About KITTS, Thiruvananthapuram in Residency, Thycaud (P O), Trivandrum

The worldwide boom in the leisure industry has dramatically increased the demand for qualified personnel. It is estimated that one out of every nine jobs in the world will be generated by the travel and tourism industry. And unlike any other job, a career in the travel industry opens up a world of opportunities-in the process, ensuring high job satisfaction, growth opportunities and excellent pay packets.

The Kerala Institute Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) is one of the most sought after institutions in the country today, that imparts quality education and hands-on training to the travel and tourism professionals of tomorrow. Set in a beautiful, lush green ten acre campus with a rich sprawling palace in the centre, the ambience KITTS offers is different and inspiring- like Kerala, better known globally as God’s own country. There cannot be a better place to do a tourism programme than in India’s most popular tourism destination.

KITTS was established by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of Kerala on World Tourism Day in 1988. Listed in the WTO's world directory of tourism education and training institutions, KITTS is a member of TAAI and IATO.

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