Let the travel bug bite
In The First Of A Two-Part Series, Anahita Mukherji Explores Career Options That Dare You To Be Different From The Crowd
Its one of the few sectors that has ducked the trend and is still booming despite the economic slowdown. Travel and tourism is looking up as more and more people pack their bags and head off to holiday hotspots, hoping to make the most of the good deals that the downturn has to offer.
With an increase in the number of travel and tourism companies in the country, theres a rise in demand for trained professionals for the job. Managers are needed in fields such as destination planning, human resources, as well as for roles such as managing customers. One can even specialise in specific requirements such as managing home stays, says Bala Krishnamurthy, faculty in charge of the post-graduate diploma in business management (Tourism) offered by NMIMS University in partnership with Thomas Cook.