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Career options

As a Murdoch Tourism graduate, your employment outlook is excellent, especially if you combine it with other disciplines. Depending on which skill combinations or specialisations you have, your Murdoch degree may lead you towards work and study opportunities in a number of areas. The following are some professions to consider, including extra majors and minors that will improve your prospects of achieving them.

Travel Guide / Tour Guide Operator

Travel Guides plan, organise, and conduct long distance cruises, tours, and expeditions for individuals or groups. Tour Guides escort individuals or groups on sightseeing tours or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.

Convention Services Manager

Convention Services Managers coordinate the activities of various departments in larger hotels to accommodate meetings, conventions, and special events. They meet with representatives of groups or organisations to plan the number of rooms to reserve, the desired configuration of the meeting space, and banquet services. During the meeting or event, they resolve unexpected problems and monitor activities to ensure that hotel operations conform to the expectations of the group.

Sales or Marketing Directors and Public Relations Directors

Sales or Marketing Directors and Public Relations Directors oversee the advertising and promotion of hotel operations and functions, including lodging and dining specials and special events, such as holiday or
seasonal specials. They direct the efforts of their staff to purchase advertising and market their property to organisations or groups seeking a venue for conferences, conventions, business meetings, trade shows, and special events. They also coordinate media relations and answer questions from the press.