Career Opportunities                                                                             If you have something you want to share with the world, then you belong in the tourism sector. Whether it’s offering a visitor a home away from home at your boutique hotel, sharing your twist on a refreshing beverage, leading an expert tour of your favourite historical site, arranging a regional conference, or throwing a hot fete – the Tourism Sector has a career for you. Take your pick from the seven sub-sectors: Accommodation, Travel, Trade & Tourism Services, Food & Beverage, Tourism Offices, Sites & Attractions, Events & Conferences, and Entertainment.

Empathy and a genuine interest in people are integral to a successful career in tourism and tourism-related services.  You must be able to regard yourself as a host – whatever the field of tourism you have selected.  You must have the confidence to put your guests at ease, the knowledge to respond accurately when questioned, the patience to see a need through to fulfillment and the personality to accompany them on the adventure of discovering T&T.

Tourism has widened in scope and now consists of many segments e.g sports tourism, heritage tourism, lifestyle tourism – to name a few.  Whatever you opt for, rest assured that you can gain the theoretical experience required in Trinidad and Tobago.  The seven sub-sectors of study are: Accommodation, Travel, Trade & Tourism Services, Food & Beverage, Tourism Offices, Sites & Attractions, Events & Conferences, and Entertainment.