Travel and Tourism

Course summary

If you have a passion for travel or if you want to develop the skills to help others make the most of their tourism experiences, this subject will open your mind to the endless opportunities that exist in the world's largest industry. Tourism is predicted to recover from the Pandemic to once again be Britain's fifth-largest industry. In 2019 it was the UK's third-largest export earner, worth £127 billion a year and supporting 3.1 million jobs in over 200,000 small and medium enterprises (source: Visit Britain). This course covers a range of topical aspects relating to the industry as well as helping people to become occupationally ready to take up employment in a range of jobs in both the public and private sectors, in places such as visitor attraction, travel agencies, hotels, airlines and tour operators. This can follow either directly after achieving this qualification, or via the stepping stone of Higher Education at Universities or Colleges. You will study 4 units over the 2 years, which cover some fundamental aspects of Travel and Tourism. The BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Travel and Tourism is the equivalent to 1 A Level and allows students to earn the same number of UCAS points. This is a 2-year course and should be taken as part of a full College programme alongside other A Level and BTEC National qualifications.