History
Initially the Masters in Tourism Administration (MTA) programme was introduced and an Centre for Tourism Administration was established by the initiative of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India through the Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management during the academic year 1992-93 in the then Marathwada University. The MTA Programme was offered by the Centre in 1992, only one batch passed out and the Centre for Tourism Administration was not in a position to continue its functions and was thereafter closed for ever. But fortunately on the 14th of January 1994 the name of the university was extended (renamed) as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. On this occasion, the Department of Tourism Administration was established. The Government of Maharashtra provided sufficient funds for the overall infrastructure development and granted 04 faculty positions.
In the last 30 years of existence the department has grown in leaps and bound. The department is committed to develop the required skilled manpower and special efforts are taken to train the students from the tourist destinations specially focused on preparing the manpower for Teaching and Research. 118 Alumni of the department are working as tourism academicians in various universities of the country from Kashmir to Andaman and in abroad like Bhutan, Kenya, and Dubai.
In the coming 10 years, the department has strategically planned to develop and provide the trained manpower, in tune with the objectives of National Skill Development Council and Digital India Campaign, the upcoming mega projects in the region- Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), Smart city at Shendra Bidkin, Smart city of Aurangabad, Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) and the future projections of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.