Career Opportunities
Qualified graduates may hold positions such as: front office supervisor, housekeeping supervisors, supervisors and assistant managers in food and beverage operations, coordinators in human resources, marketing and sales. Many graduates hold senior management positions in hotels and restaurants in Europe, USA, Asia and the Caribbean.
Exchange Opportunities
Students have the opportunity to study and travel overseas. Study abroad experiences are undertaken with international universities and colleges in Asia, Europe and the Caribbean.
Transfer Options
? Qualified graduates of this program may be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study at many postsecondary institutions.
? Travel benefits, such as reduced rates for transportation and accommodations, attract many people to this occupation.
? Training at a postsecondary vocational school or college or university is increasingly important for getting a job.
? New developments in Internet technology, allowing people to access travel information from their personal computers and make their own travel arrangements, will limit the need for travel agents in the future.
? Small businesses account for 94 percent of the travel and tourism industry, but "small" does not equal insignificant:
Demands and Challenges
Before and Post Graduate
? Difficult to find Jobs / Job Opportunity is not that high. Especially in the Philippines, it is very hard to find a hotel or restaurant in which you could be happy about your job. Internationally, job opportunity is fair.
? Salary is quite low especially on your first few ...