Gst if applicable rest nothing is required

You should register your firm under shops and establishment act;

You should have the list of qualified guides on your employment role if you are doing this business on your own.

Other licences as stated by you are common besides any special permissions from ministry of tourism and development of AP government

The following educational qualifications are prescribed for the selection of tourist guides and all applicants should have fulfilled the criteria on or before the date of publication of the first advertisement for selection and training.
3.1.1 General:
3.1.2
General Linguistic:
(a) (i) A Graduate of a recognized University or
(ii) Holder of three year Degree in Tourism / Hospitality or
(a)
(b)
(i) A Graduate of a recognized University or
(ii) Holder of three year Degree in Tourism / Hospitality or
(iii) 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.
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(iii) Diploma in Archaeology from an Institute recognized by UGC, Association of Indian Universities (AIU), AICTE or any other State / Central Government body.
(b) Candidates should have knowledge and fluency in a foreign language (apart from English). The fluency shall be tested at the time of written examination which shall be given in the foreign language selected by the Candidate for which he / she aspires to become a linguistic guide.
3.1.3 Expert Guides:
a) Doctorate in the field of Tourism, Indian History / Architecture / Culture/ Archaeology / Wildlife or other related fields of Tourism.
b) Fluency in English language is essential.
3.1.4 Expert – Linguistic:
(a) Doctorate in the fields of Tourism, Indian History / Architecture / Culture/ Archaeology / Wildlife or other related fields of Tourism.
(b) Candidates should have knowledge and fluency in a foreign language (apart from English), in terms of reading, writing and speaking. The fluency shall be tested at the time of written test which shall be given in the foreign language selected by the Candidate for which he / she aspires to become an Expert Linguistic guide.
3.1.5 Eligibility of State Level Guides:
The State level Guides under guidelines approved by any of the States / Union Territory Administrations would also be eligible to apply for licenses to work as Regional level Guides provided they qualify (a) the common selection process based on merit as detailed above for the selection of various categories of RLGs and (b) the examination and viva voce after the training.
3.1.6 Age Limit:
The applicant should be at least 20 years of age on the date of the first advertisement appearing in the media for selection of above mentioned categories of Tourist Guides.
3.1.7 Domicile Proof:
(a) Candidates who wish to get admission in training programme and work as Regional Level Guides will have to submit their residence proof of the State that comes under the jurisdiction of different regions as specified in the clause 16 of these guidelines.
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(b)
4.
Candidates have to submit the proof of Domicile with the application of admission for the Guide Training Course. The following will be accepted as documentary proof for Domicile:
(i) CertificateofResidenceproofbythecompetentauthority. (ii) Passport.
(iii) Voter Identity Card.
(iv)Ration Card.
Process of selection:
4.1.1 The assessment of the requirement of Tourist Guides, region-wise, could be as per the inbound tourist arrivals, number of ASI monuments, available licensed guides, growth potential, availability of assignments to guides and all other relevant factors and would normally be done once in two years by the Ministry through a pre-defined process involving the stake holders.
4.1.2 The process of selection would be undertaken by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior or any other Institute designated by the Ministry of Tourism for conducting this process.
4.1.3 The applications shall be invited through open advertisement specifying the seats available for training, region wise. Applicants shall submit their applications in the prescribed Proforma along with photocopies of all documents required as proof of their eligibility and in no case; applicants would be allowed to submit any additional documents as proof at a later stage.
4.2 Entrance Test:
4.2.1 An entrance test would be conducted to evaluate the general intelligence and suitability of applicants for admission to guide training. The entrance test would be of three hours duration and cover the following subjects:
Note:
(a)
(b) (c)
Knowledge of monuments / tourism destinations In the region -
Indian history & Indian Culture-
General Knowledge -
100 marks 100 marks 100 marks
(i) For Linguist Guides, the written test would be conducted in the concerned foreign language.
(ii) All applicants shall obtain at least 150 marks out of total marks of 300 for qualifying the written test.
4.3 Preparation of Merit List:
4.3.1 A merit list of all applicants who pass the entrance test would be prepared on the basis of aggregated marks 

Counseling, document verification and allotment of training seats:
4.4.1 On the basis of merit in the entrance test, the qualifying applicants would be called for an open counseling and documents verification. The admission against available seats would be offered strictly on the basis of merit basis subject to fulfillment of all the prescribed eligibility conditions. The candidates shall present themselves in person to claim seat for training and shall report on the time and at the venue notified by IITTM or the designated institute.
4.4.2 The applicants shall submit all original documents for verification at the time of counseling. Failure to produce original documents would lead to rejection of candidature.
Note:
i.
ii.
5.
5.1
In no case would qualifying the written test give right of admission to training. The seats advertised for training would be allotted strictly as per the merit list of the qualifying written test. In case the number of candidates qualifying the written test happens to be lesser than the number of seats available, the admission would be limited to the qualifying candidates only. All documents submitted by candidates shall be sent for verification to the issuing agencies. If the documents are not verifiable or found to be incorrect at any time during the training, the candidature of applicant would be cancelled.
Guide Training Courses:
Duration and Training inputs:
The duration of the Guide Training Courses and training inputs are as under:
Name of Course
Duration of class room training
Duration of field training
Total training duration
Regional Level Tourist Guide – General / General Linguistic
20 weeks
6 weeks
26 weeks
Regional Level Tourist Guide Training - Expert Guides / Expert
10 weeks
3 weeks
13 weeks
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Linguistic
During the training, the trainees would be imparted knowledge of essential guiding skills, tourism products / aspects of the States within the region, and fair knowledge of social, political and economic policies etc., of the entire country. The detailed syllabi would be laid down with the approval of Ministry of Tourism and would be regularly updated.
5.2
Field Training:
(i) The field training would be given at all important Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Protected Monuments which are open to tourists and would also include special practical training as well as visits to important landmarks, places of interest etc., in the region. Before taking up such field training in any of the ASI monument, ASI would be consulted in advance.
(ii) Duringthetrainingcoursefrequentgroupdiscussionsshallbearranged to improve their interactive and relational abilities.
(iii) After the training is over, the candidates would submit a report of their learning before the viva-voce.
Examination consisting of a written test and viva voce at the end of the training programme:
5.3
On the completion of training programme, all candidates would be evaluated through an examination consisting of a written test and viva voce.
5.3.1 Written test:
The written test would be of 200 marks covering the entire syllabus during the training course and the guide -trainees must secure minimum 100 marks in the written test to be eligible for viva voce.
5.3.2 Viva-Voce:
After passing the written test the trainees would undergo a viva voce test of 100 marks where the guiding skills, knowledge of the monuments / destinations, communication skills, fluency in foreign language (wherever applicable) etc., would be tested.
5.3.2.1 For General and Expert Tourist Guides a viva voce would be of 100 marks for testing the guiding skills, communication skills etc. The trainee has to secure a minimum of 50 marks in the viva voce test to pass. The viva voce shall be conducted by a panel of two external experts.
5.3.2.2 For General Linguistic and Expert Linguistic Tourist Guides the viva-voce would be of 50 marks for the concerned language (conducted by one external expert) and 50 marks for general guiding skills, knowledge of the monuments / destinations, communication skills etc., (conducted by two external
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experts). It would be essential to pass separately in both parts of the viva voce by securing a minimum of 25 marks each. If a candidate fails in any one part, he / she can re-appear in that part only as per rules of re-appearance.
5.3.2.3 Trainees would be eligible for successful completion of guide training certificate after passing both the written test and viva-voce.

See in beginning you can register with the Tourism department of the state . You can start the business GST registration can be taken subsequently if your sales go above the exemption limit.

Hi, 

As a business runner and tax payer, it is necessary that you have a GST Number and further approval from local authorities for running the business. On that basis, you may also claim some rebate etc. in loan etc. When the number of employees grows and it becomes more than 10, you need to have PF and other necessities in compliance of labor laws.

There are no specific laws for operating travel agency. However, this does not mean that you do not adhere with the rules re operating a travel agency thru a brick and mortar set up. Licenses required from Tourism ministry and approvals such as those from iata r mandatory. There are certain more requirements related to your corporate model, paid up, educational qualifications etc. Which are mandatory. Further, you need to have a well drafted terms wherein adequate disclaimers and disclosures re adherence with travel agent related rules are factored in. 

Enrollment with Ministry of tourism. Vast conditions must be fulfilled by the Travel Agency for grant of
recognition.

Check website of Ministry of tourism.

First of all you have to make a firm

Then You should register your firm with GST for charging GST on service provided by you. 

You will not need permission from labour department because you are not providing labour work. 

Dear Sir,

The following information may kindly be read:

Analysis shows that outbound tourists density will increase in India by 2020. According to some studies 50 million tourists to quote. As well as analysts assume that the travel and tourism sector will contribute approximately $492.21 billion to India's GDP by 2028.That means the market for travel and tourism is growing rapidly and furiously.

There is a lot of doubt among people as to how to start a travel business. Keeping aside the doubts, one thing is for sure that this market is growing gradually. With this growth there is also a lot of competition. Now-a-days opening your own Travel agency is a little bit tricky than previously thought.

Starting a travel agency is a daunting task. We will be very happy to provide you some relief by requesting you to read the article “07 Easy Steps To Start A Travel Agency Business In India”

Here I have jotted down a few pointers typed down with the sole aim of triggering thoughts in your mind.

Most of the time while opening a travel agency we have to determine what are the tourist needs and wants. Due to advancements in transportation, it has become very easy to travel to different continents, countries, regions, etc. You should be able to determine what are the tourist’s demands and desires. For example: People from Mumbai who have an inclination towards snow and other adventure related activities flock towards Switzerland and other parts of Europe.

Study the Market Trends

Studying the market trends is an essential factor to undertake before starting a tour and travel business. For example: starting your business in February or March considering the upcoming academic summer vacations.

Due to the introduction of e-Tourism, numbers of foreign travelers are increasing in India. There are estimates that there will be around 252.3 percent increase in the tourists coming to India. According to this statistics you can target these tourists for inter country tours.

Hire a Professional with Certification

To serve you in your travel business you should hire a travel and tourism professional with a certification. These professionals know a lot of nooks and crannies of the business. Hire a Professional with Certification because professionals have lot of experience in this field which would be beneficial to you.

Take care of legal formalities

You also need to consider providing a legal structure to your start up. Providing a legal structure brings in credibility to the whole process. Your customers will trust you as they know that you are credible. Here are the few pointers to consider while taking care of the legal formalities

· Register your Travel agency as per company Act. For example: Private Limited Company Registration

· Get GST Registration of your company.

· Provide an application letter to IATA (International Air Transport Association) as well as the Government.

· There are many benefits of getting your company registration under IATA. A few of them are-

1. A badge of credibility to your business.

2. More exposure to your business.

Provide Options for Backpacking Travelers

Backpacking travelers are those individuals who go on trip with basic essential and expenses. Backpack Travelers finance their own travels by taking part in some routine tasks. These routine tasks include cleaning, washing dishes, assisting in rigorous physical work, or simply cooking dishes.

Such travelers are constantly looking for various budget options. If you could provide budget options for such travelers, you could tap into a market with huge potential! It is expected that by 2020, 320 million International trips will take place by young travelers. Such young travelers can be provided with low-cost accommodation and minimum travel expense options. An entrepreneur could come up with travel packages which will take care of basic necessities of such travelers.

Types of Business Tie-Ups:

A tie-up which is very well strategically thought-off, can be very beneficial to your business. They have the potential to uplift the brand; goods and services. There are lots of benefits such as-

1. Commission- In partnership if you provide business, you will get commission. It’s beneficial for both the parties. Especially if the partner company is in a particular niche (e.g: A resort chain or hotel).

2. Increased client Base- When two organizations form a tie-up, they get benefits by referring their clients to each other.

3. Better Presence in Market- When you form a lot of tie-ups in the market, your presence increases. Directly or indirectly people know your brand as you had worked on it by forming tie-ups and other similar tactics.

As of now this is where we end. But don’t forget to read the full article “07 Easy Steps To Start A Travel Agency Business In India” whose link is provided above.