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Format: 189 p.

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-281-28388-6 , 9786611283889 , 1-60557-085-0 , 1-4356-4778-5

Content: The travel-and-tourism industry is among the world's fastest-growing professions and because the industry has been experiencing such a boom there is great need for qualified tourism professionals. Tourism is one of the few industries that offers exciting, challenging and varied careers - plus fast promotions! Just some of the reasons why travel-and-tourism should be considered as a career choice include the facts that it is the: world's largest employer, the world's fastest-growing industry, with over seven sectors comprised in the industry you're sure to find an exciting job that suits your interests and there is guaranteed fun while associating with people on vacation and looking for a good time. In addition, global opportunities to travel and work around the world and pride in being a host to your own country or region offers workers with the benefit that each day is different, thus offering new opportunities and challenges. "Employment opportunities are growing at an impressive rate" says author, Gerald Mitchell. "In 2005, an additional 130 million new tourism jobs were created around-the-world with over 4oo different types of employment. These statistics are encouraging to those who have the right stuff to work in the tourism industry.'.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Intro -- Global Travel-Tourism Career Opportunities -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 Welcome to the Travel-Tourism Industry -- What is Tourism? -- New Jobs and Business Opportunities Are Waiting for You! -- Selling Tours for Profit -- Competition For Tourist Dollars -- Eight Essential "Pulling Powers" -- The Tourists are coming! Are you ready? -- Outbound Tourism -- Inbound Tourism -- Five Stages of a Visitor's Travel -- Chapter 2 Your Career in Travel-Tourism -- Seven great Reasons for a Travel-Tourism Career -- Unlimited Career Paths and Opportunities -- Getting Started: Overcoming A Lack of Experience -- Entering Travel-Tourism as a Front-Line Employee -- Experience -- Conditions -- Rewards -- Flexibility -- The Hours -- Salaries -- Never Traveled Abroad? -- Do You Have What It Takes To Work in Travel Tourism? -- What You Need to Succeed In Travel-Tourism -- Chapter 3 Where the Jobs Are: Travel Industry Sectors -- Six Industry Sectors … Plus One More! -- Sector 1: Retail Travel Agency -- Sector 2: Special Events, Conferences, and Convention Planing -- Sector 3: Government and Local Tourism Boards -- Sector 4: Transportation -- Sector 5: Airline Careers -- Sector 6: Theme Parks and Entertainment -- Sector One - Retail and Wholesale Travel Companies -- Industry Sub-Sect -- The Retail SubSector -- On the Job Duties and Responsibilities: -- The Wholesale SubSector ~ Careers as Tour Operators -- Wholesale SubSector ~ In-Bound Destination Management -- Lead An Exciting Career as an International Tour Director -- Sector Two - Tourism Services Providers Special Events, Conferences and Conventions Planner Professional Tour Guide Services -- Special Events, Conference and Convention Planner -- Nature Guiding Careers -- Duties of an Adventure, Recreational, and Instructor Tour Guide. , Advanced training opportunities for the adventure tour guide: -- Guides & -- Pro-Instructors for Ski Resorts -- Fishing Lodge Guide & -- Instructor -- Heritage - Cultural- Historian - Interpretive Guide Careers -- Museum Curator-Interpretive Guide Careers -- Sector Three - Working for Government, State & -- City Tourism Boards -- Convention Sales Manager -- Tourism Marketing Coordinator -- Visitor Information Counselor -- Working for the National and State Parks Service -- State/Regional Park Ranger "Smoky the Bear" -- City Parks Recreation Programmer -- Sector Four - Welcome to the Transportation Field -- Motor Coach-Rail-Cruise Lines-Airlines -- Motor Coach Driver/Charter and Local Sightseeing Conductor -- Charter Motor Coach - Tour Director -- Director of Sales and Marketing for Charter Motor Coach Companies -- Rail Service-Amtrak-North America -- Rail Engineer -- Railroad Conductor -- Cruise Lines Industry: "A Global Community" -- Passenger Service Representative -- Activities Director -- Sector Five - Airline Career and Employment Opportunities -- Airline Pilot -- Flight Attendant -- Airline Reservationists -- Customer Service Representatives -- Sector Six - Theme Parks-Attraction Centers and Broadway -- Attractions Ride Operator -- Sector Seven - Alternative Paths to Your Dream Job -- Travel Writer-Photographer -- Teacher-Trainer for the Hospitality-Tourism Industry -- Yacht Crew - River Boats -- Ski & -- Spa Industry -- Choosing the Ski Industry as a Career -- Choosing the Spa Industry as a Career -- Become a Private Pilot or Start Your Own Business -- Casino Employment Opportunities -- "E-Commerce TRAVEL" -- What Attracts You to the Travel Industry? -- Chapter 4 Owning Your Own Travel-Tourism Business -- Are You An Entrepreneur at Heart? -- Life Changes -- Assuming the Role of Self-Employed-Owner/Manager. , First Business Essential: Prepare a Comprehensive Plan -- When can you expect to start making money? -- Prepare a "To-Do" List In Your Startup Planning Stage -- Seven Profitable Business Opportunities -- Transportation -- Lodging -- Dining/Entertainment -- Retail gifts/Shopping -- Ground Services Touring -- Domestic and International Tour Directors -- Owning a Boat Charter Company or Being a River Boat Captain -- Visitor Accommodations ~ Providing a Place to Sleep -- Types of Accommodation Businesses -- Hotels -- Bed and Breakfasts and Farm/Ranch Vacation Sites -- Cabins, Cottages and Houseboats -- Campgrounds -- Youth Hostels -- Operating Duties for All Accommodations -- Catering to Travelers Who Want to Shop -- Visitors Need To Be Fed! ~ Restaurant Operations -- Starting Your Own Tour Guiding Company -- Providing a Tour Guide Service -- New Business Opportunities -- Heritage Interpreters -- Tour Guide-Adventure Tours -- Outdoor Adventure Guide -- Starting an In-Bound Destination Management Company -- Designing and Escorting Tours for the Physically Challenged -- Career Opportunities for International Tour Directors -- Five Key Considerations In Tour Promotion -- Becoming a Dream Merchant! -- Chapter 5 Your Road Map to Employment in Travel-Tourism -- Where the Jobs Are -- Let's Get Started! -- For High School and College Students ~ A Career Start Challenge -- For Adults -- Take a Career Step in the Right Direction -- Chapter 6 Preparing a Resume That Works! -- Your Resume is Your Introduction! -- Need help In Making a Career Choice? -- Now….Start Marketing Yourself! -- Enhance your Attraction Level -- Increase your Visibility -- Chapter 7 Resources Within the Tourism Industry -- Launching Your Career -- Chapter 8 Travel-Tourism Career Resource Guide -- An Alphabetical Guide to Career Resources -- Organizers of Group Tours Trade Shows and Conferences. , Government and State Tourism Offices -- Glossary Of Travel Terms -- The GEM Group Consulting Services. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-945439-14-8

Language: English