responsibility for maintaining, and CAREERS IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY anticipating need for, a range of processes concept of a career path shows the career and functions in order to improve operations progression available in each segment of the and cut expenses. hospitality industry. TOURISM CAREER PATHS is a dynamic, evolving, consumer-driven the career progression available in each force. segment of the hospitality industry. DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF CAREER GOALS TRAVEL AND TOURISM COUNCIL are targets. Things, positions, situations 1. Tourism for prosperity and peace related to your professional life that you 2. Long-term prospects tourism vision have set your mind on achieving. 3. World tourism 4. Cruise ships SELF-ASSESSMENT AND PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM Assess our current strength and weakness improved tax revenue and personal income, and determine what we need to improve on increased standards of living, and more if we are going to reach our goal. employment opportunities. PROFESSIONALISM AND ETIQUETTE DIFFERENT PROMOTERS OF TOURISM Professionalism communicates respect. 1. Tour Operation Respect is communicated through verbals 2. Travel Agencies and non-verbals. 3. Commission Caps PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 4. Travel Corporation is an organization with members who work 5. Corporate Travel Manager in or share an interest in a specific job field 6. Travel and Tour Wholesalers or industry. 7. Certificate Travel Counselor ETHICS A set of moral principles and values that DO PEOPLE TRAVEL people use to answer questions about right Visiting friends and relatives, Health, and wrong, it is also about our personal Enlightenment, education, Beauty, nature value systems. and national parks, Religion, Indulgence, Ethical dilemma in Hospitality Sports, Festival, Shopping, Fun of the trip, an ethical dilemma is a complex situation Gaming, Adventure, Heritage, Ecotourism, that often involves apparent mental conflict Attractions. between moral imperatives, in which to obey DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFFERENT one would result in transgressing another. PEOPLE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN 1. Scenic beauty BUSINESS 2. Pleasant attitudes of local people is the success if it would be profitable and 3. Suitable accommodations prosperous. 4. Rest and relaxation 5. Airfare cost 6. Historical and cultural interest Different Success in Service we need to: 7. Cuisine 1. Focus on the guest. 8. Water sport 2. Understand the role of the gust-contact 9. Entertainment employee. 10. Shopping facilities’ 3. Weave a service culture into education 11. Sport and training systems. 4. Emphasize high-touch instead of just HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT high-tech. is a career path that typically falls under the 5. Thrive on change. hotels, resorts, and lodging industry. HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT Privately Owned Hotels – the owner is covers everything from lodging to entirely responsible for the operational and entertainment to retail. financial success of the hotel. HOTEL MANAGEMENT Franchising – an arrangement between a is typically limited to hotels. business owner in which hotel property is ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN operated under a hotel chain franchise THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS SECTOR agreement. 1. Guest satisfaction Leased Hotels - the owner leases it to a 2. Intangible corporation, chain, or individual hotel for a 3. Inseparability specified period. 4. Perishability REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY is organized as a partnership, corporation, 1. Planning trust, or association that invests directly in 2. Organizing real estate. 3. Implementing CLASSIFICATION OF HOTELS 4. Measuring of those managers counseling 1. City Center Hotels associates 2. Resort Hotels SERVICE PHILOSOPHY 3. Airport Hotels 1. Corporate Culture 4. Freeway Hotels and Motels 2. Mission Statement 5. Convention Hotels 3. Goal 6. Casino Hotels 4. Objectives 7. Convention Hotels 5. Strategy/Tactics 8. Full-service Hotels 9. Economy/Budget Hotels SERVICE 10. Extended Stay Hotel Act or means of serving to provide goods 11. All-suite Extended stay Hotels and services for and be of assisting to. VERTICAL INTEGRATION is an organization bringing together various industry sectors. MARKETING CONSORTIUM is offering similar benefits to properties as franchises, albeit at a lower cost.