Hi,

If you want to become a professional traveller, then you can pursue courses in travel & tourism sector after 12th boards. There are various courses offered throughout the country & abroad.

A few of them are:

1) BA in Travel and Tourism Management

2) BA Tourism Studies

3) BBA in Hospitality and Travel Management

4) Bachelor of Tourism Administration

5) B.Com. Travel and Tourism Management

6) Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management

7) Diploma in Tourism Studies

8) Diploma in Hospitality and Travel Management

9) Certificate in Tourism Management

10) Certificate in Travel and Tourism Management

The Bachelor's degree programmes are taught for a duration of 3 years & you can pass 12th boards with any stream from any recognized institute to be eligible for these courses.

After completing the undergraduate course, you can pursue in Master's in Tourism Studies, Tourism Administration, MBA in Travel and Tourism management. There are also Doctorate programmes available in Tourism courses.

Diploma courses usually take somewhere between 6 months to 2 years depending on the course & the institution offering this course.

Certificate courses take a maximum time of 1 year to be completed.

There are various job opportunities after pursuing these courses like posts in Government Tourist information offices, Government run Hotels, Airlines, Transportation services  & also you may work at Travel agencies, as Tour operators, become a Travel consultant. You can also be hired by several cruise lines that go on world tours, aviation sectors, hotel groups, etc.

Hope this helps.