Ever been on vacation and thought, “I'd like to do this for a living?”
While a career in hospitality and tourism isn't exactly a vacation (just ask any hotel or casino manager), it is a field packed with opportunity. Indeed, trends like the rapid growth of tourism and hospitality in Asia and the application of new technology have made the industry an even more alluring destination for business-minded people.
An MBA degree with a hospitality focus, or a specialized master’s in tourism, can differ substantially from a more generalized MBA in a couple of ways.
According to Larry Yu, chair of George Washington University’s department of tourism and hospitality management, “the hospitality industry is really hands-on, and it places a considerable amount of emphasis on real-world experience.”
With this in mind, many specialized MBA programs tend to recruit students who already have experience in related industries. Because the hospitality industry is fundamentally hands-on, in order to excel in and after a specialized MBA, it’s important to have some kind of practical experience within the industry
In general, graduates of a hospitality and tourism degree program have many options open to them. They can go into the travel sector, restaurant and catering operations, e-commerce, senior living facilities, cruise lines, casino and gaming operations; the list goes on and on, and is getting longer Indeed, one of the benefits of having such a degree is that it will allow you to work all over the world, because people need hotels, restaurants, and casinos just about everywhere. And, while it’s true that working in internationally is not exactly the same as taking an extended international vacation, the experience can certainly be rewarding, engaging, and profitable.
Specialized programs brace students for huge growth and technological revolution.
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