To discover and explore new things is the natural desire in every human being. Hence people like to travel and have been doing so for centuries. With modern means of transportation, travelling has also changed its meaning and has become an important leisure activity. Travel and leisure are a big industry today, worth more than 900 billion Euros.
Essentially travel and leisure industry is an industry covering the following sectors of the economy along with related products and services-
- Entertainment
- Recreation
- Tourism
- Travel
It’s easy to see that there are huge job potential in travel and leisure sector.
Entertainment can be defined as any activity which provides enjoyment to people in their leisure time. Entertainment industry includes operas, movies, television, theatre, music, sports, games, videogames, etc. There is a great need of creative people in such professions. You can work as an animator if you find cartoons interesting, if you are good at acting you can try your hands in films or television, if you have a mesmerizing voice or are good at playing guitars try a career in music. The opportunities are unlimited here!
Recreation differs from leisure in the sense that it is designed specifically for therapeutic refreshment of the body and the spirit. There are Bachelor of Arts program available in this field which help if you want to excel in this segment. Besides time-honored sectors like art, restaurants, writing, amusement parks, yoga etc certain new fields of employment like skiing, bungee jumping, adventure tourism and motor sports have emerged which have a surplus of job opportunities.
Tourism sector is a major employment generator in many countries, so much that it is the largest contributor in the G.D.P. of certain countries like Mauritius. You can find jobs in tour agencies that are a big business and many expert operators have gone online to attract more potential clients. For being a tour operator, first condition is that you must enjoy travelling. Then there are additional things that help like being multilingual, and having good communication skills.
Travelling sector includes all forms of travel. Talking about travel and leisure industry, air lines are seen as the most common because they carry the largest number of tourists. However besides air, sea and land are also important means of travel especially considering domestic tourism. Sea cruises, in addition are also popular internationally. Air travel industry employs a large number of people including pilots, flight attendants and stewards. Often these careers are highly glamorized career. However airlines employ more people in the form of ground staffs as technicians, baggage checker, ticket agents and passenger service agents such as airline lounge employees.
Travel and leisure sector has taken a hit recently in the wake of global war on terrorism and pandemic like S.A.R.S. (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and more recently swine flu. This has cost the industry billions of dollars. Also entertainment industry is facing stiff competition from internet for precious advertising dollars. The global recession has also taken a toll on this industry. But travel and leisure being an inherent human nature is sure to recover. This industry is sure to bounce back soon.
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Why choose particular hotel ?
* Location: say i want to be in the times square of new york or in the downtown of niagara falls, i want to be as close as possible when money is not an issue (ie money means my vacation budget)
* Money/Budget/Rate: when money /budget are tight, I will pick a hotel that is the cheapest but with nice accomodations – not flea
* Kids: when with kids we want to stay at a place with the best indoor fun: ie water park
* Brand Recognition: if its a trip across the states and 2 brands come into view, I will pick the one that I have had better experience with
* Perks: if there are 2 very closely competing hotels (side by side) I will pick the one that offers free continental breakfast and whatever other incentive/perq
It is not prohibited but you will have to:
Be current on your annual counter-terrorism briefing
Have your S-2 give you a safety briefing on the place you are going.
Have your commander approve leave to that location.
Actually, I plan hard before I go to any vacation. I post request to tour operators so I get itineraries that will fit my desire plan trip. Then I finish and set everything that I have at work so I will not think about it when i'm somewhere.
Actually, smart travel agents are thriving in the era of TripAdvisor and online booking engines. The key word in that sentence is "smart."
The online booking sites have relieved travel agents of the least profitable bookings — those for cheap, point-to-point air and bargain basement trips. The most successful travel agents are specializing in high-ticket, high-margin travel products that are sold best person-to-person and by building relationships built on trust and expertise with customers who want personalized service and who will remain loyal for years.
The best travel agents make over $50,000 a year. A select few earn over $100,000.
So your plan is a good one. Just remember to sell on value, not on price.
It all depends on your budget. For me among the best are
Baguio City, Ifugao rice Terraces, Pearl Farm in Davao, El Nido in Palawan, Pagudpod in Ilocos sur, beaches in La Union.
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it all depends on you… what relaxes you? just sitting in front of the beach, going to museums, cycling?
leisure travel is for you to come back relaxed and if climbing everest makes you get that feeling then go for it. (i don't suggest everest…)
personally i like the beach and for me the best thing in life is just sitting in a hammock with coconut at hand just rocking back and forth.
no it's too much hassle to have to worry about it.
You will never get a grant for leisure travel. I have travelled around the world, and the only grants that either I or my friends have gotten have been for educational or archeological research.
You can't get something for nothing.