| To discover and explore new things is the natural | | | | have emerged which have a surplus of job |
| desire in every human being. Hence people like to | | | | opportunities. |
| travel and have been doing so for centuries. With | | | | |
| modern means of transportation, travelling has also | | | | Tourism sector is a major employment generator in |
| changed its meaning and has become an important | | | | many countries, so much that it is the largest |
| leisure activity. Travel and leisure are a big industry | | | | contributor in the G.D.P. of certain countries like |
| today, worth more than 900 billion Euros. | | | | Mauritius. You can find jobs in tour agencies that are a |
| | | | | big business and many expert operators have gone |
| Essentially travel and leisure industry is an industry | | | | online to attract more potential clients. For being a tour |
| covering the following sectors of the economy along | | | | operator, first condition is that you must enjoy travelling. |
| with related products and services- | | | | Then there are additional things that help like being |
| - Entertainment | | | | multilingual, and having good communication skills. |
| - Recreation | | | | |
| - Tourism | | | | Travelling sector includes all forms of travel. Talking |
| - Travel | | | | about travel and leisure industry, air lines are seen as |
| | | | | the most common because they carry the largest |
| It’s easy to see that there are huge job potential in | | | | number of tourists. However besides air, sea and land |
| travel and leisure sector. | | | | are also important means of travel especially |
| | | | | considering domestic tourism. Sea cruises, in addition |
| Entertainment can be defined as any activity which | | | | are also popular internationally. Air travel industry |
| provides enjoyment to people in their leisure time. | | | | employs a large number of people including pilots, flight |
| Entertainment industry includes operas, movies, | | | | attendants and stewards. Often these careers are |
| television, theatre, music, sports, games, videogames, | | | | highly glamorized career. However airlines employ |
| etc. There is a great need of creative people in such | | | | more people in the form of ground staffs as |
| professions. You can work as an animator if you find | | | | technicians, baggage checker, ticket agents and |
| cartoons interesting, if you are good at acting you can | | | | passenger service agents such as airline lounge |
| try your hands in films or television, if you have a | | | | employees. |
| mesmerizing voice or are good at playing guitars try a | | | | |
| career in music. The opportunities are unlimited here! | | | | Travel and leisure sector has taken a hit recently in the |
| | | | | wake of global war on terrorism and pandemic like |
| Recreation differs from leisure in the sense that it is | | | | S.A.R.S. (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and |
| designed specifically for therapeutic refreshment of | | | | more recently swine flu. This has cost the industry |
| the body and the spirit. There are Bachelor of Arts | | | | billions of dollars. Also entertainment industry is facing |
| program available in this field which help if you want to | | | | stiff competition from internet for precious advertising |
| excel in this segment. Besides time-honored sectors | | | | dollars. The global recession has also taken a toll on |
| like art, restaurants, writing, amusement parks, yoga | | | | this industry. But travel and leisure being an inherent |
| etc certain new fields of employment like skiing, | | | | human nature is sure to recover. This industry is sure |
| bungee jumping, adventure tourism and motor sports | | | | to bounce back soon. |