Consultancy and Extension Work

The Institute works in close cooperation and coordination with the Government Departments. Regular interaction is maintained with the state Dept. of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Department of Science and Technology, Environment and Pollution Control Board etc. With mutual cooperation with the Department of Tourism, the MTA department organizes Tourism events every year for promotion of Tourism in the State. These events feature, Conferences, Workshops and Tourism Quiz events on World Tourism Day. From time to time, as is required by the Department of Tourism, our MTA Department helps to offer orientation courses like Tourist Guide course and Tourist Police Course, to help the State Department of Tourism in enriching its human resource for Tourism.

The Department further carries out Environment awareness expeditions to various Tourism attractions in Himachal to promote environment awareness amongst the tourists and the hosts. The importance of environment conservation and preservation is the main message of these expeditions along with identification of new strategies of sustainable tourism development which are suggested to the government. Liaison is encouraged with all departments related to tourism to get Tourism projects for the students to work on and gain experience and this also helps secure financial assistance for carrying out the projects.

Extension Work
The Institute of Vocational Studies  gives various types of extension activities to the Government and non-governmental tourism  organizations. 

Following  are few important projects and business concerns, which are associated with our extension programs

Adventure program designing for hotel Wild Flower Hall Shimla- an Oberoi Resort:

One of the faculty member has designed a very comprehensive adventure program for this resort of over 100 crore. The students of MTA have done reconnaissance on about 20 trekking routes, several mountain bike trails and several short safari routes

Charitable Hospital at Sarchu
The institute supports its former students who are running the “first luxurious resort” at world’s highest motorable road to Ladakh at the altitude of 4000 meters. The institute has supported them to get funds from Wild Foundation (WWF) USA directly through its president Mr. Vince Martin to establish the highest charitable hospital of the world.

Camp Royal Woods- a village resort of MTA society
The institute provides its guidance to MTA society- a business-oriented society registered by former MTA students to establish pioneer projects in the state. CRW is a upcoming village resort providing Ayurvedic therapies and village like lodging facilities close to Shimla.

Travel Agency
Former students of MTA do run a travel agency with the name of Adventure India Pvt. Ltd at various places in Western Himalayas like Manali, Dharamsala and Ladakh. The Institute has done ample efforts to encourage these students to work and grow together. The company provides best adventure assistance to mainly foreign clientele in this region.

Feedback and information to industry
The members of Institute provide regular feed back to travel concerns like Indo Asia Tours, Equinox, Uday, Connexons, Cox and Kings, TCI, Aircuise Holidays in India and Kuoni, Shava Creation, Marcopolo, ARR, Palanquin etc. of different European countries. The Institute provides information of adventure itineraries, cost effectiveness, escorts and guides details, accommodation and weather details.

Travel programs in TV
The members of Institute have led the famous TV crews in Western Himalayas for programs like “Indian Holidays” on Sony TV and one Project has got delayed with “National Geographic Channel” due to the 11^th September after effects. The program is compiled by Mr. Tsur Shezaf, a popular journalist from Israel and hopefully will back to ground in summers 2003. This is a documentary where the institute is providing logistic coordination. 

Micro light company
The institute has provided ground reports for a French micro light makers and provided assistance in logistics of most ambitious future expedition from Leh to Delhi by micro light covering 7000 kilometres in air.

WWF India
The members of institute are closely associated with WWF India and work for the environmental projects in the state.

Adventure travel Conventions
the members of institute are the members of Adventure Tour operators Association of India too and do provide their valuable suggestions for the better facilities and operations in western Himalayas.