JA Travel and Tourism

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JA Travel and Tourism

• A Supplement to
• JA High School Programs

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What is the travel and tourism industry?

• The travel and tourism industry incorporates any
  enterprise involved in business or personal
  travel, including airlines, lodging, restaurants,
  cruise lines, rental cars, and travel agents.

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How large is the travel and tourism industry?
Includes 7.7 million U.S. jobs. Is the
first, second, or third largest employer in
29 of the 50 U.S. states. Is 97 percent small
businesses. Generated 117 billion in tax
revenue for U.S. local, state, and federal
governments in 2008. Paid 194 billion in
salaries in the United States in 2008.

• The travel and tourism industry

Source U.S. Travel Association
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Investigate the Industry

• Visit the Power of Travel website to learn more.
• In the United States, click on your state.
• What percentage of travel industry employees for
  all of the
• United States are from your state?
• Has employment in the industry been rising or
  falling in your
• state over the past five years?
• Outside of the United States, can you find a
  travel statistics website for your country? How
  does travel in your country compare to nearby
  countries?
• For an overview of travel, read the ROI of Travel
  by
• Paul Serff.

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JA Student Center

• Visit the JA Student Center to find more about
  careers in
• the industry.
• The JA Student Center is an online resource you
  can use to find a college, learn about ethics,
  plan a business, plan your finances, and find a
  career.
• Click Find a Career and then Hospitality and
  Tourism on the left
• side of the screen to learn about jobs in the
  industry. What job
• would you like to explore further?

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Sample Travel and Tourism Careers
Click on a career listed below to find out more
about it, and consider working in the travel and
tourism industry.

• Taxi Driver
• Chef
• Recreation Leader
• Travel Agent
• Public Relations Manager
• Museum Curator
• Hotel Manager

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How does the travel and tourism industry help
solve a problem in your community?
Discuss as a class
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What resources does the travel and tourism
industry bring to your community?
Discuss as a class
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Use the information you have found through this
presentation to continue with your JA Travel and
Tourism supplement.
Now
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Sponsorship

• JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement) gratefully
  acknowledges the Destination and Travel
  Foundation, with the support of Shop America
  Alliance and Tauck-Romano Innovative
  Philanthropy, for its dedication to the
  development and implementation of JA Travel and
  Tourism, a supplement to JA high school programs.