HOSPITALITY, CULINARY ARTS AND TOURISM - A Taste of the World.
Possible Career Options
Hospitality - Managerial/Executive Positions in Hotels, Resorts, Clubs, Cruise Liners, Restaurants, Events and Conventions, Theme Parks, Food Service, health and Fitness
Tourism - Travel Consultant, Tourism Bereau Manager, Incentive-Travel Specialist, Destination Development Specialist, Online Travel Support Officer, Event Manager, Meeting and Convention Planner, Theme Park Manager, Entertainment Manager.
Culinary Arts - Executive Chef, Sous Chef, Chef de partie, Section Chef, F & B Manager, Product Development Manager, Restaurant Manager, Caterer, Kitchen Controller, Food Critic, Food Researcher, Food Consultant, Food Production Manager, Product Development Manager, Food Service Manager.
Never before travelling has been this convenient or diverse. A simple click of the mouse can send you hopping into a plane fro a shopping spree in a metropolitan city, or for a taste of exquisite native culture and cuisine.
There is an ever-increasing number of globe-trotters and futhermore, experts have predicted that hospitality, culinary and tourism industries will continue to expand rapidly throughout the world in the coming years. This translates into a large and varied number of job opportunities for professionals in every nook and corner of the world.
In very broad terms, hospitality covers all that is done to ensure guests have a fulfilling experience and are well taken care of through food and lodging, recreational services, entertainment, events and services such as transportation and health and fitness. Whereas tourism is a highly specialised intricate business that covers, for instance, destination management and marketing, airline marketing, tour planning and packaging. In the case of the professionals in the culinary arts industry, they do far more than plan out tantalizing menus and concoct exotic beverages. There are dietery issuesto be worked out, hygiene and sanitation levels have to meet international standards, not to mention the overall management of the establishment has to be world-class standards.
