Travind Institute of Travel and Tourism Management, the academic division of BTW Group of companies, recently held a convocation event for the students who had completed the “Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management”.

A batch of 20 students from academic year 2016-17 were awarded the diploma and official certification from Amadeus and Birds Group for completing the CRS training.

Present at the ceremony were Dr.Ganesh Raut as chief guest, who is Head of Department History - H.V.Desai College, Pune, along with directors of Travind Institute Deep G. Bhong, Vishal Terkar and Vivek More.

Addressing the ceremony, the chief guest said: “The courses offered by Travind Institute are a clear manifestation of its keenness to serve the Travel and Tourism industry by contributing in diverse fields of niche sectors like research and history. With its focus on practical discipline and tourism ethics, Travind institute is providing an atmosphere that is job and industry ready.”

Summarizing the academic year, More said: “In the very first year, Travind institute has successfully enrolled more than 70 students , out of which 30 students have been placed at international brands to name a few SOTC- KOUNI, Veena World, Thomas Cook India Ltd., Flight Shop etc. while the rest are still undergoing hands on training and on the job training. The core objective of Travind Institute is to bridge the academic and industrial gap and to balance the lagging ratio of trained human resource vs industrial requirements.”

Travind Institute offers diverse range of programmes right from basic conceptual training to proficient training for advance leaning, remarking as the only institute in Asia recognized by Institute of Travel & Tourism, UK (ITT,UK).

The training institute also provides a wide array of Iata courses like Iata-Foundation ,Iata-Consultant and Iata- GDS and Airfares Ticketing, in association with Birds Group and Amadeus, Pune. - TradeArabia News Service