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What is Hospitality/Travel and Tourism Management Really?

In theory what is it?

It basically helps you understand the Hospitality Industry and provides for you cutting-edge information on whats expected of you there. You can learn culinary, hospitality management skills, travel/tourism, and other interesting topics that obtain to your future career.

What is it used for?

People who want to become: Hotel/Motel Managers, Convention Services Managers, travel/resort consultants, stuff like that

What does the major actually entail - work-wise?

hands on activities, internships, (field study), lectures, discussions, etc.

What kind of jobs do you get with it?

Jobs at Major hotels like, Sheraton, Hilton, Marriot, Houston, etc.

What are the fellow students like (personalitywise) in it?

open, kind, show great hospitality when helping out

Common Misconceptions

Not really any: everyone knows its a great major with a great opportunities.
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Other Major unemployment rate

_ Other All Majors
Unemployed %11 %9
Minimum Wage %5 %4
All Others %81 %86
More: Unemployment for all Majors *** not counting stay at home parents *** not counting those currently in grad school

Are things going well in Other?

Going Well %78
Not Going Well %22
More: All Majors Satisfaction ??? This is a social "life satisfaction" question. Overall, would people who graduated with a degree in Other say that their life is going well? It could be interpreted in terms of stress, salary, long hours, future prospects, etc. *** not counting those currently in grad school

Graduates who stayed in Other

Still in Field %56
Got out %44
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