6. TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

  1. Subject title : TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
  2. Subject objective :
    3. To prepare the statements for taking on various jobs at lower/middle levels in tour and travelgencies. The course may also help them to establish and run effectively, self employment ventures pertaining to tourism.
  3. Job Potential
    1. Self :
      2. They can establish their own Travel Agencies or Tour Operating concern. They can become Tourist Guide after issuance of licence.
    2. Wage :
      3. They may be appointed on lower/middle level jobs in Tour and Travel agencies. In Government sector they can get the job of District Tourist Officer, Tourist Promotion Officer, can help officers in ITDC and other Government undertakings. They can earn salary ranging from Rs. 2500/ to 4000/- at the beginning.
      Note : UGC may take up this matter with the ministry of Tourism so that the course may be approved as a pre-requisite side qualification for issuing Tourism Guide License.
  4. Permissible combination of subjects including requisite of admission - Tourism and Travel Management with any two of the following in B.A. History/Geography/Economics/Marketing and the Commerce with any combination of subjects like-

    5. History-Geography & Tourism Management
    History-Economics- Tourism be eligible to join the vocational course on Tourism and Travel Mangement.
  5. Contents
    6. Papers Syllabus
    I, II, III, IV, V
    VI,VII,VIII Theory
    Practicals
    Reference/Reading Materials
    Equipments

    Field Trip Report :

    The students of Tourismand Travel Management shall be required to undertake field trip (four weeks) to important tourist destinations coverign atleast 8 main centers relating to Momunonte, with Life Partks and Sanctuaries and Sport centres etc. At the ends of first year/Second Semester examination students shall submit the Field Trip Report conssiting of about fifty typed pages at least two months before the commencement of second year/fourth semester examination as the case may be. The report will carry 100 marks and shall be evaluated both by Internal and External Examiners Jointly through Viva-Voce Examination. They main award either Grade with distinction ()exceeding 70 percent) or above but not exceeding 7 percent or 5 grade (50 percent or more but less than 60 percent) depending on teh quality of the report.


    Training/Project Report :

    The students shall be further required to undergo six weeks practical training after second year/fourth semester examination is over in a tourism enterprise (Travel agency, Hotel, Airline and Tourism corporation) duly approved by the Head of the Institution. They shall be required to submit a comprehensive training report atleast two months before the commencement of third year/sixth semester examination. The report shall be consisting of 100 marks and shall be evaluated by both Internal and External Examiner throgh Vivavoce Examination.

  6. Unit Cost for 30 Students
    7. Books Rs. 30,000/ per annum or
    Journals Rs. 5,000/ per annum
    Equipments T.V. V.C.R. Overhead/Projectors/
    Slide Projector and sterio.
    The approximate cost of all these
    equipments shall be Rs. 2,00,000
    Building Two well furnished rooms (one main room plus on lecture theatre) Rs. 3,00,000
    Faculty Two lecturers- one in the first year and
    the other in third year
  7. Modalities of Examination and Evaluation.

    8. The duration of the vocational course leading ot the Degree of Tourism and Travel Management shall be three academic years. There shall be actual teachign for a minimum of 180 days in each year (90 days in each semester) excluding admission, preparation and examination, days. The annual examination may ordinarily be held in the month of April/May on such dates as may be fixed by the competent authority. The delay upto a period of 30 dyas in submitting the Field Trip Report/Training Rep0ort may be condoned by the Head of the Institution in exceptional cases on genuine grounds. Each paper including Fields Report/Training Reports shall be of 100 marks. 30 Marks in each written paper shall be assigned for Internal assessmenat based on periodical tests (10 marks) written assignment (10 amrks) and class room participation (10 marks). A record of Internal assessment must be reserved by the concerned teacher for inspection, if needed by the competent authority, upto three months from the date of declaration of the Annual examination results.


  8. Linkage up and down : Up

    9. Downward : History, Economics Geography & Commerce
Scheme of Papers
Max. Marks : 200 Duration Min. Pass Marks : 72
Paper-I 3 hrs. duration Marks : 100
Paper-II 3 Hrs. duration Marks : 100
Paper-I : EMERGING CONCEPTS FOR EFFECTIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Max. Marks 100 3 Hrs. Duration Min Pass. Marks 36
Section-A Relevant concepts and preaches for effetive tourism development. national Developmetn Council Report on tourism Development. national Action Plan, 1992. New Poclicies on Tourims and its improvisation. Destination development. Substantiable development. Section-B Man power development needs. Section-C Management strategies Section-D tourism polciy analysis. Section-E Tourism legislation- a necessity. Suggested readings.
  1. National Development Council Report.
  2. National Action Plan, 1992.
  3. Reports of World Tourism Organisation.
  4. Report-Workshop on Tourism Legislation-August 10-11, 1987.
  5. Report-Workshop on Tourism egislation -February, 23-23, 1998., IITTM, New Delhi.
Paper-II : INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND AUTOMATION Introduction : The course cover techniques of communication, presentation and collection information DATA. It also includes basic knowledge of computers in Travel fields. The attitude adn behvious the pattern w.r.t customer services and their expectatino profile of visitiors from various destinations ins part of the study. Consumer expectatin and sevices and legilation. National Tourism Civil Aviation & Polciy. Information Technology. Market Research. Data Collection. Consortiums of Airlines, Hotel and Wholesales.