National Tourism Day 2025: Choose a career path in tourism

National Tourism Day 2025: According to the Economic Impact Research Report of the year 2024, in 2023, the tourism sector contributed more than Rs 19.13 lakh crore to India’s GDP, which is more than 10 per cent from the 2019 level. During this period, the region created 43 million jobs, which is 8 percent more than in 2019. It is expected that India’s tourism capacity will increase further in the coming years with government initiative and 2047 vision. Online booking and social media have increased significantly. The economy also has jobs in the tourism sector even during the recession, as it is a vast field and provides promising scope of jobs.

Grow forward after schooling

In the field of tourism, twelfth pass candidates also for opportunities and graduates. If you get English or any foreign language with Hindi, then you can make a great career in this sector. After passing the twelfth with any subject, you BA in Travel and Tourism Management, BA in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management, BSC Travel and Tourism Management, BSC in Hospitality and Travel Management, BBA in Travel and Tourism Management etc. One can enroll in a graduation course. Apart from this, you also have the option to do MBA in travel and tourism. You can also do PGDM or MBA in travel, tourism and hospitality management.

Institutes from where you can do courses

Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior, Nellore, Bhubaneswar, Noida.
National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Hyderabad.
Indian Institute of Hospitality and Management, Thane.
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Center for Tourism Studies, Puducherry.
Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.

There are jobs in both private and government sectors

There are options for private jobs as well as government jobs in the tourism sector. Tourism manager, travel agents, tour guides etc. are some popular career in this sector. In the tourism industry, you can make a career as travel planning, customer service, travel administration, sales, operation management, tourism officer, travel consultant, travel specialist, holiday adviser, hotel manager, cruise manager, adventure tour guide etc. There are job opportunities in travel agency, logistic company, hotel industry, state tourism department, cruise tourism etc. for those who do courses in travel and tourism. Apart from this, India Tourism and Development Corporation, State Tourism Board of States and Tourism Development and Corporation Indian Railways can also get government jobs in IRCTC tourism operation division etc.

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