Bachelor of Travel & Tourism Management (BTTM) program offered by Global College International (GCI) is an academic yet very professional course of undergraduate level. It is a four-year course spread over eight semesters. The program at GCI operates in an international model for innovative teaching and research. Classroom instructions combined with experiential learning programs and integration of activities that take a shape of executive education are some of the remarkable tools the BTTM program of GCI uses to preparing talented scholars who shall be skilled and able professionals with rewarding career. Our comprehensive approaches to the program and integration of research as an essential learning mechanism that automatizes mentorship of the faculty appointed in respect as being the experts and/or practitioners in respective subjects and also business in diverse sub-divisions of travel and tourism are the most distinctive features of BTTM at GCI.
The faculty of BTTM bring into class real-world experiences that take a shape within the tourism theories derived from the time-tested curriculum designed to promote the core values also that examine key issues and trends in tourism as one of the highly promising industries. The course of study of BTTM aims at preparing potential industry leaders in hospitality, destination, and sustainable tourism sector. In collaboration with industry experts, our programs are designed to provide students with the strategic skills and vision to address challenges in the workplace across these industries worldwide. Our program could be a perfect launch pad for a great career in tourism and hospitality sector.
GCI offers high tech and modern infrastructure as well as technologically embedded facilities as essential features in building the learners of today into the professionals of tomorrow. All classrooms are equipped with HDMI Projectors, interactive smart boards, digital library access to international libraries lending innumerable academic resources, Virtual Class System, and LMS, and more.... The combination of smart systems within classroom situation and beyond allows the program to ensure an alternative mode of teaching/learning framed within the student centered learning schemes deemed immensely useful for the 21st Century scholars’ educational admiration. Besides, GCI is the first tourism institution offering an in-house tourism incubation center in operation for the compatible study-work practice and real-business exposures provided to BTTM students as a value adding course of training and apprenticeship.
The fast-changing and highly competitive field of tourism today demands professionals who are well trained along with being literate to work ethics. The curriculum of BTTM at GCI under Mid-West University affiliation justifies this very expectation. Students taking the course of study in this tourism economy are trained to learn the activities that are variously relevant to understanding how travel firms, hotels, and tourism support industries, businesses, and systems are managed not merely for everyday earning but for sustainability and national development. The graduates in this subject areas become eligible to serve the companies, international organizations, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal Airlines, hotel chains, and several related fields abroad. Through combination of a number courses, the BTTM students gain knowledge about the historical aspects of the country such as Nepal, diverse cultures and economy, marketing research in the sector, organization of tourism itineraries, the foundations and organizations of tourism, and not the least, management of tourism companies.
Nevertheless, BTTM by nomenclature looks as though it is the tourism management only, it covers two interrelated disciplines i.e. tourism and hospitality within this industry. It deals with attractions, activities, and events, while hospitality focuses on facilitating people with accommodation, travel, as well as other facilities like restaurants or sports centers, and many more.... Pursuing a BTTM degree is there to make students accustomed to working in an international environment and being more in tune with the needs of guests from different social and cultural backgrounds while helping them enjoy their time off. A good understanding of business and what drives business success is a great advantage for people working in tourism, especially for those in administrative or management positions.
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