Hospitality - Les Roches International School of Hotel Management

INTRODUCTION
Do you enjoy working with people and
making them happy? Are you interested
in a career that offers challenge, variety
and advancement? Would you like the
opportunity to see the world while you
earn a very comfortable living? Then a
career in hospitality management could
offer you a high degree of professional
success and personal fulfillment.
Hospitality and tourism is one of the
world’s largest, most diverse and most
dynamic industries. It is vast, offering
a broad variety and an enormous
number of jobs across the globe. In
fact, according to the World Travel and
Tourism Council, hospitality and tourism
employs more than 235 million people
worldwide! And career prospects in the
industry remain strong. Year after year,
hospitality and tourism is among the
fastest-growing industries in the world.
One of the primary reasons the multibillion-dollar
hospitality industry is
so popular is the wide range of career
opportunities it offers across so many
different types of businesses and
organizations all around the world:
• Hotels and resorts
• Restaurants and foodservice
• Cruise ships and airlines
• Theme parks and casinos
• Meeting and event planning
• Recreation and sports management
• Tourist destinations and attractions
With its size, strong track record of
growth and abundant employment
options, it is no wonder the hospitality
industry attracts such tremendous
interest from such large numbers of
students. And today the industry is more
fast-paced and competitive than ever.
So for those seeking to begin a career
as a hospitality professional, a higher
education in hospitality management is
essential.
But there are so many hospitality
careers available. How are you supposed
to determine which one is best for you?
How can you figure out what kind of
hospitality management to study?
That’s what this booklet is all about.
It will give you a brief overview of
hospitality management jobs at all levels
and an introduction to some of the skills
and responsibilities required. While job
classifications, scope, responsibilities
and level can vary from company
to company, the examples in the
following pages will give you a general
understanding of career development
opportunities.
After reading the overview in this
booklet, you’ll know more about how the
hospitality industry works. You’ll have a
better sense of which jobs seem right
for you. And you’ll probably be even
more excited about a future career in
hospitality!
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