BBA Tourism is an undergraduate tour and travel course 3-year course which is conducted in the semester system. The basic eligibility for the course is a degree in Higher Secondary Examination/10+2 in any stream from a recognized college or university.

The course covers the areas of customer service, ticketing, tour operations, CRS operations and GDS facilities. This course is very important for the students who want to pursue their carrier in tourism management.

Top Institutes offering BBA Tourism course are as follows

• Delhi Institute of Rural Development
• Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University
• National Institute of tourism and hospitality management, Hyderabad
• Acharya School of tourism and hotel management, Puducherry
• C.Z.Patel College of Business and Management, Gujrat.

BBA Tourism is for the candidates who have good communication skills and the urge to maintain good relation with customer and provide the best of tourism services. The candidate should be well aware of the modern techniques of modern tourism patterns. The candidate who need to work on a manager/administration level they should have the ability to make a decision, problem-solving technique and should be able to work with a team and run it properly.

The average fees for the course range in between INR 50,000 to 2.55 Lacs. These graduates are hired for many different prospects such as Lobby Manager, Front Office, Transport officer, Travel Executive, Visa Executive, Tour Operation Manager or Travel agent etc. the annual salary of these candidates may range between INR 2-15 Lacs per annum depending upon the candidate's profile and experience.

BBA Tourism: Highlights Table

BBA Tourism: What is it about?

BBA Tourism covers all the management subjects. The course also covers the subject related to travel, tourism and hospitality management. This is an  sector and has immense scope in it. The course is not limited to operating tours only, this can cover other aspects also like hospitality management, marketing, finance management, customer service, HR management, travel and tour operations as well.

The candidate who are suitable for this course must have a leadership quality, are able to build a good connection with the client and the providers of the services. They should be aware of the changing nature of the society under which they live. The candidate must have good communication skills, to work with a team, flexible nature, commitment to the industry and the job and one of the most important that’s enthusiasm. BBA Tourism course train the candidate in marketing, sales, foreign exchange management, holiday consulting and tour operations as well.

BBA Tourism course is beneficial to students who wants to run or set up their own business in travel and tourism sector. This course also provides them with managerial skills to work with vision, leadership and strategic thinking. The travel and tourism is expanding in India so the candidates have a great scope of the job in this industry specially the hospitality industry. The course is not only beneficial to candidates who can run their own business or work in any sector it has a great scope in colleges and universities as well, the candidate can take up the job of a lecturer or a professor in the same subject with any university or college.