The travel-and-tourism industry is among the world’s fastest-growing professions and because the industry has been experiencing such a boom there is great need for qualified tourism professionals. Tourism is one of the few industries that offers exciting, challenging and varied careers – plus fast promotions! Just some of the reasons why travel-and-tourism should be considered as a career choice include the facts that it is the: world’s largest employer, the world’s fastest-growing industry, with over seven sectors comprised in the industry you’re sure to find an exciting job that suits your interests and there is guaranteed fun while associating with people on vacation and looking for a good time. In addition, global opportunities to travel and work around the world and pride in being a host to your own country or region offers workers with the benefit that each day is different, thus offering new opportunities and challenges. “Employment opportunities are growing at an impressive rate” says author, Gerald Mitchell. “In 2005, an additional 130 million new tourism jobs were created around-the-world with over 400 different types of employment. These statistics are encouraging to those who have the right stuff to work in the tourism industry.’