Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management is an undergraduate course in the area of Management. The duration of BTHM course is 3-4 years. Certain Universities offer the course as a yearly course where as some other offer it as semester program. The course study combines the effect of two different management courses under one term. The course acts as a combination of Bachelor of Hotel Management program and Bachelor of Tourism Administration course. The course study offers candidates with adequate technical and business skills in the areas of hotel and tourism management. The course study helps the participants to perform well in the role of Managers in tourism and hospitality sector.

Advantages or Benefits of Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management Course

The course study helps the candidate to acquire professional skills to coordinate and manage the activities of Tourism and Hospitality sector.

Offer ample higher study programs in the area of Management

Provides endless career opportunities in Tourism, Hotel, and Hospitality sector

Eligibility required for Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management Course

A pass in XII class is the necessary qualification required for Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management course. The qualification must be obtained from a reputed institution irrespective of the area of specialization. The candidates who have completed their plus two class studies in Arts, Science or Commerce stream and with minimum 50% marks are eligible to apply for the course. Moreover, the candidate should have studied English as a subject at intermediate level. Admission to the course is carried out by considering the marks scored in the qualifying examination.

Admission procedure of Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management Course

The notification regarding the admission to the course will be published in the official website of the institution that offers the course. The same will also be mentioned in the official website of the University that offers the course. Once the application form is obtained, it must be filled correctly and completely. The guidelines on how to fill the application will be provided along with the notification. The candidate should send the filled application along with the application fee to the concerned address. The application fee must be sent in the form of DD (paid in the specific branch of bank as mentioned in the advertisement). Other important documents must be affixed along with the application form.

Higher study Options after Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management Course

• M.B.A. Tourism and Hotel Management
• M.Sc. Hotel Management
• M.Sc. Hotel Management and Catering Technology
• M.Sc. in Hospitality Administration
• Master of Hotel Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Accommodation Operation and Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and Hospital Food Service
• Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Management (PGDHM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology
• Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management

Colleges offering Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management

• Amal college of Advanced Studies, Santhigramam, Malappuram, Kerala
• Calicut University, Calicut, Kerala
• Christ University, Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka
• Doaba College, Tanba Road, Jalandhar, Punjab
• Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Aligargh, UttarPradesh
• M.A Rangoonwala Institute of Hotel Management, 2390, B.K.B, Hidayatullah Road, Azam Campus, Pune, Maharastra
• Madurai Kamaraj University, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
• Navyug College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Ladvali, Teh. Mahad,Raigad, Maharastra
• Renaissance College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Basai, Peerumandara, Ramnagar, Nainital, Uttarakhand
• Yashwantrao Chavan Maharastar Open University, Dnyangangotri Near Gangapur Dam, Nasik, Maharastra

Course Curriculum of Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management

First Year

• Food & Beverage Production - I
• Food & Beverage Service - I
• Hotel House Keeping - I
• Front Office Management - I (English)
• Business Communication - I (English)
• Hygiene & Sanitation
• Hotel Accounting - I
• Business Law

Second Year

• Food & Beverage Production - II
• Food & Beverage Service - II
• Business Communication (French)
• Engineering & Maintenance
• Tourism Management - I
• Food Science & Nutrition - I
• Hotel Accounting - II
• Hotel Economics

Third Year

• Food & Beverage Production - III (Quantity food Production)
• Food & Beverage Service - III
• Hotel House Keeping - II
• Hotel Management - I
• Tourism Management - II
• Food Science & Nutrition - II
• Computer Application
• Hotel Economics & Statistics
• Project Work - I (Compulsory)

Fourth Year

• Food & Beverage Production - I (Bakery & Confectionery)
• Food & Beverage Operations
• Front Office Management - II
• Hotel Management - II
• Tourism Management - III
• Compulsory Project - II
• Marketing & Public Relations
• Project Work (Compulsory)
• Project Work (Optional)

Text Books on Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management Course

• Hotel front office training manual by Sudhir Andrews
• Principles of hotel front office operation by Sue Baker, P. Bradey, J. Huyton
• Hotel front office by Bruce Braham
• Front office operation and administration by Dennis Foster
• Front office procedures and management by Peter Abbott
• Front Office Management by S.K.Bhatnagar
• Information Technology for Travel and Tourism – Inkpen
• Introduction of hospitality- John R. Warker
• Management Principles & Practice by R. Srinivasan and S.A
• Managing HK operations- MM Kappa
• Marketing Management by Philip Kotler, Prentice Hall of IndiaLtd., New Delhi
• Methodology of Research in Social Sciences by O.P. KrishnaSwami
• Principles & Practice of Management by L.M. Prasad, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi
• Quantitative Methods for Management decisions by C.R. Reddy
• Research methodology in social Sciences by Sadhu Singh, Himalya Publishing, New Delhi
• Research methods in Behavioural Sciences by S.M. Mohsin, OrientLongman, Hyderabad
• Statistical Methods by S.P.Gupta, Sultan Chand & Sons, NewDelhi
• Statistics by V.K. Kapoor
• System analysis and Design – Prery Edward & Mitchell
• Tourism Development Principles & Practices – A.K. Shastri
• Tourism Dimensions – S.P. Tewari
• Tourism Marketing – S.M. Jha
• Tourism Marketing – Victor Middleton
• Travel Agency and Tourism Operations and Concepts and Principles –Jagmohan Negi

Job and Career after Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management Course

Hotel and Tourism is one among the fast moving business sector now days. Qualified professionals in the sector can find ample career openings both in Indian Companies as well as in international ones. These professions are responsible for handling the administrative activities of the employed firm. The main job profiles offered for candidates who have completed BTHM course are mentioned below.

• Hospitality Executive
• Catering Officers
• Catering Supervisors & Assistants
• Faculty
• Cabin Crew & Hostess & Host
• Marketing & Sales Executives
• Customer Service Executives
• Manager
• Teacher
• Sales Representative
• Field Supervisor
• Marketing Manager

Employment areas in Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management Course

• Banking & Insurance Sectors
• Coach Companies
• Convention Centers
• Cruise lines & Ships
• Ecotourism
• Education
• Event and Conference Management
• Government Tourism Organizations
• Holiday Resorts
• Hotel & Multinational Companies
• Hotel and Allied Industry
• House and Institutional
• House Keeping
• International Sporting Events and Festivals
• Large Catering Facilities
• Market Research
• National and International Airlines
• The Airline Industry
• Tourism Development Corporations
• Wholesale and Retail Tourism

Remuneration after Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management Course

The salary packages offered for the bachelor level course is much low at the initial level. Fresh candidates are offered with salary packages with in the range of Rs.5000/- Rs. 10,000/- per month. The salary packages offered to the candidate may increase by obtaining enough expertise in the job. The salary packages usually rise up in the range of Rs.15000/- to Rs. 20,000/- per month after gaining 1-year experience.