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Hospitality, leisure & tourism

How do I get a job in hospitality, leisure and tourism?

Discover everything you need to know to start a graduate career in hospitality, leisure and tourism: how to find work experience, the skills and qualifications required, the areas of work and more.

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Write a first-class hospitality application Work experience: work out what's for you

Make it to the top: five steps to success Success story: from commis chef to owner

Areas of work

Graduate profiles

• Adventure tourism
• Bars, clubs and pubs
• Conferences and events
• Cruise liners
• Entertainment and leisure
• Foodservice management
• Health and fitness
• Heritage
• Hospitality services
• Hotels
• Public sector catering
• Quick-service retail
• Restaurants
• Tour operators
• Travel agents
• Visitor attractions

• Amy Lipscombe (event executive - conferences and events)
• Andrew Naylor (general manager - public sector)
• Andy McGlynn (training manager - health and fitness)
• Antonio Fellino (branch manager - travel agents)
• Colette Sherry (events co-ordinator - conferences and events)
• Deborah Watson (assistant manager - entertainment and leisure)
• Emma Hallington (senior host - adventure tourism)
• Flying Officer Ruth Ashfield (foodservice contract monitor)
• Gareth Bland (branch manager - hospitality services)
• Hannah Clifton (catering manager - foodservice management)
• Helen O'Hagan (licensed house manager - bars, clubs and pubs)
• James Houlden (graduate trainee - foodservice management)
• Kate Edwards (manager - bar and restaurant)
• Kathryn Lamb (operations support manager - travel agents)
• Keira Matthews (trainee - cruise liners)
• Kirsty Dunn (planning manager - conferences and events)
• Lucky Adelova (assistant brasserie manager - hotels)
• Petra Bones (events co-ordinator - visitor attractions)
• Rebecca Silk (graduate trainee manager - health and fitness)
• Rico Pieri (store manager - quick-service retail)
• Samantha Tudor (management trainee - visitor attractions)
• Vicki Dawson (duty manager - hotels)
• Victoria Hill (intern - cruise liners)

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