Join a rapidly growing, global industry.
Are you a people-person with a passion for ensuring everyone is having a great time? Is multi-tasking and keeping calm under pressure second nature to you? If you’re looking to join a growing, global industry on the lookout for qualified graduates with customer service and managerial skills, then an exciting career in hospitality could be your perfect match.
Get a head start by studying abroad
So why should you study Hospitality abroad? An international education will help to prepare you for work and life in an international industry. By choosing to study overseas, you’re already demonstrating your desire to travel, meet new people and experience different cultures – all essential qualities in the hospitality industry. This all sounds very exciting, but what if you’re concerned about your grades, your language level or fitting in as an international student? An International Foundation or an International Year One can help you to take that first step to studying a Hospitality degree at a UK university.
Explore a world of opportunities
With positive trends forecast for the coming years, hospitality is among some of the fastest growing industries in the world. According to analysis by the World Travel & Tourism Council, travel and tourism alone supports one in 10 jobs worldwide, with this figure set to rise over the next 10 years.
By studying a Hospitality degree you’ll become a part of this rapidly expanding, global industry, and be presented with many opportunities – to travel and work in an interesting variety of roles worldwide. In fact, you may find you have your pick of high-skilled starting positions due to talent gaps: in some regions, tourism is developing faster than the resources available to train professional hospitality managers. You can use the business and management skills you learn as part of your Hospitality degree to meet this demand.
Draw upon your passion for people
You’ll be familiar with some areas within the hospitality industry, probably using them on a daily basis. Hotels, restaurants and bars form part of this diverse industry, but so do travel and tourism, events and sports management. Have you ever wanted to organise a music festival, manage a five-star hotel or start your own tourism business? All these and more are possibilities with a Hospitality degree.
One thing all hospitality careers have in common is a focus on people and customer service. In hospitality, you can make the difference between someone having an OK time and a great time. If you love dealing with people, you’ll be a pro at providing exceptional customer service – and we all know that happy customers are good for business.
Make the most of your language skills
When it comes to hospitality, language skills are a big bonus. For many careers in the industry, a good standard of English is essential. But hospitality businesses especially like multilingual staff who can talk to their customers in their native language. Studying in the UK will no doubt improve your English, but if you feel it needs a little boost, there are many English language courses available. Being an international student also puts you at an advantage, as you’ll be experienced at working with people from different backgrounds and have a greater understanding and appreciation of different cultures.
Graduate with the skills for your global career
Hospitality degrees can be as diverse as the industry itself and tend to be highly vocational. Expect to be introduced to the world of hospitality and learn how the industry works. Building on your enthusiasm for working with people, you’ll be taught the managerial and customer service skills you’ll need to succeed. Hospitality is an industry where commercial awareness is crucial, and you can develop this through work experience. Many Hospitality degrees include a work placement, which can be invaluable. Often abroad, a placement combines your desire to travel with preparing for a global career. You may even be offered a job at the end of your placement!
Study an International Foundation in Hospitality, Events and Tourism at INTO London World Education Centre
Study an International Foundation in Business, Hospitality and Tourism at INTO University of Gloucestershire
Study an International Year One in Hospitality, Events and Tourism at INTO University of Gloucestershire
