The Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Tourism, organised a seminar on “Career trends in travel and tourism”.
Nodal Officer Dr Md S Hussain spoke about converting the challenges of the pandemic to academic strength by pursuing relevant courses. He elaborated on the IITTM’s commitment to train quality human resources for tourism and allied services through its educational, consultancy and training programmes.
Assistant Professor Dr B Swajan spoke about the faculty, staffs and students of the institute collectively contributing to the building of an organisational culture marked by team spirit, confidence, mutual respect and concern for others. The IITTM is offering admission into its two flagship programmes in tourism education, MBA (Tourism & Travel Management) and BBA (Tourism & Travel), in different specialisations at its Bhubaneswar centre.
The MBA Programme incorporates both subject-specific and generic business modules and are designed to reflect industry practices and academic development. Both courses touch upon tourism as a business activity, the organisation, dimensions, social significance and impact of tourism on society. Associate Professor Dr Adyasha Das gave details of the campus placement activities. The institute has maintained consistently high placement records with its alumni placed in various positions in the tourism, logistics and cargo and mice industry.
Over the years, students have been placed in reputed tourism and service based establishments like IRCTC, Cox and Kings, SOTC, Orbitz, Make my Trip, Sindhu Cargo, Balmer & Lawrie and Byjus.