The hospitality and tourism industry is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the world. In South Dakota, visitor spending in 2005 was $807,029,057, a $2.02 billion impact on the state’s economy. This economic impact is expected to continue to grow. With this increase, there is a need for trained workers in the hospitality and tourism industry. In South Dakota, there has been a 14.18% increase in the number of employees in the industry in the past 10 years. Many aspects of this industry promote employees from within, a young part-time employee may work his/her way up to management in a short amount of time. Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism is designed to give high school students an overview of the opportunities, occupations and skills needed in this career cluster. The goals for this course are based on the National Family & Consumer Science standards and business & industry information.
But what exactly is Hospitality & Tourism? Below in your own words comment with what you think Hospitality & Tourism is referencing? In other words, what is hospitality & tourism? (At least 3 sentences)
