+2) Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management Diploma in Hospitality Management Diploma in Tourism Studies Diploma in Aviation, Hospitality and Travel Management Diploma in Tourist Guide Diploma in Tourism and Ticketing Diploma in Airfare and Ticketing

Bachelor Courses after Class 12 (10+2) BA in Travel and Tourism Management BA in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management BSc. in Travel and Tourism Management BA Tourism Studies BSc. in Hospitality and Travel Management BBA in Travel and Tourism Management BBA in Hospitality and Travel Management BBA in Air Travel Management Bachelor of Tourism Studies Bachelor of Tourism Administration BCom. Travel and Tourism Management BA Travel and Tourism

Postgraduate Courses (after Bachelors) in the Travel & Tourism MBA in Hospitality Management Master of Tourism Administration (MTA) MBA in Travel & Tourism MA/MSc Hospitality Management with Specialization in Travel, Leisure & Tourism PG Diploma in Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Management

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT (IITTM)  GWALIOR  BHUBANESWAR  NOIDA  GOA  NELLORE

Top 10 Best Travel & Tourism Colleges in India 1. Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism 2. Garden City College, Bangalore 3. Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism, No ida 4. Institute of Logistics and Aviation Management, Mumbai 5. Christ University Institute of Management, Bangalore 6. NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata 7. Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar 8. Academy of Business Management, Tourism and Research, Bangalore 9. Acharya Nagarjuna Institute of Tourism & Hospitality Management, Guntur 10. Bangalore University

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