Hospitality Industry Information
Hospitality and tourism is the fastest-growing industry globally. Annually, the high-growth $3.5 trillion industry pays more than $1.6 trillion in wages and creates 12.5 million new jobs. Today, there are more than 650,000 executive-level positions in the industry, which employs young managers and a high percentage of women and minorities. In the business of providing quality service experiences for their customers, hospitality and tourism employers must bring only the best recruits to their teams, which creates the need for a large, diverse and skilled workforce—a workforce that benefits from the opportunities for exciting employment and competitive income.