Holiday Consultant
Although the concept of holiday consultants is new to the travel industry, it has already created ripples in the field. In fact, it has emerged as a chosen career option in the tourism and hospitality industry of India. Travel agencies are on a hunt for talented young professionals with good marketing as well as communication skills, who can serve as holiday consultants. Therefore, to fulfill the demand of both public and private sector organizations for holiday consultants, many travel and tourism related educational institutes in India have come up with courses related to the field.
Course Details
Many institutes, especially the management institutes in India, offer courses to train the young aspirants to become holiday consultants. These courses are offered at the postgraduate degree and diploma levels. Talking about the eligibility, one has to clear graduation in relevant field from any recognized institute or University.
Career Prospects
In India, holiday consultants can work as tour specialists in both public and private sector undertakings. In the public sector, a person can work in the government?s tourism department. In the private sector, one can work with travel agencies, hotels or airlines as holiday consultant.
Top Colleges Offering UG/PG/Other Courses
A number of travel and tourism institutes, colleges and universities have started courses in the field of holiday consultancy. Some of the prominent Travel and Tourism institutes in India are
College of Hospitality and Tourism (Gurgaon),
Heritage Institute of Hotel and Tourism (Agra),
?Awadesh Pratap Singh University (Madhya Pradesh),
Department of Tourism - HNB Garhwal University,
Banaras Hindu University, Kuoni Academy of Travel (KAT) and
Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (Madhya Pradesh).
Remuneration
At the starting level, the salary in the field of holiday consultancy may seem to be low, but it may increase after few years of experience. Most of the holiday consultants can earn generally between Rs. 1,00000-3,00000 p.a., according to the standard of the related organization.
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