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Career in Travel and Tourism Industry

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes. Tourism is the temporary, short-term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work, and activities during their stay at these destinations; it includes movement for all purposes, as well as day visits or excursions. There are three main types of tourism: Domestic tourism: when people take holidays, short breaks and day trips in their own country. Inbound/incoming tourism: when people enter a country from their own country of origin or another country, which is not their home.  Outbound tourism: when people travel away from the country where they normally live.There are two broad categories of trainings namely, Technical trainings and Behavioral trainings.

Career Possibilities:

Airlines, Bus Companies, Cruise Companies, Railroads, Rental Car Companies, Hotel, Resorts, Travel Agencies, Tour Companies, Food Service, GDS Systems, Tourism Education, Tourism Research, Travel Communications, Recreation and Leisure, Attractions, Tourist Offices and Information Centers, Convention and Visitor Bureaus, Meeting Planners, Travel Publications.

Today, the travel & tourism industry is expanding worldwide & diversifying rapidly, becoming more and more competitive. It is high time the industry diverts its energies towards training efforts, particularly, behavioral skills, for its own good.

Hence, future is quite bright for all those who chose profession in tour and travel. There is huge capacity to raise and reach the top. What are needed are hard work, consistency and insight. This Job gives good returns as well as opportunity to see many locales at low prices.

 

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