Travel Business Management - Moraine Valley Community College

Travel Business Management from Moraine Valley Community College is a Campus Associate Tourism Management degree that prepares you for a Hospitality career. Moraine Valley?s Travel Business Management A.A.S. Degree is recommended for those seeking a management or supervisory position with the airlines, travel agencies, tour operators, hotel, rental car agencies, cruise lines, meeting planning and special event management organizations, and convention and visitors bureaus. Our A.A.S. degree prepares students to read, write, speak and problem solve. Our travel curriculum encompasses essential information regarding travel services , products and current issues, as well as technical and interpersonal skills. Each of our travel faculty is a subject matter expert and working professional in the travel industry. This program is intended to lead to employment. If you are considering transferring to a four-year college or university to obtain a bachelor?s degree using the courses from this program, make an appointment with an academic advisor or review your options. Employment Outlook? With rising household incomes, smaller families, and an increasing number of older people who are more likely to travel , people are expected to increase their vacation travel. Business travel also should bounce back from recession and terrorism-related lows as business activity expands. Further, as American corporations open more foreign operations and businesses, and increasingly sell their goods and services worldwide, more business travel is anticipated. Nature of Work? Travel industry work focuses on people. Individuals attracted to this industry are people-people; ones who are open to new ideas, experiences, change, and people! The travel industry?s motto is ?The world is our oyster?. We have the opportunity to ?make dreams come true?, the customers? and our own! Few industries provide such a wide ?variety of traditional and non-traditional work environments. Your work could be: entrepreneurial, part-time, full-time, home-based, or job-sharing, and all of it working for some of the largest and smallest brick and mortar or virtual companies in the world. Related Job Title? Corporate Travel Manager, Independent Contractor, Sales Representative, Reservationist, Meeting Planner, Cruise Director, Tour Escort, Account Executive, Concierge, Special Events Coordinator, Tour Coordinator, Travel Counselor, Incentive Travel Specialist, Ticket Agent, Trade Association Director View more details on Moraine Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Tourism Management courses.