What do you study in Tourism and Travel Services Management and what do you do after graduation?

Tourism and Travel Services Management is one of the majors that is always in the Top of the most chosen by candidates in every university admission season. So, what do you study in Tourism and Travel Services Management and what do you do after graduation? Let's find out through the article below!

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What is Tourism and Travel Services Management?

Tourism and Travel Services Management is a field of study that includes a synthesis of activities related to the process of tourism management and operation, including 04 areas:

• Accommodation sector;
• Travel Sector;
• Tourist Transport Sector;
• Fields of food, entertainment, sports, health care....

Graduates of this major can choose to “start a business” in one of four fields to develop themselves. Therefore, students choosing this major are considered to have the greatest job opportunities in the Tourism industry.

What to study in Tourism and Travel Services Management and what to do after graduation are the concerns of all young people before choosing a career.

What do you study in Tourism and Travel Services Management?

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Students studying Tourism and Travel Services Management will be able to access, research and learn about basic knowledge of the industry and majors, such as: Vietnam tourism geography, Culture and customs, Psychology and communication, tourism statistics, Event management - Mice, Logistics management in services, Human resource management in tourism, Hotel - travel business administration...

In particular, this major provides students with in-depth knowledge and skills in the tourism industry, such as: Operations and management of Reception, Room Service, Restaurant; Tour Guide Operations, Tour Operation and Design, Travel Agency...

In particular, students of the Faculty of Tourism, Dai Nam University are trained in professional skills at the school's practice facilities with a system of 3-star, 4-star, 5-star hotels and travel companies.

Students of the Faculty of Tourism, Dai Nam University practice at the school's hotel system.

Grasping the development trend, global integration in training and the need for language as well as competitive advantages in the job market, the Faculty of Tourism of Dai Nam University has built a training program to help students approach and develop their second foreign language skills. Accordingly, in addition to English as a compulsory foreign language, students of the Faculty of Tourism can choose to study 1 of 3 foreign languages: Chinese/Japanese/Korean.

In addition, students also focus on comprehensive development of soft skills such as communication skills, teamwork, negotiation, situation handling, presentation, etc.

What can you do after graduating from Tourism and Travel Services Management?

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According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the entire industry needs about 40,000 more workers each year. Meanwhile, the number of students graduating from the major each year is only about 15,000 and only more than 12% of them have college or university degrees or higher.

A summary report on the current status of human resources in Vietnam's tourism industry in recent years also shows that only 43% of workers in the industry are professionally trained, and more than 50% of workers are very weak in foreign languages.

This shows that the demand for human resources, especially high-quality human resources, in the tourism industry is very large. Especially in the time of "safe, flexible adaptation, effective control of the COVID-19 epidemic", the Vietnamese tourism industry will fully reopen from March 15, 2022.

After graduation, Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management can take on job positions such as:

1. Tour guide, working at Tour operating and designing agencies, operating tourism service companies at tourist destinations and areas, providing tourist transportation services at domestic and foreign companies or non-governmental organizations...
2. Specialist in charge of Marketing, customer marketing, organizing events - conferences - exhibitions... for companies in the travel and accommodation sector...
3. Specialists working at departments, agencies, and branches of tourism or organizations, research agencies, and teaching tourism at training facilities.
4. Specialist, supervisor, manager of hotel reception, airport, building, restaurant, housekeeping, hotel marketing, human resource management, administration.....
5. Graduating and working in the field of Tourism and Travel Services Management also means that there are many development opportunities for students who want to assert themselves and develop independent business capabilities. A trend that is prioritized in the post-covid period and the country's transition to a digital economy.

The starting salary ranges from 10-15 million/month depending on the job position. In particular, Tourism - Travel is an industry with no limit on income and has great potential for self-development.

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Rosamia Danang 5-star hotel - one of the practice hotels of Dai Nam University Tourism students.

Admission methods for Tourism and Travel Services Management at Dai Nam University in 2024

- Method 1: Consider the results of the 2024 high school graduation exam.

- Method 2: Consider high school academic results (Consider academic records).

Admission is based on the total average score of the 11th grade year and the 1st semester of the 12th grade according to the subject group for admission. Admission score = (Score of subject 1 + Score of subject 2 + Score of subject 3). Score of subject 1 = (Average score of the entire 11th grade year, subject 1 + Average score of semester 1, subject 1, grade 12)/2; Score of subject 2 and score of subject 3 are calculated similarly to Score of subject 1.

Admission is based on the total average score of the 12th grade year according to the subject group for admission. Admission score = (Score of subject 1 + Score of subject 2 + Score of subject 3). In which, Score of subject 1 = Average score of the entire 12th grade year for subject 1; Score of subject 2 = Average score of the entire 12th grade year for subject 2; Score of subject 3 = Average score of the entire 12th grade year for subject 3.

- Method 3: Direct admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the School.

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