The increase in the demand for the tourism professionals due to the increased inflow of tourists. This has created a good number of job roles for the skilled professionals. The present article tries to explain some of the important roles available for the BTTM students after they complete their degree.
Let’s study them in detail
Tourism Officer
As a tourism officer, one is responsible to provide accurate information to the tourists of the local area and ensure that proper information is communicated to the new tourists about the local area.
Role of the Tourism Officer
As a tourism officer one will work with a range of employers, including public and private destination management organisations, public agencies or partnerships and local authorities. The role is varied and may include many different types of work like marketing, visitor management, the development of tourist’s products, facilities and services.
Responsibilities of a Tourism officer
As a tourism officer one is needed to:
- Produce and commission tourist information, including art work and writer press releases and copy for tourism guides and newsletters
- Set up and attend exhibitions and holiday shows
- Organise special and seasonal events and festivals
- Device and plan tours and arrange itineraries
- Coordinate with local operators, the media and designers and printers
- Manage staff, budgets and staff training needs
- Order products and services
- Provide funding and business advice and send e-newsletters to local businesses
- Develop 3-tourism platforms, including websites, and construct business databases
- Writer and present reports for committees
- Plan and write funding applications
- Work on product development
- Give talks to local party’s community groups and schools and handle media enquiries
- Undertake market research with members of the public and visitors to particular attractions
- Carry out strategic planning and development, such as commissioning and producing tourism strategies and economic impact studies for implementation or lobbying, devising and implementing marketing campaigns
Earning Potential
The fresh BTTM graduates will easily earn around 4 lakhs to 6 lakhs per annum as tourist officers. The experienced professionals will be earning around .
