PROFESSIONAL: Сareers in tourism and Hospitality

According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the economics of the 21st century will be dominated by three industries: telecommunications, information technology and tourism. The travel and tourism industries have grown by 500% in the last 25 years and it is estimated that by the year 2007 tourists will spend US$884 billion in foreign countries on tourism related activities...

Today there can be few more exciting, challenging and varied career - offering opportunities for fast promotion - than those offered by the hospitality, tourism and leisure industry. This is the world's fastest-growing, job-creating profession...

Travel and tourism management is an in-depth study of the knowledge and skills that are required to work in and manage one of the world's greatest and most exciting industries. The global growth of tourism in 2006 was 4.5 per cent and the outlook for the future continues to look rosy. Africa achieved almost twice this rate of growth, and Asia and the Pacific were not far behind...

A quick browse through the career section of any major newspaper will reveal an abundance of help wanted listings under hospitality, restaurants, and travel and tourism. What does it take in terms of college classes, training, skills and experience to find success in this growing industry of hospitality and tourism?

For many people the thought of a career in hospitality, leisure and tourism brings up images of chefs, fitness instructors and overseas reps….and nothing else! Well of course, these are all careers that fall within these sectors, but there is so much more to consider….in fact much, much more, the hospitality industry alone employs 1 in every 10 people in the UK, that's over 2.5 million people working in more than 30,000 establishments. Also, 1 in every 5 new jobs fall into this sector with anoth...