Exploring Tourism & Aviation Management: Reflections and Aspirations

This essay reflects on a student's journey and aspirations in Tourism and Aviation Management. The student discusses their motivations for choosing the field, highlighting the opportunities for employment, travel, and personal fulfillment. Their experiences at West London College, including interactions with diverse cultures and participation in extracurricular activities, are shared. The essay also details practical experiences gained through internships and volunteer work, emphasizing the importance of passion and dedication. The student expresses a desire to establish their own tours and travel firm to address unemployment among graduates and provide guidance to youths. The essay concludes by reaffirming the student's commitment to the field and their vision for making a positive impact. Desklib offers more resources for students in this field, including past papers and solved assignments.

Tourism and Aviation Management
1.
The current world has always been propelled by technology resulting from
technological advancements made in the 20th Century by Scientists and researchers. This led
to lots of individuals settling on the science-oriented courses due to the increased probability
of getting employment and being part of the revolution that was occurring globally.
Therefore, the number of individuals offering services in regard to tourism and aviation
globally has drastically decreased. This field is very paramount since it deals with humanity
directly.
I have always been passionate about offering services to humanity. There has been no
field better to demonstrate my ability with enthusiasm than this field ("Travel and Tourism
Professional qualifications and training courses | City & Guilds", 2018). There are solid
reasons which informed me on the settling on this very course during my undergraduate
studies. First and foremost, since many individuals had opted for science-related courses,
they were a full window of opportunities regarding getting employment my dad also greatly
acted as the source of inspiration for encouraging my venture into this endeavour. They were
many firms, organizations and individual companies looking for professionals. Secondly, the
course involves lots of travelling which comes along with getting to know deeper other
foreign countries and their cultures. Thirdly, I had that feeling of self-accomplishment when I
thought of finishing the course in tourism and aviation management in the first place. On the
other hand, the field is very appealing and attractive that anybody who loves life and
cherishes it can fall for it. Lastly, the material related to this course can be retrieved and
accessed with lots of ease.
For a very long period West London has consistently and preserved continuously its
culture despite its flexibility to accommodate the ever-increasing technological

advancements. This is the reason why it has attracted lots of individuals including myself to
study there. The serene environment in addition to its cordial staff makes it impressive to
consider. They have also embraced online platform fully, and you can access learning
material anywhere, anytime and any day.
2.
Schooling at West London was the best thing that ever happened to me. I had a
significant opportunity of interacting with diverse cultures from different parts of the globe. I
accumulated massive experience by getting to genuinely learn the behaviour and language of
different individuals. I particularly enjoyed the environment and beauty of the college. It
acted as a perfect and excellent place where this course had to be taught. Admittedly, I have
never had the best learning institution as compared to this great college of Sutton Coldfield
College. During that, I was explicitly playing basketball and soccer. I was also a great
member of the music team of the college. While studying my undergraduate program, I was
particularly good at playing the guitar and other musical instruments.
I have to mention that it always gives me much pleasure doing the below-listed things
especially when am free. I like lots of travelling, sporting and visiting the gym to exercise.
Additionally, I am also actively involved in the reading and watching of the cinema ("Extra-
Curricular Activities – Why Are They Important on a Resume? | Performance Education",
2018). Our families have deep found Christian values which we have upheld highly for a very
long time. Therefore, I also volunteer at children church during my free time.
During this stint of time, I must acknowledge that I gathered tremendous knowledge
from Thomas Cook at Birmingham International Airport. This was a lifetime opportunity
granted to us while studying at Sutton Coldfield College. I was also honoured to further
cultivate my career by working with Samay Hotel and Tourism Company which is located in
Spain. I learned a lot at this designated time, ranging from interacting with individuals of

diverse culture to learning other essential linguistic skills. Furthermore, I have spent a good
time volunteering at Salvation Armee church of which I have acquired fundamental life
values.
During this period of study, attachments and work I have always been outstanding.
My inspiration to work hard and my dedication is not drawn from money, but from passion
and enthusiasm, I feel when I have accomplished my duty. I have received many certificates
and awarded some in the form of a token of appreciation for my services in my line of duty.
3.
For a good number of years, I have been contemplating on starting my on tours and
travelled firm. I have felt I need a fresh challenge and this would be a fantastic challenge if
the difficulties experienced in the running of these firms are anything to go by (2018). There
a good number, in fact, countless graduates who are unemployed because the few established
firms cannot absorb the number of graduates currently. My career would grow by further
developing this firm fully. I would then have the capacity to open other related firms and
fully mange them for the benefit of the society, and the graduates since lots of workforces
will have to employ to adequately take care of the activities and running of the firms daily.
Besides I will also incorporate and integrate motivational units where youths are
guided and given direction on how to intervene and face different situations in life. I intend to
work on this job during my free time to ensure that other individuals and kids achieve their
given potentials by working hard.

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