What Work Nottinghamshire for Young People 2015/16 | Page 14

What Work Nottinghamshire 2015 / 2016

TOURISM AND
HOSPITALITY

A career in tourism or hospitality can be very rewarding. If you like meeting people, are
enthusiastic and organised then it could be for you. There are plenty of entry level jobs from
which you can move quickly up the career ladder to a management position and better earning
power! Where could you work? How about beachfront cafe, international hotel chain, cruise
ship, conference centre, airline, water park, exclusive restaurant, travel agent or as a tour
guide... take your pick!
Skills & qualities

What is happening?
• One in 14 people in UK work in hospitality, leisure,
travel and tourism; nearly half of them work part time1.
• UK accommodation, food and beverage services need
almost 524,000 more staff by 20202.
• Newark and Sherwood district has largest number
of opportunities in tourism and hospitality after
Nottingham city.

Useful subjects

• Around 26,700 people are employed in hospitality , a
rise on last year.
3

• Center Parcs in Newark and Sherwood largest employer
of this type in Notts employing around 1,500 people at
Sherwood Forest and 250 at the head office in Olle 'F