Post-Covid travel, tourism and hospitality careers top conference agenda

February 2021

Post-Covid travel, tourism and hospitality careers top conference agenda聽

By Melanie Hall

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A conference focused on careers in travel, tourism and hospitality post-Covid is being jointly hosted by 蜜桃传媒 and the (滨罢罢).听

As an ITT Centre of Excellence, the University has been hosting the Future You conference for the last five years, providing insight into careers within these dynamic industries.聽

Traditionally, the annual conference has only been open to students. However, this year, the event 鈥� which will take place online on Wednesday 10 March 鈥� is also open to the public and business community, sharing insights on developing digital profiles, virtual networking, useful online resources and general guidance on careers within these industries.

The conference will then be followed by an employability fair to get students 鈥� primarily from the University's business, hospitality, travel and tourism-focused degrees and college courses 鈥� in front of employers and give them a foot on the career ladder.聽

Professor Michelle Callanan, Deputy Dean for the University鈥檚 School of Business, Tourism and Creative Industries, said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 been the most challenging year for the travel, tourism and hospitality industries, but we remain positive and resilient and want to inspire students and industry professionals to see the light at the end of the tunnel following the Prime Minister's Covid-19 roadmap announcement this week.聽

鈥淲ith an excellent line-up of speakers, we hope to provide some invaluable insight into how graduates and professionals can tap into new opportunities and trends within these critical industries.鈥澛�

First-class line-up聽

Nicholas Hall

The line-up of guest speakers kicks off with Nicholas Hall, Founder and CEO of Digital Tourism.

Nicholas is a leading expert in destination transformation, current trends and digitalisation, inspiring industry, corporates, universities, associations and government the world over.聽

Danny Waine

Danny Waine, Board Director for the Institute of Travel and Tourism and Head of Membership for ABTA 鈥� a trusted travel brand for 70 years with more than 4,300 members 鈥� will then share his insight.聽

Jamie-Lee Abtar

Looking at how the industry can adapt and develop in a socially-changing world, the conference will also feature travel and tourism expert Jamie-Lee Abtar.

As Executive Director of BAME Women in Travel CIC, Jamie-Lee empowers and champions for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women to progress through the travel and tourism industry, encouraging travel brands to step up and commit to racial and social justice and equality in the industry.聽

Matthew Gardiner

Finally, the conference will hear from Matthew Gardiner, Travel Massive Director聽and Head of Marketing and External Communications at IAG Cargo, part of International Airlines Group.聽

Recognised as one of the travel industry鈥檚 30 under 30 in TTG鈥檚鈥楾omorrow鈥檚 Travel Leaders鈥�, Matthew pledges to bring much to the table.聽

The annual Future You conference and employability fair is organised through a close collaboration between the University鈥檚 business and tourism departments and hired@UCB, the University鈥檚 employability, careers and placements service.聽

As part of a 拢130 million programme of investment in cutting-edge new teaching facilities and environments, the University has recently opened a state-of-the-art Aviation and Tourism Suite, featuring a mock plane cabin, check-in areas and Galileo GDS system.聽

Students wanting more information and to book on to the Future You conference and employability fair should visit the聽 on the Portal, or click the button below.

Business professionals and the general public should email Sabath Shazia at聽s.shazia@ucb.ac.uk聽to book a place.聽

Itinerary

Conference

9鈥�9:15补尘 鈥� Open conference and sign in for students聽

9:15鈥�9:30补尘 鈥� Introduction to the ITT and Future You concept聽

9:30-10:30am 鈥� Nicholas Hall: Digital Tourism Think Tank 鈥� Interactive Mural聽

10:30-10:45am 鈥� Break聽聽

10:45-11:15am 鈥� Danny Waine: Head of ABTA Membership聽

11:15am-12pm 鈥� Jamie-Lee Abtar: Executive Director of BAME Women in Travel聽

12-12:30pm 鈥� Matthew Gardiner: Travel Massive Director and Head of Marketing and External Communications at IAG Cargo (pre-recorded)聽

Employability fair exhibitors

City Year
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Even Break
Marriott Hotels
Royal Aeronautical Society
Royal Air Force
TCS Recruitment
蜜桃传媒 (Marketing)
Vetsa Consulting聽

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