Travel and Tourism Program

Program Highlights

Do you dream about traveling? Do you want a career that can take you anywhere in the world? Fleming’s Tourism and Travel program offers you the opportunity to learn about different destinations and cultures around the world. You will learn and explore the different career opportunities that will open the world of travel to you.

- Enhance leadership and practical skills needed to work for tour operators, destination marketing organizations, travel agencies, tourism and travel service providers

- Opportunity to travel to a country and experience the volunteer tourism niche that is growing today

- Learn the key elements of business and focus on tourism and travel courses such as - Discovering Destinations, Travel Products, Tourism Marketing, Tour Operations, Adventure and Ecotourism, Tourism Trends and Airfare and Reservations Systems

- 200 hour field placement requirement provides practical experience and career opportunities

- An optimum blend of hands-on experience, as well as theory

What it Takes to Succeed

strong customer service orientation
excellent interpersonal skills, problem solving ability
flexibility -- especially in regard to working hours
organizational ability
second language skills
experience in any sector of tourism of a service-oriented business is an asset.

Career Opportunities
Positions you can obtain upon graduation include:

tour escort
travel counsellor
tourism marketing manager
meetings/special events co-ordinator
tour operator/reservationist
hotel front desk associate
cruise line/resort activities director
visitor information counsellor

Campus Location:	Peterborough Peterborough, Ontario Canada
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