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Options with travel and tourismA tr a v el a n d tou r ism cou r se offer s v oca t ion a l tr a in in g for th e in du str y a n d h elps y ou dev elop str on g bu sin essm a n a g em en t a n d com m u n ica t ion skills, br oa den in g y ou r job pr ospects

Job options

Jobs dir ect ly r ela ted to y ou r deg r ee in clu de:

Holida y r epr esen ta t iv e

Tou r m a n a g er

Tou r ism officer

Tou r ist in for m a tion cen tr e m a n a g er

Tr a v el a g en cy m a n a g er

Jobs w h er e y ou r deg r ee w ou ld be u sefu l in clu de:

Cu stom er ser v ice m a n a g er

Ev en t or g a n iser

Hotel m a n a g er

Ma r ket in g ex ecu t iv e

Ou tdoor a ct iv it ies/edu ca t ion m a n a g er

Rem em ber th a t m a n y em ploy er s a ccept a pplica t ion s fr om g r a du a tes w ith a n y deg r ee su bject , so don 't r estr icty ou r th in kin g to th e jobs listed h er e. To fin d ou t w h a t jobs w ou ld su it y ou , log in to My Pr ospects.

Work experience

Ga in a s m u ch pr a ct ica l ex per ien ce a s possible. Pa r t-t im e a n d v olu n ta r y oppor tu n it ies ca n be com bin ed w ithy ou r cu r r en t stu dy . It m a y be a g ood idea to w or k ev en in g s or w eeken ds in a h otel, t r a v el a g en cy or v isitora ttr a ct ion .

You cou ld a lso con sider su m m er w or k ex per ien ce or spen din g t im e w or kin g a br oa d. Th is cou ld in clu de w or kin ga t h olida y or th em e pa r ks, in a r esor t or a t su m m er ca m ps a br oa d. You cou ld a lso pu r ch a se a stu den t r a ilca r da n d tr a v el th r ou g h Eu r ope, w iden in g y ou r cu ltu r a l kn ow ledg e a n d la n g u a g e a bilit ies.

You m a y be a ble to ta ke pa r t in a n ex ch a n g e pr og r a m m e, spen din g som e t im e stu dy in g a br oa d tow a r ds y ou rdeg r ee. Con sider lookin g a t r elev a n t sh or t cou r ses, su ch a s TESOL or TEFL, w h ich m a y pr esen t oppor tu n it ies tow or k a br oa d tea ch in g En g lish la n g u a g e skills.

Sea r ch for pla cem en ts a n d fin d ou t m or e a bou t w or k ex per ien ce a n d in ter n sh ips.

Typical employers

Th e tr a v el a n d tou r ism sector com pr ises m a n y differ en t in du str ies a n d su b-in du str ies, in clu din g ser v ices su cha s r eta il t r a v el, cu r r en cy ex ch a n g e, tou r oper a tor s a n d tou r ist boa r ds. It a lso cov er s pa ssen g er tr a n spor tin clu din g coa ch , a v ia t ion , r a il a n d w a ter w a y s, a n d v isitor a t tr a ct ion s su ch a s m u seu m s, th em e pa r ks, zoos a n dh er ita g e sites.

A w ide r a n g e of a ccom m oda tion ser v ices a lso fa lls w ith in th is ca teg or y , in clu din g h otels a n d h olida y pa r ks.A ssocia ted w ith h otels a n d cor e bu sin ess oper a t ion s a r e con fer en ces a n d ev en ts, w h ich pr ov ide con sider a ble a ll-y ea r -r ou n d em ploy m en t oppor tu n it ies.

Fin d in for m a tion on em ploy er s in h ospita lity , tou r ism a n d spor t , ch a r it ies a n d v olu n ta r y w or k, bu sin ess,con su lt in g a n d m a n a g em en t a n d oth er job sector s.

Skills for your CV

Tr a v el a n d tou r ism g r a du a tes g a in kn ow ledg e a bou t pr odu cts, str u ctu r es a n d oper a t ion s w ith in th e tou r ismin du str y , lea r n in g a bou t tou r oper a tor s, a ir lin es, h otels a n d tou r ist boa r ds.

Th r ou g h a com bin a t ion of v oca t ion a l a n d a ca dem ic stu dy y ou lea r n a bou t th e r ela t ion sh ips betw een con su m er sa n d th e pr ov ider s of tou r ism ser v ices, a n d a bou t th e issu es r ela t in g to su sta in a bility a n d socia l r espon sibilityw ith in tou r ism .

Th e cou r se a lso equ ips y ou w ith a r a n g e of tr a n sfer a ble skills, in clu din g :

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lea der sh ip;

pr oblem -solv in g ;

IT skills;

r esea r ch a n d com m u n ica t ion skills;

pr esen ta t ion skills;

tea m w or k; a n d

th e a bility to w or k to dea dlin es.

Further study

Specific in -h ou se tr a in in g is likely to be a v a ila ble w ith in th e in du str y a n d is often en cou r a g ed to en h a n cepr om otion pr ospects a n d kn ow ledg e of pa r t icu la r issu es.

Relev a n t postg r a du a te stu dy in th is field in clu des cou r ses w ith a n em ph a sis on m a n a g em en t skills, pa r t icu la r lyin a r ea s su ch a s h ospita lity , h er ita g e a n d su sta in a bility . Postg r a du a te cou r ses in specia list a r ea s su ch a secotou r ism or r u r a l dev elopm en t m a y a lso be h elpfu l. Gen er a l bu sin ess topics su ch a s m a r ket in g or h u m a nr esou r ces cou ld be r elev a n t a n d ca n be a pplied a cr oss v a r iou s disciplin es.

For m or e in for m a tion on fu r th er stu dy a n d to fin d a cou r se th a t in ter ests y ou , see postg r a du a te stu dy in th e UKa n d sea r ch cou r ses a n d r esea r ch .

What do travel and tourism graduates do?

Nea lr y tw o-th ir ds of tr a v el a n d tou r ism g r a du a tes a r e in em ploy m en t six m on th s a fter fin ish in g th eir cou r se.A fter r eta il, ca ter in g a n d ba r w or k, th e m a jor ity of th ese a r e em ploy ed w ith in cler ica l a n d secr eta r ia loccu pa t ion s, a n d in com m er cia l, in du str ia l a n d pu blic sector m a n a g em en t.

A ppr ox im a tely 7 % u n der ta ke fu r th er stu dy , often of a v oca t ion a l in du str y r ela ted n a tu r e, a n d ju st u n der 4 % ofth ose w or k w h ile stu dy in g .

Gra du a t e dest in a t ion s for t ra v el a n d

t ou rism

Dest in a t ion s Percen t a ge

Em ploy ed 6 4 .6 %

Fu rt h er st u dy 6 .9 %

Workin g a n d st u dy in g 3 .7 %

Un em ploy ed 1 2 .9 %

Ot h er 1 1 .9 %

T y pes of work en t ered in t h e UK

Percen t a ge

Ret a il , ca t erin g a n d ba r work 2 5 .7 %

Clerica l a n d secret a ria l 1 9 .5 %

Com m ercia l a n d pu blic

m a n a gem en t1 5 .6 %

Bu sin ess a n d fin a n cia l 8 .6 %

Ot h er 3 0.6 %

Fin d ou t w h a t oth er g r a du a tes a r e doin g six m on th s a fter fin ish in g th eir deg r ees in Wh a t Do Gr a du a tes Do?

Gr a du a te dest in a t ion s da ta fr om th e Hig h er Edu ca t ion Sta t ist ics A g en cy .

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