Hi Shibili Basheer,

Yes thereis a full fleged course for a master of arts in travel and tourism.

Master of Arts in Tourism Management is a 2-year full-time postgraduate course, the minimum eligibility for which is B.T.S./ B.H.M. /B.A. in Tourism degree or Bachelor’s Degree in any field. All candidates possessing a Bachelor’s Degree will have to pass four additional courses during their period of study. The program is spread over 4 semesters, with the final semester based on the candidate’s chosen stream of study.

Admission to the course is based on the candidate’s performance in a relevant entrance test, and subsequent round of counselling. Some such entrance exams that are conducted for admission into top colleges include:

• CAT (Common Admission Test)
• MAT (Management Aptitude Test)
• XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test)
• GMAT(Graduate Management Admission Test)
• CMAT (Common Management Admission Test)
• Bangalore University Entrance Exam
• University of Delhi Entrance Exam
• Indira Gandhi National Open University Entrance Exam
• Karnataka University Entrance Exam
• Mother Teresa Women’s University Entrance Exam
• Pondicherry University Entrance Exam
• University of Calcutta Entrance Exam
• University of Calicut Entrance Exam
• University of Kerala Entrance Exam
• University of Madras Entrance Exam
• University of Mumbai Entrance Exam
• University of Pune Entrance Exam

Some of the top institutes which provide admission to Master of Arts in Tourism Management are as follows:

• Indira Gandhi National Open University Delhi
• Anna Adarsh College For Women, Chennai
• Government Arts College (Autonomous) Coimbatore
• AVK Institute of Higher Learning, Bangalore.

The average tuition fee charged for the course in India ranges between INR 3,000 and 12,000 for a span of 2 years, and the average annual salary offered to such professionals ranges between INR 2 and 6 lacs, increasing with candidates’ experience and expertise.

Fututre prospects-

Successful Post graduates of the course work as Assistant Sales Manager, Professor & Lecturer, Accounts Assistant, Hotel Management Trainee, Executive Facility Management, Guest Service Manager, Travel and Tourism Manager, Relationship Manager, Senior Executive/Assistant Manager, Tour Management Executive, Travel Consultant, Tour Guide, Tour Operator and etc.

Ticketing Executives keep track record of information to assemble tickets. He or she has to read coded data on booking card to ascertain destination, carrier, flight number, type of accommodation, and stop over enroute.

I hope my answer was of use, if any queries then please comment down below.

Cheers!!

Hello Shibili Basheer,

About MA in Travel and Tourism:

• It is a two year post graduation level education. Most of the colleges offering this course follow the semester system.
• You are eligible for this course if you have a completed your BTS or BHM or BA in Travel and Tourism.
• Certain entrance tests for this course are CAT, MAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT etc.
• Starting salary in this ranges from INR 2 to 7 Lacs per annum.
• Position which open up after this course are travel executive, travel consultant, tour guide, tour operator, assistant sales manager, accounts assistant, executive facility management, guest service manager, relationship manager etc.

Colleges offering MA in Travel and Tourism:

• Ambition Point Academy, Kolkata
• Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
• Anna Adarsh College For Women, Chennai
• Government Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore
• AVK Institute of Higher Learning, Bangalore
• Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad
• Sikkim University, Gangtok
• Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
• GD Goenka University, Gurgaon
• Amity University, Kolkata
• Attitude Business School (ABS), Bhubaneshwar
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
• Delhi Degree College (DDC), Faridabad
• Amity University, Jaipur
• Amity University, Noida

You can even go for MBA in Travel and Tourism Management. This course will open up more opportunities for you than MA in Travel and Tourism.

MBA Colleges for Travel and Tourism Management are:

• Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Gwalior
• Indian Institute of Hospitality and Management, Thane
• Christ University, Bangalore
• National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Hyderabad
• Amity Institute of Travel & Tourism, Noida
• Kerala Institute of Tourism & Travel Studies, Kerala
• Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Bhubaneswar
• Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Noida
• Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Goa
• Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Nellore
• V.E.L.S University, Chennai
• The Global Open University, Nagaland
• Rashmi’s Transworld Academy, Mumbai
• Central University of Jammu, Jammu

All the best!

I hope this helps!

Do revert back in case of doubts.

Hello Shibili.

Yes there is a course for Masters of Arts (MA) in Travel and Tourism which provides you knowledge about contemporary tourism both in India and abroad thus making you aware towards being socially responsible for tourism.

The following are some of the colleges which provide this particular course:

• GD Goenka University- Requirements:- Graduation in Social Science from any UGC recognized University. Also admission is done through GATA and personal interview.

http://www.gdgoenkauniversity.com/school-of-humanities/master-of-arts-ma-travel-and-tourism/

• Amity University, Noida and Jaipur campuses
• Anna Adarsh College for Women, Chennai- MA (Tourism Management)
• AVK Institute of Higher Learning, Bangalore- MA (Tourism Management)
• BHU- MA (Tourism Management)
• IGNOU
• Indian Institute of Tourism and Management

Hope this helps. For more queries please feel free to comment down below.

Hi

Master of Arts in Tourism Management is a 2-year full-time postgraduate course, the minimum eligibility for which is B.T.S./ B.H.M. /B.A. in Tourism degree or Bachelor’s Degree in any field. All candidates possessing a Bachelor’s Degree will have to pass four additional courses during their period of study. The program is spread over 4 semesters, with the final semester based on the candidate’s chosen stream of study.

Admission to the course is based on the candidate’s performance in a relevant entrance test, and subsequent round of counselling. Some such entrance exams that are conducted for admission into top colleges include:

CAT(Common Admission Test)

MAT (Management Aptitude Test)

XAT(Xavier Aptitude Test)

GMAT(Graduate Management Admission Test)

CMAT (Common Management Admission Test)