What is Tourism and Travel Services Management?

What is the Tourism and Travel Services Management industry? What are the current human resource needs and career opportunities in the Tourism and Travel Services Management industry? What can you do after graduating from Tourism and Travel Services Management?... Let's find out with Dai Nam University through the article below!

Tourism and Travel Services Management has a strong attraction for students during each university admission season.

What is Tourism and Travel Services Management?

Tourism and Hospitality Management is a field of study that includes activities related to the management and operation of tourism in 4 areas:

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

By studying Tourism and Travel Services Management, students will be equipped with extensive knowledge of tourism, culture, solid professional skills in tour guiding, tour design, tour management and operation, tourism event design and management, etc.

After graduation, Bachelors of Tourism and Travel Services Management can work, even "start a business" to become their own boss in one of the four fields above to develop themselves.

As a “smokeless industry” with great development potential, high demand for human resources and wide-open job opportunities, the Tourism and Travel Services Management industry always holds the top position in the list of industries with the largest number of candidates applying for admission in each university admission season.

Tourism and Travel Services Management always holds the top position in the list of professions with the largest number of candidates applying for admission in each university admission season.

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

According to statistics, Vietnam's tourism industry currently needs about 485,000 workers in tourist accommodation establishments for a capacity of over 70%, of which about 45,000 administrative staff are needed.

It is forecasted that by 2025, the country will need 950,000 - 1,050,000 accommodation rooms and by 2030, 1,300,000 - 1,450,000 rooms. Thus, in 2025, the demand for labor in the tourism accommodation sector will be about 800,000 and in 2030 it will be more than 1 million. In the period of 2022 - 2030, on average, more than 60,000 workers will be needed each year.

Meanwhile, the number of students majoring in this field graduating 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 and has potential.

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

- 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...

- Specialist in charge of Marketing, customer marketing, organizing events - conferences - exhibitions... for companies in the travel and accommodation sector....

- Specialists working at departments, agencies, and branches of tourism or organizations, research agencies, and teaching tourism at training facilities.

- Specialist, supervisor, manager and operator of hotel reception, airport, building, restaurant, housekeeping, hotel marketing, human resource management, administration.....

- 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.

The demand for human resources, especially high-quality human resources, in the tourism industry is very large and has potential.

Why should you choose to study Tourism and Travel Services Management at Dai Nam University?

The Faculty of Tourism of Dai Nam University is the first and only training institution in the North that owns a system of 3-star, 4-star and 5-star practice hotels and a Travel Center to both do tourism business and serve as a practice, internship and vocational training facility for students.

In addition, the faculty also cooperates closely with more than 20 hotels and travel companies in the country and 03 foreign enterprises. Tourism students of Dai Nam University are trained in professional knowledge, professional skills, practical experience and paid internships in a variety of environments, ensuring mastery of all skills and ability to work immediately after graduation.

In particular, the training program and content teach core issues in accordance with the national competency framework, the ASEAN competency framework - MRA-TP on tourism and meet the EU's competencies on tourism; maximum experience between studying and practicing at the enterprise helps students easily grasp knowledge and have the skills to apply theory into practice. Graduates not only work domestically but also have the opportunity to work in countries in the region and internationally.

The Faculty of Tourism of Dai Nam University is the first and only training institution in the North that owns a system of 3-star, 4-star and 5-star practice hotels and a Travel Center to both do tourism business and serve as a practice, internship and vocational training facility for students.

The practical learning - practical work element in the job is divided into 3 levels: practice in class, practice at simulation facilities, practice at businesses - direct interaction with tourists. Therefore, many students have found part-time jobs at hotels and large travel companies in Hanoi right from the 2nd and 3rd year.

Training period is 3 years, studying 3 semesters/year, students graduate 1 year early, helping to save hundreds of dollars on accommodation, living expenses and enter the labor market early, having more career opportunities and personal development.

Dynamic, modern, well-connected learning ecosystem, reducing exam pressure with flexible testing and assessment methods suitable for learners' abilities and social requirements.

Student employment and entrepreneurship center supports 100% of students to have jobs immediately after graduation.

In addition, students are focused on developing soft skills such as communication skills, situation handling, customer persuasion, etc., along with foreign language skills such as English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. In addition, students are also trained in discipline and a positive attitude through the National Defense and Security Education Program at the school. Students are allowed to choose their favorite sports to create a habit of exercising and staying healthy and beautiful for life.

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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