Tourism / Hospitality Courses & Careers

Our Travel, Tourism and Hospitality courses provide students with the practical skills and knowledge to gain competencies in these exciting careers.

Travel & Tourism

Looking for an exciting and rewarding career that can take you all over the world?

Our Travel and Tourism courses provide a pathway to work in many travel and tourism industry sectors as a departmental or small business manager.

The diversity of employers includes travel agencies, tour wholesalers, tour operators, inbound tour operators, holiday parks and resorts, tourist attractions, visitor information centres, and other tourism businesses.

Trainers and Assessors

Careers

  • Corporate Travel Agent
  • Wholesale Travel Consultant
  • Product Manager
  • Tourism Operator
  • Cruise Specialist

  • Provide expert travel advice and services to corporate organisations
  • As the wholesale consult you will have expert knowledge and experience of the various travel products, and provide advise and booking services for retail travel agencies.
  • Product Managers require strong negotiating skils and the ability to build and maintain business relationships. You would be required to travel often and experience the various products that are offered by tourism and hospitality providers
  • Provide products and services to general public and industry partners such as travel agents, airlines and hotels
  • Provide expert cruising knowledge, advice and booking services. You may be invited to experience a variety of cruises by the cruiseline organisations so that you can promote and provide this expert advice.

These figures vary from state to state. Please check job listing sites for accurate numbers.

Some common salary expectations are:

  • Travel Consultant: $55,000+
  • Travel Manager: $60,000 - $85,000 

This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior operators who use a broad range of tourism or travel skills combined with managerial skills and sound knowledge of industry operations to coordinate travel or tourism operations.

They operate independently, have responsibility for others, and make a range of operational business decisions.

Hospitality

Work anywhere in the world in this exciting industry, with so many roles available to choose from.

The Hospitality courses at Australian Pacific College provide a pathway to work in any hospitality industry sector as a departmental or small business manager.

The diversity of employers includes restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multi-skilling and for acquiring targeted skills in both accommodation services and food/beverage.

Trainers and Assessors

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Careers

  • Accommodation Manager
  • Food and Beverage Manager
  • Cruise Ship Concierge
  • Function Manager

  • Responsible for the overall operation of the accommodation and ensuring guests enjoy their stay
  • Manage food and beverage operations within a budget and to the highest standards
  • Cruising the world
  • Plan and execute all types and sizes of events, such as conferences, musical concerts, food festivals etc. 

These figures vary from state to state. Please check job listing sites for accurate numbers.

Some common salary expectations are:

  • Cruise Ship Staff / Hospitality: $50,000- $77,000 
  • Food and Beverage: $40,000 - $65,000 
  • Manager: $60,000 - $85,000

This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior operators who use a broad range of hospitality skills combined with managerial skills and sound knowledge of industry to coordinate hospitality operations.

They operate independently, have responsibility for others and make a range of operational business decisions.

Industry connections with ProjectBase

ProjectBase provides you with opportunities to participate in real-world industry projects while studying at APC.

Develop your skills and knowledge by working with experienced industry professionals.

Happy students with their Certificates of completion from the Australian Pacific College