Overview

Get prepared for a career journey with this varied and dynamic sector, with opportunities to see the world! If you have excellent customer service skills and can work under pressure, a career in Travel and Tourism could be for you! You'll get the opportunity to train in Middlesbrough College's on-site fuselage, complete with seats, drinks, duty-free trolleys and emergency life jackets to simulate life on board an airliner.

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Career Choices

The UK’s tourism industry is one of the largest in the world, with 180,000 businesses employing 1.4million people across a range of exciting job roles. Since 2010, tourism has been the fastest growing sector in the UK in terms of how many people it employs.

MC Progression Pathways

You could progress into careers including:

Events Management  |  Travel Advisory  |  Airport and Cabin Crew

Career in Travel, Tourism & Aviation

EMPLOYERS

Eden Flight Training

Teesside Airport

Virgin Atlantic

Wynyard Hall

Why study with us?

  1. Our on-site fuselage is complete with seats, drinks and duty-free trolleys and emergency life jackets to simulate life on board an airliner
  2. You’ll benefit from our partnership with Eden Flight Training, which gives you exclusive access to training in Teesside Airport and other UK airports
  3. Travel and Tourism students regularly go on residential trips to places like New York and Dubai to gain experience in the international tourism sector
  4. Middlesbrough College has fantastic employer links with a range of travel agents and hotels in the region offering great work placements and progression opportunities
  5. Guest speakers are often invited into Travel and Tourism classes to share their experience with students
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 I know that the skills I have learnt will help me to get my dream job.
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Blysse Hopkins and Brooklyn Fallow stood against a blue wall holding their results
My tutors helped to prepare me for my interview and have gone above and beyond in everything they have done to support met
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My time studying at Middlesbrough College has been amazing- I would 100% recommend studying here, it has changed my life! My tutors have been excellent and have supported me whenever I have needed help.
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It’s never too late to do something for you and coming to study travel at Middlesbrough College is something I always wanted to do. I absolutely love going on holiday and finding holiday deals for friends and family and it’s fantastic knowing that I’m gaining the skills needed to work in that industry.
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The teaching support I have received at College has been fantastic! All my teachers are so helpful, I would recommend studying here.
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