Tag Archive: travel and tourism careers

Education is needed to safeguard tourism’s future

May 12, 2022 2:48 pm Published by 3 Comments

It’s hard to believe that for the majority of us in the UK and beyond it has been three years since we were able to travel for anything other than essential business reasons. As we contemplate the opportunities we have to take those long-awaited trips, we find not only the world and its travel, tourism...

Student research winners from 12 nations presented findings at Nice, France conference hosted by Global Travel and Tourism Partnership

December 5, 2017 3:52 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) announced that 24 secondary and tertiary students from 12 countries were selected as 2017 Student Research Competition winners out of approximately 2,000 entries. The students presented their case study research findings at the GTTP’s annual student/teacher conference this November 27 – 28 in Nice, France. The winning pupils...

The Road to Bordeaux: GTTP Alumna Profile of
Katie Nga Man Chong

September 24, 2015 4:30 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Interview with Katie Chong, a 2002 winner of the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership’s annual student research competition, representing Hong Kong.  Each year Katie Chong flies from Hong Kong to the Bordeaux region of France as a procurement (purchasing) manager for Jointek Fine Wines Limited, a key wine trading company in Asia.  Her mission: help choose which of...