CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• 7.03 Identify educational and professional
  resources that contribute to success in the
  travel, tourism, and recreation industry.

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National, state, and local sources of information
about the travel, tourism, and recreation industry

• NC Tourism
• World Tourism Organization (WTO)
• Travel Industry Association of America (TIA)
• US Chamber of Commerce
• NC Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
• NC Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports
  Development
• NC Travel and Tourism Coalition

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NC Tourism

• Resources on education and development in all
  aspects of tourism in North Carolina
• www.nctourismresources.net

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World Tourism Organization (WTO)

• Headquarters in Madrid, Spain
• Leading international organization in the field
  of travel and tourism
• Inter-governmental body entrusted by the United
  Nations to promote and develop tourism
• Serves as a global forum for tourism policy
  issues
• Membership includes 138 countries and territories
  and more than 350 Affiliate Members representing
  local government, tourism associations, and
  private sector companies

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Travel Industry Association of America (TIA)

• Started in 1941
• Headquarters in Washington, DC
• Non-profit association that represents the
  interests and concerns of all components of the
  US travel industry
• Recognized leader in promoting and facilitating
  increased travel to and within the US
• Goal is to make America the worlds number one
  tourism destination
• Recognized source of research, analysis, and
  forecasting for the entire travel industry

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US Chamber of Commerce

• Provides businesses a voice of experience and
  influence in Washington, DC, on all business
  related issues
• Represents over 3 million businesses, 2,800 state
  and local chambers, 830 business associations,
  and 96 American Chambers of Commerce abroad
• Companies with fewer than 100
  employees make up 96 of
• Chamber membership

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NC Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus

• Founded in 1976
• Network of destination marketing organizations
  working cooperatively
• Used to promote NC as a convention and leisure
  destination
• First seven member cities were Asheville,
  Charlotte, Greensboro, Hickory, High Point,
  Raleigh, and Winston-Salem

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NC Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports
Development

• Established in 1937 as the Division of State
  Advertising
• Encourages development of all aspects of tourism
• Encourages economic development through promotion
  of events involving amateur, collegiate, and
  professional sports organizations
• Encourages recruitment of Hollywood studios to
  film in NC locations
• Works to attract independent filmmakers and
  production companies
• Promotes NC filmmaking outside the US
• Attracts Hollywood professionals to work on NC
  films and grow the states already considerable
  product infrastructure

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NC Travel and Tourism Coalition

• Formed in 1991 with 4 organizations has grown to
  25 organizations
• Works to maintain a healthy environment in NC for
  the growth and development of the travel and
  tourism industry

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Four-year colleges/universities offering training
in the industry

• Johnson Wales University, Providence, RI
• Appalachian State University (Leisure Studies
  Program), Boone, NC
• NC State University (Department of Parks,
  Recreation and Tourism Management), Raleigh, NC
• East Carolina University (Recreation and Leisure
  Studies Department), Greenville, NC

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NC Community Colleges offering training in the
industry

• Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
• Blue Ridge Community College
• Cape Fear Community College
• Central Piedmont Community College
• Coastal Carolina Community College
• Pitt Community College
• Wake Technical Community College

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Professional organizations in the industry

• American Culinary Federation (ACA)
• American Franchise Association (AFA)
• National Black McDonalds Operators Association
  (NBMOA)
• Roundtable for Women Food and Beverage
  Hospitality (RWFBH)
• Society for Foodservice Systems Hospitality
  Institute of Technology and Management