Career Exploration: Careers If You Like to Travel, 1^st Edition

ReferencePoint Press | 2020 | ISBN-13: 9781682825983

Young people who are uncertain about their future careers may want to start with what they enjoy or dream about—like travel, for instance. A wide variety of careers involve travel, from flight attendant to hospitality manager, travel nurse, or English as a second language (ESL) teacher. What the jobs entail, what they pay, and future prospects are discussed, along with insight from industry experts.

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Driving Tourism through Creative Destinations and Activities, 1^st Edition

Business Science Reference | 2017 | ISBN-13: 9781522520177

Tourism has become a booming industry within the last few decades, and with the help of many new unique destinations and activities, creative tourism will continue this upward trajectory for the foreseeable future. Tourism helps stimulate economies, decrease unemployment, promote cultural diversity, and overall has a positive impact on the world. This book provides a comprehensive discussion on the most unique, emerging tourism topics and trends. Featuring engaging topics such as social networking, destination management organizations, tourists’ motivations, and service development, this publication is a pivotal resource of academic material for managers, practitioners, students, and researchers actively involved in the hospitality and tourism industry.

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Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers, 1^st Edition

CRC Press | 2013 | ISBN-13: 9781466559455

Maintain peace of mind while you are working or living abroad—wherever and however you travel. As an international traveler, you know there are risks. But are you doing everything you can to protect yourself and your belongings? Whether you’re traveling for work or pleasure, Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers enables you to prevent security incidents and react in lifesaving ways during a crisis. This comprehensive manual answers questions such as: Which criteria should you use for selecting the safest hotel or airline? How should you deal with corrupt officials? What are special considerations for women, families, elderly, or travelers with disabilities? What support can you expect from your organization and what are your responsibilities?

Tanya Spencer has traveled extensively to high-risk destinations and has trained thousands of people on how to safely navigate the complexities of international travel. Emphasizing prevention, the book covers medical, cultural, and political considerations, so you understand exactly what you must do before and while you’re abroad. It provides flexible frameworks, models, and tools that allow you to easily apply the wealth of tips and advice to any travel situation you might face. Before your next trip, benefit from these time-tested strategies for proactively managing travel risks.

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Who's Buying for Travel, 12^th Edition

New Strategist Publications | 2018 | ISBN-13: 9781937737610

The 12th edition of Who’s Buying for Travel is based on unpublished data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2014 Consumer Expenditure Survey. It examines how much Americans spend on getting out of town by the following demographics: age, income, high-income households, household type, race and Hispanic origin, region of residence, and education. To round out the spending picture, it also presents who-are-the-best-customers analyses of the data, showing the demographics of the best and biggest customers at a glance. The products and services examined in this report include airline and ship fares, lodging on trips, restaurant meals and alcohol purchased on trips, auto rentals on trips, luggage, recreational expenses on trips, etc. Also in this edition is a unique analysis of spending since the Great Recession.

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