ITB Berlin News 2019 - Preview Edition

SPECIAL FEATURE
EDUCATION / TRAINING
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Make tourism a career…
yes you can!
Experts at ITB Berlin 2019 to offer tips to job-seekers on how
to plan careers
ITB Berlin is THE place to launch a career in the industry.
From March 6-10, students, young professionals, qualified
tourism professionals and newcomers visiting the world’s
leading travel trade show can obtain qualified advice on
tourism career and training opportunities at the ITB Career
Centre in Hall 11.1.
Job seekers can make direct
contact with the personnel
managers of tourism companies
and personally get to know
prospective employers. Around
30 national and international
universities, technical colleges,
professional academies and
other service providers will be
presenting their courses and
advanced training.
Young professionals can also
take advantage of the individual
career advice on offer from the
Federal Employment agency
as well as free application form
checks. Interested visitors can find
out about the tourism job market
and its opportunities from experts
during the four-day programme
of stage events as well as at the
Young Professionals Day at the
ITB Berlin Convention.
placements at the employment
agency in Suhl, says: “Every
year, the ITB Career Centre
gives newcomers, specialists
and executives an opportunity
to have personal meetings with
different employers from the
tourism and hotel industry. Expert
colleagues representing the career
advisory service, the International
Placement Service, the EURopean
Employment Services (EURES),
the Austrian Employment
Market Service, as well as
contacts representing the project
‘MeerArbeit – Jobperspektive
Kreuzfahrt’ will also be on hand.
“Anyone looking to start their
careers or change their job in
this industry should not miss this
opportunity. Visitors to the ITB
Career Centre will be well advised
ANYONE
LOOKING TO
START THEIR
CAREERS OR
CHANGE THEIR
JOB IN THIS
INDUSTRY
SHOULD NOT
MISS THIS
OPPORTUNITY
professionals for job applications
which visitors can take home
free of charge. Finally, we will
check their application forms
and together with the applicants
ensure that they are up-to-date.’
THE STAGE IS SET
FOR THE ITB YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS DAY
The stage at the ITB Career Centre
is where newcomers to the global
travel industry can get valuable
advice for planning their careers.
In addition to tips on how to get
On Wednesday, March 6, at the
ITB Berlin Convention, the focus
of the stage events will be on
the ITB Young Professionals Day.
In keynote speeches, interviews
and at panel discussions, senior
decision-makers from the tourism
industry will offer an insight into
the working world of the travel
sector.
Sören Hartmann, CEO of DER
Touristik Group and board
member of the REWE Group,
will be drawing on long years of
experience when he talks about
opportunities in tourism and the
key to success in an industry that
is facing major change.
Under the heading of ’Travel
agencies as a point of entry’
Thomas Bösl, managing director
of Raiffeisen-Tours RT-Reisen
GmbH, will talk about how travel
sales can be the cornerstone of
successful careers and lucrative
business models.
Markus Heller, managing director
of Dr. Fried und Partner, will talk
about mega industry trends and
highlight their impact on the
travel industry, while Ingo Lies,
founder and managing director
of the Berlin-based tour operator
Chamäleon Reisen, will talk about
motivation and emotive appeal in
the business environment.
Careers Fair
They can also find out about a
possible travel industry career
from the ITB Job Wall, which has
more than 200 job vacancies.
André Nickel, who is responsible
for hotel and restaurant job
to bring job their application
forms and qualifications along.
This year, styling specialists and
photographers will be making
applicants appear in a positive
light with our ‘cheese and click’
service. We are offering photos by
started and business etiquette,
potential employers will be
holding creative presentations at
the Company Slam. At the Elevator
Pitch, universities will give an
introduction to their academic
services with brief lectures.
The Young Professionals Day
will be rounded off with the
annual presentation of the DGT
Science Award. Together with ITB
Berlin, Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Tourismuswissenschaft will be
honouring outstanding papers in
the categories Best Dissertation,
Best Newcomer Paper, Best Paper
on Sustainability in Tourism and
Best Paper on Digitalisation in
Tourism
Hall 11.1
ITB BERLIN NEWS • Wednesday 27 th February 2019