This free online course introduces you to the exciting and fascinating world of travel and tourism simply and clearly.

Travel and tourism is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. It employs thousands of individuals and provides diverse career opportunities on a global scale. Also known as the world's largest 'smokeless industry’, it can offer employment to people from any background, experience or knowledge area. So if you have an interest and wish to join this dynamic field or explore this subject matter before launching your career, then this course provides the right opportunity for you by introducing the basic concepts of this service industry in simple terms.  

We have structured this course into modules and topics. Each topic covers travel and tourism fundamentals, helping build your knowledge base of this incredible industry. We start with the basic concept of tourism: the skills required, the web of services related to the industry and an overview of important destinations. Next, you will explore the business positions covering corporate travel, hospitality, catering and events planning elements. Finally, some engaging assessment questions will instil a valuable understanding of the field and its possibilities.

'Understanding Travel and Tourism' is an ideal orientation course outlining the concepts, principles and practices of the modern travel and tourism industry. It is best suited for anybody who wants to start a career in tourism, those in jobs related to this area or tourism students who wish to improve their knowledge by learning additional valuable information. This course will also help prepare you to enter other tourism and hospitality studies. All you need to do is to enrol and begin. Join the course today!