TRAVEL and TOURISM
Diploma
In just 13 months you’ll learn the skills Canada’s travel and tourism industry demands most: communications, sales techniques, customer service and automation.
Get an in-depth look at the world's most important tourist destinations, and learn what motivates travellers to frequent them. Learn how to deal with everything from international border crossings to environmental and social concerns. Develop an understanding of the evolving travel and tourism market and the technology used to document and sell North American and international travel.
In the Travel and Tourism program, you study the ins and outs of the industry: from sales and tickets to managing suppliers and agents. You also receive hands-on experience with the actual computerized reservation systems used by the travel industry.
Practicum
As part of the program, you have the opportunity to apply your new skills in a real travel job. Your practicum begins after 12 months of study—just in time for the busy fall travel season.
Program staff help you find a suitable practicum placement that is a good match between you and the employer. This opportunity helps you gain work experience and often leads right to full-time employment.
Study Tours
All students have the option of completing a study tour to better familiarize them with their careers in travel. Travel study tours have gone to such destinations as Europe, the Caribbean, Hawaii and China.
International students must have a valid study permit with authorization to work on campus written on their permit before starting their field placement, clinical practice or practicum. If you plan to work with vulnerable populations in a health, community or medical field, you need an up-to-date medical exam by an IRCC-approved panel physician before starting the work placement.
You must contact MacEwan International to check your student work placement eligibility.