“To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen"
Believe it or not, the strong and influential characters of pure wanderer portrayed by Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild or by Ranbir Kapoor in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani gave our generation of youngsters some serious wanderlust goals. It taught us the essence of travelling, its ups and downs and how it’s not just about escaping the life and its repetitiveness; it is about making a life carved of your passion. These days, all we see around ourselves is youngsters packing up their bags and setting off for an adventure. While most enjoy living life in two days off from work, others pursue their passion and convert this passion to a job!
Here are a few reasons why tourism courses in India is the thing for you:-
- The opportunities are endless and are a complete package in itself. You can become a travel blogger, photographer, wildlife enthusiast, travel agent, tour operator, cruiser, language expert or a localite showing your country to tourists. Such occupations serve you two fold – one is that you get to travel extensively and you can base your final profession as per your interest.
- Gone are the days when people were hooked to the idea of 9 to 5, killing their life in front of an idiot box, enchained to a manual of office behavior. Students prefer dangerous freedom these days, and are way too enthusiastic about their career. Hence they end up choosing travel and tourism courses in India since it serves to the best of their interest.
- You get to explore every nook and corner of your country and get to know their history, indulge with the locals, interact with tribal communities and buy things that belong to that particular region – the list is endless. There are a lot of things you can do while exploring – but this exploring isn’t the one that you do luxuriously, but rather as a bag packer covering every inch of the town all by your own.
- Your exposure in this field would not be limited to your state or country. You will get opportunities to work overseas as a photographer or as a travel journalist while working for leading travel houses, journals, media channels, or agencies.