PROFESSION

Travel and Tourism Manager

Name:
Mike Ward

Degree:
Sports Tourism Management

Employer:
Gullivers Sports Travel

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A day in the life of a...
Travel and Tourism Manager

Job Description
A Travel & Tourism Manager research and arrange sports tour and holidays for schools, clubs, and universities. 

A day in a life of someone working in Travel & Tourism
Travel & tourism is always changing, you find yourself constantly learning something new and having to be ready to adapt to daily changes. 

At the start of my day, I usually catch up with emails that have come in, answering questions and queries that clients may have about their tour. I then spend time talking to clients about what they want to achieve from their tour and updating their tour itinerary to make their tour a success. 

Working outside of the office can be a very rewarding experience - one day I can be assisting with our various sporting festivals & tournaments and another day I can be taking clients abroad on familiarisation trips to countries as far as Canada, Australia and the Caribbean.

3 great things about being a Travel and Tourism Manager

 

1. Learning and understanding different cultures and ways of life
   
2. The chance to travel around the world and develop yourself
   
3. The chance to meet and speak to people from different countries around the world
   
3 not so great things about being in travel & tourism
   
1. Travel is not the best paid sector but the opportunities for travelling more than compensate if this is your passion
   
2. Travel and Tourism is a competitive sector as it appeals to a lot of people
   
3. A lot of time can be spent doing pre-tour administration. You are not always travelling around the world but when you do, it certainly makes up for it

 

Qualifications recommended you gain

 

• Learn to speak a different language. • Gain qualifications in tourism management, sports tourism management and events management. • Develop good basic office and administration skills.
   
3 opportunities and experiences you recommend people gain?
   
1. Take the time to travel. Whether you take short trips to Europe or spend months trekking around Australia and New Zealand, through travel you will gain knowledge into different cultures and you will also learn so much about yourself
   
2. Try to get experience in the industry. Volunteer for events to gain experience of dealing with people. This will be invaluable to working in the travel and tourism field
   
3. Gain some experience working in an office and developing your communication skills
   
Salary range?
£15,000 - £45,000

 

Where to study...

You can study a BSc in Sports Tourism at;

Coventry University
University of Bedfordshire
University of Gloucestershire
University of Lincoln


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www.skillsactive.com

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