The Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management (IITM) provides a short duration of course, after which the candidates can be empanelled as a guide. Guide license has been granted both at the state and central level by the Department of Tourism. They hold examination according to their needs and advertise in leading newspapers. The test consists of Erlangen in general knowledge, history and culture, etc.. For further details contact directly to the tourism department of your choice.

In recent years, employment opportunities is increasing dramatically in this industry in the country. All travel services, including travel operators, travel agents, hoteliers, restaurateurs, adventure tourism and leisure providers, the manufacture and sale of craft items, etc.. require professionalism.

The Government of India Tourist Office and the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), New Delhi, Gwalior and Kurukshetra University offer training tourist guides. These are short term (3-4 months) courses for graduates with a background in art / archaeology / history. Tourism and Travel Administration / Management Course is supported by several institutions, including DU, Delhi, Vikarm University, University Utakl, Sri Venkateswara University, Kurukshetra University, Garhwal University, Annamalai University, Lucknow University, SNDT Mumbai, and so on.

The Institute of Tourism of Kerala and study tours (Christophe) will soon be a part-time position-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration travel and tourism.

Intended to people in tourism and the tourism sector, classes for the program year will be held in the evening, Mr G. Chandramohan, Director, Christophe, told Business Line.

During KITTS would be responsible for the implementation of the programme, based on the Gwalior Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), the award diploma. The whole development plan and learning course, is also the IITTM, he said.

KIITS is the southern part of the regional chapter IITTM, but the responsibility for internal evaluation “an integral part of the course. Furthermore, on the anvil is one of the six-month course in air ticketing.

According to Mr. Chandramohan two-year post-graduate management KITTS was strongly requested. The current full-time, which is structured on regular an MBA, focusing on compliance with the requirements of tourism and travel industry.

The students were able to get an idea in the modus operandi of the industry, because most people resources for trainees came from tourism and travel industry.

Besides the students were also expected that the development of products for the tourism industry of Kerala and practical experience.

Almost all students, this course has been able to find good jobs in the travel industry, he said.

Another popular program KITTS was proposed by the certificate, of course, for masseurs. The six-month course in particular, in great demand, students professional masseurs. But those who do, of course, a right to work as masseurs and were not allowed to practice ayurvedic treatment, “says Chandramohan.

In addition to these programmes, the Institute - founded in 1988 by Kerala’s Department of Tourism - even in the short-term training programs for workers in the tourism and travel sector. Furthermore, it is also regular training programmes for the coordinators of tourism associations in schools and universities across the state.

As professionals in the hospitality, you can human resources as good. Indeed, you can work in activities of hospitality and caring human resources. Besides this, you’ll certainly be successful as Facility Manager in the variety of organizations housing hundreds of people.

The best way would be HR for the year MBA in Human Resources after the hotel management. You can contact the accreditation body Officer of the National Institute for tourism and hotel management (NITHM), sponsored by the Government of India, the Union Ministry of Tourism and Andhra Pradesh Department of Tourism , And follow the MBA in hotel management and tourism you the nuances and issues in the services sector. You can contact the accrediting body, coordinator, NITHM, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032

Interface: Sudhir Sahi, advisor to the UNDP for national tourism, New Delhi, the opening date of “Industry-Institute interface”, organized by the Division of tourism studies at the University of Territory of Pondicherry Pondicherry, on Saturday.

Territory of Pondicherry: President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Puducherry p. Sekhar said that Puducherry may arise as a preferred travel destination.

Opening of two annual “Day of Industry Institute Interface (Akanksha 2007) organized by the Division of tourism studies at the University of Pondicherry, on Saturday, the CII said he had an agenda for management on opportunities for tourism promotion.

The CII would play an active role to join the efforts of the Department of Tourism. There was a growing demand for housing could be the flow of tourists on weekends. A says Sekhar a road of four East Coast Road should be developed and the airport is here updated. It means the progressive development of the port, a new step in the right direction.

Once these agencies were available, Territory of Pondicherry, a strengthening of its industrial economy and the environment.

The sea was wide Oussudu obtaining a good number of tourists. To promote medical tourism, which is the availability of a number of hospitals. Mr. Sekhar said that CII has several training programmes in tourism-related activities.

The consultant National Development Programme United Nations tourism, New Delhi, Sudhir Sahi said that tourists were seen guests and the tourism sector, their importance for the creation of direct and indirect jobs.

He said, during the period 2002-2003 some 38 million people were employed directly and indirectly in the industry. The new policy thrust to rural tourism.

Tourism has the key to the promotion of rural-based arts and crafts segments. Vice-Chancellor (in-Charge) of the University of St. Kuppuswami said the Ministry of Tourism has been a record of studies with all his students more than 100 per cent placement. Director of Department of Tourism Studies G. Anjaneyaswamy the division said that, of course, a Ph. D in the tourism sector in the next academic year (2007-2008).

The program coordinator Babu S. George and dean of the School of Management R. Panneerselvam also spoke. Coordinator student M.S. Raghul proposed a vote of thanks.