Hospitality, Food & Tourism: Why it’s the most important career move you can make today?
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The economic prospects of Sri Lanka’s post-war development have impacted a few key industries; but tourism and hospitality in particular are among the fastest growing and most promising sectors. A sector that is positioned to benefit directly from the anticipated boom in tourism is the Sri Lankan hotel industry.
Sri Lanka is now a top rated travel destination with many accolades from the New York Times, Emirates Holidays and The Lonely Planet Guide. To serve these markets, over 16,000 hotel rooms are under construction with many more in the pipeline. Restaurants, retailers, shopping malls, adventure tourism companies, water sports companies are setting up around the island to serve tourists and are expected to set Sri Lanka’s service economy off on a massive growth trajectory. Over the next few years, revenues from tourism are expected to hit the $1 billion mark, a fraction of what is possible in Sri Lanka. In the broader Asia Pacific region, the number of new hotel rooms in the pipeline according to the most STR Hotels report is over 370,000 with new employment creation in the region of over 20 million new places.
What are the career opportunities in Food, Tourism and Hospitality in Sri Lanka?
In line with the industry boom, many foreign and local hotel operators have already expressed their intention to build new properties in Sri Lanka. For instance, Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Asia Ltd is building a 500-room luxury hotel in Colombo at a cost of USD 500 million.. Several local companies have also announced plans to build new properties as well as to increase their capacity and refurbish existing facilities; these include John Keells Holdings PLC, Aitken Spence PLC, Softlogic Holdings, Lanka Orix Leasing Company and Sierra Cables. On a related note, higher-quality accommodations are necessary for Sri Lanka to attract the kind of high-end tourists that value the Sri Lankan experience. Careers in Foods, Tourism and 
Hospitality are wide-ranging—from interpreters, translators and guest-services officer who strive to make guests feel welcome and at home, to five-star chefs creating exciting culinary experiences, to marketing and business development staff continuously creating products and services to meet international guests’ high standards. There is a wide range of skill sets and career choices for smart and driven candidates who know that they can make it in hospitality.
How do I choose the best Hospitality and Tourism management studies programme?
The traditional mode of hospitality studies started by Swiss hospitality schools has come to an end. The development of the learning methods of Australia and Asia will create the experiences and differences that students need to succeed. . Australian Hospitality Schools like The William Angliss Institute are Australian Government accredited specialist centre for Tourism, Hospitality and the Culinary Arts. The Institute was established as a Food Trades School in Melbourne, Australia in 1940 which initially trained students in butchery, cooking, waitering, pastry and bread making. With this strong heritage in foods, William Angliss went on to offer Hospitality Studies in 1960, and later added Tourism Studies to its portfolio, rounding off its offerings to serve the entire industry. As the world became smaller and East Asia grew in to a major, global travel phenomenon, William Angliss began offering its courses outside Australia in 1994. In 2012, with over 8 campuses and partner institutions across China, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, William Angliss Institute is one of the world’s leading specialist centres for Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Annually, at its Melbourne campus William Angliss has 21,500 students and 1,300 international students from over 45 countries with more than 100,000 graduates worldwide.
How can students get internationally recognized Hospitality qualifications in Sri Lanka?
The Colombo Academy of Hospitality Management @ SLIIT (CAHM @ SLIIT) is SLIIT’s new, world class hospitality studies school. CAHM @ SLIIT has partnered with Australia’s William Angliss Institute to offer their international curriculum, a pathway to a 4 year Bachelors Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management and a Bachelors Degree in Culinary Management. Students will be taught in an unparalleled learning environment at a 22,000 square foot facility that has been purpose built for hospitality, foods and tourism training. Students will learn food preparation and handling at the largest training kitchen in Sri Lanka, Fully equipped patisseries and butchery, coffee academy and food and beverage training centre, they will be taught front house services at a demonstration concierge, accommodation services at 3 individually designed 5-star finished accommodation units.
SLIIT Malabe offers a unique campus environment. With a rapidly growing portfolio of study options, CAHM @ SLIIT students will be in the heart of a real learning atmosphere among IT, computing, business studies and engineering undergraduates and graduate students, enjoying the camaraderie and encouragement that only integrated campus experiences can provide.
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