Realizing the shortage of trained personnel in the tour & travel industry,
Tamilnadu's leading hospitality and career training sectors joined hands to impart training with a view to groom personnel at various levels of tourism operations and management. Chennai and other Tamilnadu cities such as Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Kanyakumari, Trichy, etc.

Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Kanyakumari and other Tamilnadu cities have a presence of institutes, both in the education sector and hospitality industry that offer courses in tourism. These include AICTE recognized MTA courses, PG diploma in tourism & travel management, IATA/UFTAA accredited programs, etc.

There are also big hotels and travel industry biggies in Chennai who provide courses that are internationally recognized and affiliated to the world's leading tourism companies. Find reputed institutes that offer tourism & travel administration courses in Chennai at various levels.


Tourism Institutes in Tamilnadu



Kuoni Academy of Travel, Chennai
  • International Diploma in Cabin Crew Training
  • Kuoni Post-Graduate Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management
  • Kuoni Undergraduate Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management
  • Tour Managers Program
  • Kuoni Airline Diploma
  • Airlines Computer Reservation Course (Galileo CRS)
  • IATA-UFTAA Foundation Course
  • IATA-UFTAA Consultant Training

Pondicherry University
  • M.B.A. (Tourism)
  • Ph.D. in Tourism

Trade Wings Institute of Travel & Tourism Management
  • IATA-UFTAA Foundation
  • IATA-UFTAA Consultant

Madras University Institute of Management Studies
  • M.A., in Tourism and Travel Management
  • M.Sc., in Geography and Tourism Administration

School of Distance Education, Bharathiar University
  • MBA (Tourism and Hotel Management)

DR.G.R.Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore
  • PGD in (Tourism & Travel Management)

Government Arts College, Coimbatore
  • B.A. (Tourism & Travel Management)

Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam
  • B.A. (Tourism & Travel Management)

Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College, Pollachi
  • B.A. (History & Tourism)

Providence College for Women, Nilgiris
  • B.A. (History & Tourism)

Bharatidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
  • Distance Education PG Programme
  • E.D.C. Programme in Tourism Management

Directorate of Distance Education Annamalai University
  • M.B.A. Hotel and Tourism Management
  • B.B.A. Aviation, Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • B.B.A. Aviation, Tourism and Hospitality Management -Lateral Entry
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Tourism

Alagappa University Dept. of Distance Education (Karaikudi)
  • M.B.A. (Tourism)

Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal
  • B.T.M Bachelor in Tourism Management
  • MTM Master of Tourism Management
  • M.Phil Tourism Management

Tamil Nadu Open University
  • Bachelor of Tourism - BTS
  • B.Sc.(Hospitality & Hotel Administration)
  • B.Sc.(Hospitality & Hotel Administration for Diploma Students)
  • B.Sc.(Hospitality & Hotel Administration for Ex Diploma Holders)