DID YOU KNOW?

The Travel and Tourism industry is the largest employer in the world with China leading the way in future management career opportunities in this exciting and international field. Its broad spectrum of employment opportunities includes hotels and restaurants but also many other sectors such as travel agencies, transportation, health and spas, resorts, and theme parks, just to name a few.

2007 Industry Key Facts

Global

231 million jobs worldwide (263 million jobs by 2017)
4.6% of Gross Domestic Product
1 in every 10 jobs is in the Travel and Tourism industry
1.6 million skilled employees will be required in the next 10 years
4.3% per annum in real terms between 2008 and 2017
2007 economic value = US$7,060.3 billion of economic activity - 2017 forecasted economic value = US$13,231.6 billion (+87.4% increase in 10 years)

China

72 million hospitality jobs in China (over 30% of the world market)
12.2% of Gross Domestic Product
1 in every 10 jobs is in the Travel & Tourism industry (forecasted 1 in 8.3 jobs by 2018)
China is number 1 in the world for the number of jobs
China is the 4th largest Travel and Tourism economy in terms of economic activity (CNY 3,360 billion, USD $439 billion)
Travel and Tourism is expected to grow at an annual rate of 10% over the next decade, climbing to the 2nd largest Travel and Tourism economy by 2017, so China needs skilled managers in the sector to meet growth expectations

Excerpt from WTTC meeting in Shanghai, January 18th, 2008: (wttc.org)

As a result of this positive growth, China faces increasing pressure on its Human Resources' capacity. China's greatest challenge will be to manage these projections; in order to meet the industry's future demands, China will need to recruit, train, retain and develop millions of people over the next ten years.

Today, Travel & Tourism leaders and Human Resources experts gathered in Shanghai to discuss the issue of China's employment development and how to reach its full economic potential.

WTTC President Jean-Claude Baumgarten opened the discussion, stating that: "China needs to focus its financial, human and intellectual resources on supporting, enabling, managing and directing its growth." He continued, "The Chinese Government must make a firm commitment to furthering employment opportunities in the Tourism Industry in China by exempting the industry from permanent residency requirements, so that people can be effectively mobilized and encouraged to stay in Travel & Tourism. This industry should be promoted to the younger generations as a highly regarded career opportunity and the English language should be made a requirement for all Travel & Tourism study programmes and newly hired employees."

Representing WTTC's most supportive Chinese Member - Beijing Tourism Group (BTG) - Liu Yi, BTG Vice President, spoke about how the Tourism Industry has become a new engine of economic growth for China. Highlighting the positive impact of the Beijing Olympics Mr Yi said: "The Games will have a profound impact on the entire country, but in the long term the Chinese government will need to control the caliber of people working in tourism in order to ensure quality service for the extraordinary growth in tourism arrivals both on a regional and international basis."

Highlighting the demands Travel & Tourism will make on global workforces, Accenture Executive Director Patrick Leung explained how "Globally the travel industry will need about 1.6 million new employees in the next ten years and, as travel is a people business, excellent service skills are a fundamental requirement for success. This presents a major opportunity for growth for the whole Chinese travel sector. With strong leadership the industry will attract and retain the top talent that is required to realize potential growth."

As the official co-host of this event, Marriot International Senior Vice President for Human Resources Jim Pilaski commented: "China continues to be a significant growth market for Marriott and hiring and developing talent is a high priority. We are excited about the potential opportunities that a conference like this offers to better understand and adapt to the human resource needs of this vibrant market."

LES ROCHES AMONG THE TOP THREE HOSPITALITY SCHOOLS

Les Roches Jin Jiang is a partner school of Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland. Les Roches, in Switzerland was recently ranked among the top 3 hospitality management schools in the world for an international career. The Les Roches Jin Jiang Diploma program allows students a pathway directly into the industry or degree completion opportunities within Switzerland, Spain, Australia and the United States.

Ranking Details:

Laureate Hospitality Education commissioned Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) Travel & Tourism (U.K.), the world's largest provider of custom research and analysis, to conduct a broad industry survey amongst a large sample of hiring managers from leading international hospitality organizations around the world.

The primary purpose of this survey was to establish the relative ranking of the various international hospitality management schools globally, providing university-level programs from which these employers are likely to recruit staff.

• For complete details about the research made by TNS, please click here
• For access to the press release about the ranking please click here
  

EXPO2010 DRIVES HOSPITALITY GROWTH OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA

"The Expo 2010 will have a profound impact on the entire country, but in the long term the Chinese government will need to control the caliber of people working in tourism in order to ensure quality service for the extraordinary growth in tourism arrivals both on a regional and international basis."

Shanghai Tourism Group (STG) - Liu Yi, BTG Vice President

Source: wttc.org

UNPRECEDENTED LES ROCHES JIN JIANG PLACEMENT RESULTS - JANUARY 2010!

China is one of the top travel destinations in the world and is consequently the largest employer in the Travel and Tourism industry, offering countless career opportunities for job seekers.

The Career Development and Industry Placement office of Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College puts a lot of emphasis into nurturing industry relations; and at the same time the Academic Department ensures that students are equipped with up-to-date theoretical knowledge and practical skills. This cohesive work has resulted in unprecedented placement results for graduates who are starting their internship in July 2009 - 99% had confirmed internships before the semester ended. This confirms that highly trained Les Roches Jin Jiang students are in great demand for positions in leading hotel chains.

Please appeal to the facts from the latest internship placement review of Les Roches Jin Jiang graduates who are starting their internship in February 2010.

Only 3 of 157 graduates were still interviewing upon graduation. All other students had found an internship placement before graduating.

Over 60 hotels have visited the campus of Les Roches Jin Jiang during the 4 Career Days in November 2009. In addition to this 4 Pavilions of the Expo 2010 have asked for a total of 220 interns during the largest world exposition , World Expo 2010, held from May 1 to October 31, 2010.

Other interns have been placed within leading Chinese 5-star hotel properties.

The facts speak for themselves, Les Roches Jin Jiang successfully assists students on securing their internships as well as positions upon graduation.