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Tourism and hospitality management degrees as perceived by the industry: a necessity or just a worthless option

Author Affiliations

  • 1School Director, ABE International Business College-Quezon City, Philippines

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 10, Issue (3), Pages 1-7, July,14 (2021)

Abstract

The Tourism and Hospitality Industry- being one of the largest employers- is assumed to provide employment to tourism and hospitality management degrees completers who in the first place pursued the programs to establish a successful career in the said field. However what if the Industry is not solely for the graduates of these degrees? What if aside from consideration given to graduates of other courses, graduates of these directly aligned courses are not prioritized? Does this mean these degree courses are not worth it? This study carefully analyzed the necessity of Bachelor’s Degrees in Tourism and Hospitality Management through the viewpoint of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. Results show that a baccalaureate in Tourism and Hospitality Management is not necessary in establishing some well-to-do career in the Industry, particularly in the accommodation, food and beverage, and air transport sectors, and is just an advantage and additional credential, as human resource managers and staffs of Hotels, Restaurants, and Airlines do not see it as a requirement. It was also found out that the aforementioned field is a major contributor to job mismatch and the probable cause of the unemployment of graduates of the degrees. Nevertheless, the Accommodation Sector compared to the Food and Beverage, and Air Transport Sectors has been determined to likely recognize Bachelor’s Degrees in Tourism and Hospitality most as they put more weight to College Degrees than what the two sectors do, thus, degree holders in the mentioned studies are more likely on succeeding in the Industry granting that a hotel work is opted, while the food and beverage sector is less recommended as an employer.

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