Trainee Manager Hugh and Chef Apprentice Stuart are combining full-time work with part-time study. They explain why trainee manager programmes and apprenticeships are the right option for them.

Through tourism, 21-year-old NICOLE LANDY can combine her love of travel with her passion for helping people. The TU Dublin student talks about her course in Tourism Marketing and her part-time role at EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin’s IFSC.

Students JORDAN and PAULINA are preparing to join the tourism industry after they finish college. Here they tell us all about their courses.

There’s more to tourism than meets the eye. From accommodation and entertainment to travel and transport there are a myriad of different businesses and career options for you to explore, here in Ireland and around the world…

Danny Connell hit the headlines in 2017 when he saved the life of a guest while he was working in Rococo Restaurant in Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim. Now Duty Manager at the hotel, he was named the Irish Hotels Federation Employee of the Year 2018. He tells Get a Life in Tourism about
his career in hospitality.

JAGODA NOWOSIELSKA is studying for a degree in Hotel and Leisure Management at Athlone Institute of Technology – a course that has already brought her as far as Beijing!

Read our top five list of why you should consider a career in this exciting industry.

When AIDAN MORONEY was offered an opportunity to work in Bunratty Castle as part of his third year work placement on his Travel & Tourism Management course at IT Tralee, he leapt at the chance to spend 10 weeks as a tour guide in the famous Co Clare attraction.

There’s more to tourism than meets the eye. From accommodation and entertainment to travel and transport there are a myriad of different businesses and career options for you to explore.

Tourism is ripe with opportunity, offering you huge potential to build an exciting and rewarding career. But how do you know if the industry is right for you? An interactive new online programme, Tourism Insight, gives you the inside track on tourism and highlights what skills and traits you need to succeed in the business. 

Hotels sound like fun, right? But what’s it like working in one? We spent a day with the team in Kildare’s luxurious Carton House to find out what 24 hours in the tourism industry is really like. The Irish rugby team was there too. Lucky us! 

If a nine-to-five job sounds like a bore and the thought of being chained to a desk for 40 years strikes you with fear, then why not check out a career in tourism where every day is different? From rising up the career ladder in busy hotels and restaurants to staging exciting events and running busy adventure centres, there are roles to suit everyone. Just follow your passion for career success! Here is Get a Life’s pick of the top 10 things to do in tourism...

JACK BROSNAN grew up around The Gleneagle. Now he tends the bar at this famous Kerry hotel.

Have you ever dreamed of running a hotel or hospitality operation? BRYAN DAVERN, General Manager ofThe Dean, tells us about life at the helm of one of Dublin’s hottest hotels and offers advice for building a successful career.

LORNA HEALION, 22, found a creative outlet in the event and hospitality marketing sector. The Sales & Marketing Assistant at Dublin’s five star Merrion Hotel tells us what she enjoys most about her role.

Trying to decide what to do with your life after you finish school is not easy and no one knows this more than ORLA CALLAHAN who changed direction twice before she found her calling in human resources. The HR Manager at the Maldron Hotel Wexford and Clayton Whites Hotel shares her career journey to date and offers some helpful advice for finding the right job – and the best employer – to suit you.

COLETTE TIERNAN, 22, is working her way up the career ladder in the Sligo Park Hotel, moving from the housekeeping department to the front office, and picking up a Rising Star Award along the way.

Through tourism, 21-year-old NICOLE LANDY can combine her love of travel with her passion for helping people. The TU Dublin student talks about her course in Tourism Marketing and her part-time role at EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin’s IFSC.

SHANE HANNON was born in Bermuda and spent his early years in Barbados before moving to his parents’ native Ireland at 10 years of age. Now 23, he has worked around the world, helped by his course at Shannon College of Hotel Management.

If you like the sound of tourism but you’re not sure about being ‘front of house’ dealing with guests and customers everyday, never fear. There are plenty of jobs where you can work behind the scenes to help power tourism businesses. HELEN LACEY, 22, tells us about her role in the accounts department of the busy Connacht Hotel in Galway.

Twenty-year-old AMY BRADY has landed her dream job working in Kilronan Castle Hotel & Spa in Roscommon. She reveals why spa therapy is the perfect role for her.

As a Pastry Chef at Hotel Westport LINDA ROGERS (21) combines her passion for food with a love of business.

The Tourism & Hospitality Department, MTU Cork Campus have launched a new Level 8 Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Hospitality Management - find out more.

Trainee Manager Hugh and Chef Apprentice Stuart are combining full-time work with part-time study. They explain why trainee manager programmes and apprenticeships are the right option for them.

Students JORDAN and PAULINA are preparing to join the tourism industry after they finish college. Here they tell us all about their courses.

Through the Trainee Manager Development Programme, STEPHEN DOYLE (24) combines work at Ballygarry House Hotel with study at the Institute of Technology, Tralee – an ideal scenario for someone who doesn’t want to ‘sit down all day’.

Do you have a passion for food and a creative flair for cooking? If you would like to turn your interest into a rewarding career, then the new Commis Chef Apprenticeship programme is a great way to get started.

Are you thinking of going to college? There are plenty of tourism courses available to help you get started. 

If full-time education is not for you, why not study part-time while working in the industry? MATTHEW CROWLEY HOLLAND (22) explains why the Trainee Management Development Programme (TMDP) at IT Tralee was the right option for him.  

Figuring out what course to apply for can be tough. LAURA JACKSON-RYAN (20) explains why she chose International Hospitality & Tourism Management at IT Tallaght.