Preparing for Employment in Travel and Tourism

Designing a travel brochure is a classic project that will help your class members develop a variety of skills, such as researching informational texts, designing creative visual products, and communicating what you have learned.

What is the difference between physical capital and human capital, and in which should you invest? While considering the concept of return on investment, take a look at the payoffs and consequences of investing in training and education.

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. And so begins your invigorating, innovative learning experience in the JFK Challenge app! Learners choose from two "missions" and...

Students examine how different organizations use selling. They interpret data and analyze customer needs. They practice their selling skills in a sports tourism market.

Students examine the need for market research. In this tourism lesson, students use new vocabulary and research more about a tourism organization. They develop market research action to an organization.

Students identify the stages in recruitment and selection for the tourism business. They develop a flowchart involved when appointing someone to a position. They analzye their own strengths and weaknesses.

Context is key when it comes to historical research. Prior to field research, class members learn as much as they can about the site they are going to visit. Groups investigate and prepare presentations about the history of the site, the...

Students research the career opportunities in the travel and tourism industry. They work together to identify the entry requirements for some positions. They analyze their own strengths and weaknesses.

Students explore the types of travel and tourism organization. They carry out research into different organisations and find out about the structure of some travel companies. They investigate takeovers in the travel and tourism industry.

Eleventh graders define and consider the traits of different types of travel and tourism such as: eco-tourism, pilgrimages, business travel, etc.) students create a set of criteria for one type of tourism or travel.