High Profile Opportunities To Join The Canadian Tourism Commission As Fellow Sponsor Of One World One Table Culinary Tourism World Summit

Halifax, NS, Canada and Portland, OR, USA – With the recent announcement of the Canadian Tourism Commission as the presenting sponsor of the leading culinary tourism event in 2010, the One World, One Table Culinary Tourism World Summit, the interest in sponsorship opportunities for the event has risen to new heights. The three day summit, presented by the International Culinary Tourism Association (ICTA) and Taste of Nova Scotia, is taking place September 19-21, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is expected to draw in excess of 300 delegates.

“The leading role the Canadian Tourism Commission has taken instantly creates even more value for those considering sponsorship of the conference,” states Erik Wolf, President, ICTA. “To be part of the sponsorship community for this worldwide event with the driving force of Canada’s culinary tourism network, the CTC, is an opportunity not to be missed.”

Sponsorships for the first ever Culinary Tourism World Summit include hosting one of the four educative mobile workshops introducing Nova Scotian success stories in culinary tourism, highlighting your organization as a partner in welcoming delegates the Taste of Nova Scotia themed welcome reception to the One World, One Table luncheon, lauded to be the culinary highlight of the three day Halifax conference. (more…)

Opportunities in a Resort Management Career the Billion Dollar Tourism Industry

Tourism and commercial recreation is over an 0 billion industry in the United States. Globally, tourism accounts for approximately 12% of the Gross Domestic Product, employing 10% of the worldwide labor force. It is estimated that by the year 2020, more than half of all employed people in the world will be involved directly or indirectly with the tourism industry. In the United States, travel-related tourism is the first, second or third largest employer in 32 states.
Resort hotels and motels offer luxurious surroundings with a variety of recreational facilities, such as swimming pools, golf courses, tennis courts, game rooms, and health spas, as well as planned social activities and entertainment. Resorts typically are located in vacation destinations or near natural settings, such as mountains, the seashore, theme parks, or other attractions. As a result, the business of many resorts fluctuates with the season. Some resort hotels and motels provide additional convention and conference facilities to encourage customers to combine business with pleasure. During the off season, many of these establishments solicit conventions, sales meetings, and incentive tours to fill their otherwise empty rooms; some resorts even close for the off-season.
A hospitality management career is high-energy and social. You’ll meet interesting people and work in some of the most beautiful places on earth – anywhere there is a need for resort or hotel management.
The skills and knowledge developed in this field of study are leadership, marketing, qualitative skills, research and evaluation, programming (recreation, leisure and meetings), planning and policy, legal aspects, and communications.
Most hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks receive orientation and training on the job. Orientation may include an explanation of the job duties and information about the establishment, such as the arrangement of sleeping rooms, availability of additional services, such as a business or fitness center, and location of guest facilities, such as ice and vending machines, restaurants and other nearby retail stores. New employees learn job tasks through on-the-job training under the guidance of a supervisor or an experienced desk clerk. They often receive additional training on interpersonal or customer service skills and on how to use the computerized reservation, room assignment, and billing systems and equipment. Desk clerks typically continue to receive instruction on new procedures and on company policies after their initial training ends. (more…)

Marketsmonitor Releases Report on Opportunities in Singapore Tourism Industry (2007-2009)

Tourism is one of the largest service sectors of Singapore. As of 2007, the tourism industry contributed 3% to Singapore’s GDP, and generated US$ 9.4 Billion in tourism receipts. This clearly shows the important role tourism industry plays in Singapore’s economy. To ensure that tourism remains a key economic pillar, a bold target, Tourism 2015, was unveiled in the year
2005. The major objectives of the initiative are to triple tourism receipts to US$ 30 Billion, doubling visitor arrivals to 17 Million, and creating an additional 100,000 jobs in the services sector by 2015, according to “Opportunities in Singapore Tourism Industry (2007-2009)”.

Singapore is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia-Pacific region. Tourism industry in Singapore is growing very rapidly for the past several years. Tourism industry is strengthening by the infrastructure developments, various events and the countries strategic location in the heart of region.

This report provides an insight into Singapore’s tourism industry and studies its past, present and future scenario. It offers a detailed study on the forces driving the industry and discusses the key factors which are making Singapore a potential tourism destination. It provides strategic insight into the market to analyze the opportunities critical for the success of clients in Singapore tourism industry. (more…)