About Travel Varsity
Travel Varsity is a premium offering from GOLS, in association with KUONI | Academy, giants in their respective domains. Travel Varsity is India’s first and the only portal to offer certified online training in travel and tourism. To start off with a little statistics, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) have projected creation of 11.4 million jobs in India’s Travel and Aviation sector in the next ten years. This figure clearly indicates the rising demand for skilled professionals in the travel industry.
The travel varsity course being offered is KUONI Airline Diploma which shall be followed by numerous Certificate, Diploma and Advance Diploma courses in travel and tourism. The courses shall offer not only continuing education to the travel industry professionals but also offer career in travel and tourism to new aspirants and existing professionals.
As a mode of learning, eLearning is more engaging, learner-friendly and best of all, offers the dual advantages of one-on-one as well as many-to-one interaction. At the same time, it saves on time, costs and also results in effective learning.
Course Description:
A premium offering from GOLS and KUONI | Academy. The course includes the essentials of the travel and tourism field such as terminology, business, geography, IATA, formalities etc. The course is designed to educate about major airlines, ticket fares, seasonal discounts etc. Thus, providing a thorough knowledge of the general layout of the travel and ticketing industry. The use of multimedia and easy to understand language is unique feature of the course.
Course Objective:
The travel industry seeks to service people who are travelling either on business or
on holiday. For long, there were two broad headings under which travel was classified - ‘Business’ and
‘Leisure’. However, the scenario has changed with time. People now travel for medical reasons; they travel
to places of pilgrimage; they travel to exotic wildlife locations; they travel to nature retreats; they even travel
far and wide to attend national / international festivals. As a travel executive, you need to understand the
needs of each segment and make the best possible travel arrangements from countless options available.
Moreover, you need to stay abreast of current rules and regulations, documentation procedures in areas
like cargo, ticketing and passport etc, so as to be able to process the necessary paperwork. Above all, you
need to know about the various places that the clients frequent, including their connectivity by rail, road or air.
Course USP:
The course begins with the basics and progresses to cover all areas connected with ticketing
and travel. The use of multimedia and easy to understand language are some of its additional features.
Pre-requisites:
Any under graduates / 12th Pass students can join this program.
Target Market:
Those who possess good communication skills, excellent organisational skills, has an
eye for detail and who wants to launch themselves into a quick career.
Career Prospects:
- Customer service in travel and tourism industry
- Sales in travel and tourism
- Travel management department in any organisation
- Tourist guide
- Tourist escort services
- Interpreters (in travel industry if combined with our course in foreign langauge)
- Travel Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Course Outcome:
On successful completion of the course, a KUONI Airline Diploma will be awarded.
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