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Diploma in Aviation & Travel Industry
Duration: 1 year

Diploma in Aviation & travel Industry is for anyone who wants to make a career in practically any area of aviation. The course includes an internship where students can get 'Industry Approved Work Experience' along withhands-on exposure in varies field of the travel industry. The USP of this course is its Dual Certification form IATA and Bird Academy.


General Introduction to the Aviation and Tourism Industry

• Travel Organizations
• Geography
• Travel Documents (visa formalities, foreign exchange etc.)
• Familiarization with Travel Manuals & Guides

Airport Management

• Layout of an airport
• Facilities provided
• Various agencies
• Formalities at the time of departure/ arrival
Tour operation and Itinerary Planning

• Introduction: Tourist, Traveler, Excursionist: History of travel agency
• Tourist Product: Difference between Travel product and Commodity products: Tours Operators
• Travel Agency: Definition and function
• Itinerary Planning & Costing

Computerized reservation system & Automation

• Introduction,
• Flight Availability
• PNR Creation
• Supplementary Data
• Fare Displays
• Itinerary Pricing
• Modifying PNR
• Ticketing
• Advance Seat Assignment
• Access Levels & Queues
• Miscellaneous Function
• Hotel Introduction
• BSP Automation
• Timatic

Aviation Security & Aviation Law

• Chicago Convention, 1944
• International Civil Aviation Organisation
• Air Carrier liability under Warsaw Convention, 1929
• Safety Provisions and regulations
• Airport security
• Air Traffic Control and Air Routes

Project Work

IATA GDS Fares & ticketing

• Introduction to air fares, analyzing itineraries and retrieving fares from a GDS
• Introduction to the mileage system
• Practice pricing one way and circle trips
• Limitations on indirect travel, side trips and surface sectors
• Backhauls, circle trips, journeys in different classes of service and alternative fare break points
• Lowest combinations, around-the-world journeys, sales indicators and minimum checks
• Currency conversion, taxes and practice ticketing

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Interview Skills
• Body Language
• Telephone Skills
• Time Management
• Personality Development


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