1. DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

2. HOTELS
• Hotels are an important component of the tourism product.
• They contribute in the overall tourism experience through
the standards of facilities and services offered by them.
• The Ministry of Tourism has formulated a scheme for
classification of hotels.
• Star Category Hotels: 5 Star Deluxe, 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2
Star & 1 Star.
• Heritage Category Hotels: Heritage Grand, Heritage Classic
& Heritage Basic.

3. Categories Of Hotels
1 Star Hotel 5 Star Apartment Hotel
2 Star Hotel 5 Star Delux Apartment Hotel
3 Star Hotel 3 Star TSR
4 Star Hotel 4 Star TSR
5 Star Hotel 5 Star TSR
5 Star Delux Hotel Silver B&B Establishment
Heritage Gold B&B Establishment
Heritage Classic Convention Centre
Heritage Grand Air Catering Unit
3 Star Apartment Hotel Restaurant
4 Star Apartment Hotel Guest House

4. HOTEL TABLE
Hotel_Name Hotel_id Address Phone Web_addrs Category

5. PRODUCTS
• Golf Tourism
• Polo Tourism
• Rural Tourism
• Cruise Tourism
• Adventure Tourism
• Medical Tourism

6. TRAVEL TRADE
 A classification committee set up by the Ministry classifies the
functioning hotels under the star system into six categories
from star one to five star deluxe.
 Similarly, the Ministry has a scheme of approving Travel
Agents, Tour Operators, Adventure Tour Operators and Tourist
Transport Operators, the idea being to encourage quality,
standard and service in these categories so as to promote
Tourism in India.

7. TRAVEL AGENTS
 A Travel Agent is one who makes arrangements of tickets for
travel by air, rail, ship, passport, visa, etc. It may also arrange
accommodation, tours, entertainment and other tourism related
services.
Inbound Tour Operators
 An Inbound tour operator is one who makes arrangements for
transport, accommodation, sight seeing, entertainment and
other tourism related services for foreign tourists

8. Tourist Transport Operators
 A Tourist Transport Operator Organization is one, who
provides tourist transport like cars, coaches, boats etc. to
tourists for transfers, sightseeing and journeys to tourist places
etc.
Domestic Tour Operators
 A domestic tour operator is one who makes arrangements for
transport, accommodation, sight seeing, entertainment and
other tourism related services for domestic tourists.

9. Adventure Tour Operators
 An Adventure Tour Operator is one who is engaged in
activities related to Adventure Tourism in India namely, water
sports, aero sports, mountaineering, trekking and safaris of
various kinds, etc. In addition to that he may also make
arrangements for transport, accommodation, etc.

10. OPERATOR TABLE
Operator_ID Address Phone_no Email Contact
Person

11. SEVEN PILLARS OF TOURISM
The National tourism policy of 2002 is outlined the seven pillars of
tourism,
 Welcome
 Information
 Facilitation
 Safety
 Cooperation
 Infrastructure Development
 Cleanliness

12. ELIGIBILITY TO BE A TOURIST GUIDE
 A Graduate of a recognized University or Holder of three year
Degree in Tourism / Hospitality
 Diploma in Archaeology from an Institute recognized by UGC,
Association of Indian Universities (AIU), AICTE or any other
State / Central Government body.
 Fluency in English language is essential. Candidate should have
studied English as a subject at 10 plus 2 levels.
 Age Limit - at least 20 years.

13. THANK YOU