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You Are Eager to Help People Go Places.
It Is in Your Nature to Create Welcoming Experiences.
You Are Avid About Pursuing a Life in the Great Outdoors.
You Yearn to Share Your Knowledge and Culture.
You Are a Meticulous Organizer of People and Activities.
You are Passionate About Research, Marketing, and Promotions
You Have a Love for Food, Wine, and Spirits.
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This is the third largest group for employment and growth potential behind Food and Beverage Services and Recreation and Entertainment. Accommodation offers a wide variety of job opportunities, and if you enjoy making people feel “at home,” this may be the perfect milieu for you. You can work at hotels, motels, inns, resorts, lodges, campgrounds, bed & breakfasts and time-share operations, to name just a few.
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Canada’s food and beverage industry is a $32 billion a year industry currently employing over 700,000 people. Food and Beverage Services is the largest employment group of the five, accounting for nearly 50 per cent of the total tourism workforce. This area may appeal to you if you enjoy making dining a memorable experience for guests. You can work in restaurants, dining rooms, coffee shops, fast food outlets, pubs, lounges, nightclubs, catering and other operations.
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This is the second largest group for employment, and it happens to be the most diverse. If you enjoy sharing knowledge of local culture and your love of the outdoors, this is an area for you to explore. Jobs in Recreation and Entertainment include working in museums, casinos, attractions, snow sports or golf, to name a few.
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Transportation is not just about getting people from here to there. It’s about making the journey pleasurable and efficient, with good service and comfortable surroundings. Employers in this sector provide transportation by air, land or water, which means you could work for an airline, cruise ship, ferry, railway, rental car or a bus tour company, among many other options. While this is the smallest sector of the five, working in the transportation sector often offers the opportunity to travel while earning money.
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Within this sector, you have the flexibility of working in various capacities with event and conference planning organizations, travel companies and organizations, as well as associations, government agencies and companies that specialize in serving the tourism sector as a whole. It is a popular sector and can be very competitive, because there tend to be few employment opportunities. But if you like getting people to where they want to go, be sure to spend some time exploring the job potential of Travel Services.
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