Career Path in Tourism Industry: Trends and Probability of Employment

The report outlines the career path in the tourism industry and discusses the trends on jobs in the industry. It also outlines the probability of securing a job in the hospitality industry once an individual is done with his or her study. The report further outlines the PESTEL analysis of the tourism industry in Canada so as to ascertain some of the factors that might have some impacts on the tourism sector.

Running Head: tourism industry 1
Communication skills
Student’s name
Course
University
Date

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Table of Contents
TOURISM INDUSTRY............................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................3
Career path in tourism industry...............................................................................................................4
Career experience in tourism industry....................................................................................................5
Probability of employment in tourism industry......................................................................................6
Wages.........................................................................................................................................................6
PESTEL ANALYSIS FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.....................................................................7
Labor market information........................................................................................................................8
Career objectives.......................................................................................................................................9
Career Approach in tourism industry...................................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................11
References................................................................................................................................................12
TOURISM INDUSTRY

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INTRODUCTION
Tourism industry is my major area of interest as a student. This is because of the increasing
demands for accommodation needs by various individuals who move from one country to
another for various purposes (Assaf & Magnini, 2012).My dream is to become an accounting
manager in a hotel within one to two years after my graduation. As a manager, I will be
responsible for the accounting and financial management of the hotel. The key role will be to
manage the accounting department, procurement function as well as the hotel’s electronic data
processing .The main objective of this report is to outline my career path in Tourism industry and
discuss the trends on jobs in the industry. The report is also going to outline the probability of
securing a job in the hospitality industry once an individual is done with his or her study.
Currently I’m pursuing management and accounting in Algonquin College. The combination is
very marketable because as a professional I can work in any industry hence hospitality industry
is my choice because of been widespread in Canada. The report shall further outline the PESTEL
analysis of the tourism industry in Canada so as to ascertain some of the factors that might have
some impacts on the tourism sector.
Career path in tourism industry
Career development in tourism sector comes from experience and service training
(Law,Leung,Lo, Leung & Fong, 2015). As a result, I always work voluntarily in the hotel of my

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choice during my long vacations out of college. I will look forward to be a volunteer in tourist
organization that perhaps, guide the tourists who come to visit Canada in the summer time. As a
result of interaction with people from different backgrounds, I will tremendously improve my
social and communication skills.
This is very crucial because it enables me to gain practical experience which shall be very vital
in my future career in the tourism industry as an accountant. I shall be ready to work in any
department in the hotel because it is usually very challenging for an individual to enter into a
senior position after graduating. As a result, I usually request to learn how various departments
in a hotel function so as to be flexible once I enter the hotel industry. Most of the highly ranked
individuals in the hospitality industry started from the bottom line to high positions hence I
aspire to develop my career through the progression from a tour operator, travel and airline agent
to be a full manager in the hotel department. I have too much passion for travelling, accounting
and management. This has inspired me to focus my career on tourism industry which shall
enhance my job satisfaction and fulfilment. From my own perception, most of the skills that have
value in the business sector are relevant in tourism industry more so if the skills are applied
effectively.
Career experience in tourism industry.
During my period of internship, I will as an attaché in the accounts department in one of the
hotels in my country. As an accounting manager, I will be in charge of verifying assets as well as

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expenditures for all activities. Further, I will seek to maximize income from restaurants, tour
operations, and other business ventures in the company. Consequently, the risk of losing funds
will act as a motivating factor when creating budgets as well as determining the viability of
business activities.
Tourism industry is one of the major contributors to the economic growth of my country.
Studying management and accounting enables me to learn more about preparation, presentation
and interpretation of financial records, which empowers investors, management, employees,
lenders, government and other stakeholders to make practical decisions and plan an effective
budget (Lamminmaki, 2012).It also equips me with skills on how to read and interpret
information on accounting in daily and annual businesses’ reports as well as financial reporting
within the tourism sector. It also assists me to become familiar with practice and principles of
presenting information to the top management.
Probability of employment in tourism industry.
My aim is to become an accountant manager at Sheraton on the fall hotel located near Niagara
Falls within two years after I graduate. This place is one of the leading tourists’ attraction sites in
Canada and it has a high visitor turnover (Becken & Hughey, 2013). Therefore, the

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establishment is always booked and accountants are usually occupied with handling the finances
of the business. In this way, the hotel has a high demand for competent and highly motivated
accountants.
Wages
Tourism industry is one of the well-paying sector in Canada. I hope to be compensated
efficiently so as to be motivated to work. Tourism industry experiences less strikes among the
employees due to the effective compensation for the employees. This is an encouragement for
the students who have career aspirations in this field hence the need to work hard and focus
towards achieving their dream.
PESTEL ANALYSIS FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
Political factors

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The political stability in Canada is one of the major factors that creates a conducive environment
for tourism. The peace that exist in the nation encourages many visitors to the country which in
turn results to increased employment opportunity in the tourism industry.
Economic factors
The Canadian economy is stable enough due to the wide tourism industries which is a direct
implication of better pay when one secures a job opportunity in the hotel.
Social –cultural factor
Many people like visiting Canada for various activities hence they spend in Canadian
hotels. This increases the job opportunity in the hotels which implies high chances of
employment.
Technological factor
Most of the hotels in Canada are booked online hence the visitors have the opportunity to make
appropriate bookings which signifies increased income for hotels hence high chances for
securing employment in the tourism sector.
Environmental factors
The hotels should maintain high levels of hygiene to enhance the health safety for the visitors.
This is important because visitors would be many hence high chances for employment.
Legal factors
The hotels have to comply with various labor laws such as minimum wage requirements
enhancing better pay for individuals in the hospitality sector.

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Labor market information
According to Deschamps (2015) the average annual salary for this position is $58,380.This
package will be sufficient to satisfy me needs and qualify me to start a successful life. My
principal role will be to ensure that the company avoids losses of income from errors in business
operations. As an accounting manager, I will be in charge of verifying assets as well as
expenditures for all activities.

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Career objectives
I will seek to maximize income from restaurants, tour operations, and other business ventures in
the company. Consequently, the risk of losing funds will act as a motivating factor when creating
budgets as well as determining the viability of business activities (O'Fallon & Rutherford, 2011).
The manager also has a duty to control the procedures of investment by creating a
comprehensive policy. I will be required to develop the financial policies of the hotel as well as
offer guidance to the board of directors in matters related to capital. In this way, I will need well-
developed communication skills so that I can pass the message effectively. Also, I will be
expected to convince the directors to adopt some of the policies that will propel the business to
another level. Therefore, managers are expected to have effective communication skills that can
ease the process of passing information between different stakeholders.

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Career Approach in tourism industry
After graduation, I will look for an internship at Sheraton on the Falls hotel. As an
accountant in the accounting department of the hotel, I will be exposed to the business
environment as well as the financial requirements in the industry(Ayeh, Leung,Au &
Law,2012).In this position, I will be in charge of coordinating different departments that deal
with money in the organization. I will remain in this position for another twelve months. During
this time, I will have attained the position of a team leader that will introduce me to management
activities. For instance, large commercial firms dominate the travel sector while the small
operators must compete for a market share (Sørensen & Jensen, 2015). In this way, an internship
will orient me to the different business models and approaches that are required to make a
company successful. After twelve months in this position, I will look for a different position in
the same department. This will provide a springboard to learn the different sources of accounting
in the tourism industry as well as the various methods of accounting. In this way, I will have the
chance to create accounting documents and find ways to improve the cash flow.

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Conclusion
Tourism industry is the most successful industry in Canada hence increasing the chances of
securing employment in future. Practical experience through internship program is important
because it enables one to acquire vast knowledge which initiates the high chances of been
employed in future in the competitive job market. Effective compensation is one of the aspects
that motivates the employees to work in any industry. Students should be future oriented because
this enhances focus on their career path hence doing all they can to land their desired jobs.

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