The job opportunities and career opportunities that a student who graduates from the Department of Tourism Management can have in the tourism sector can be listed as follows:

1. Employment Areas:

  • Accommodation Organisations: Opportunity to work in a wide range of middle and upper level positions from five-star hotels to hostels.
  • Food and Beverage Enterprises: Opportunity to work in managerial positions in various businesses such as restaurants, cafes, catering.
  • Travel Businesses: Opportunity to work as a qualified labourer or manager in businesses such as travel agencies, tour operators.
  • Recreation Enterprises: Employment opportunities in entertainment and recreation areas related to tourism.

2. Academic Career Opportunities:

  • Graduates of the Department of Tourism Management have the opportunity to become academicians in the field of tourism thanks to the sectoral and academic education they receive during their undergraduate education.

3. Employment Opportunities in Official Institutions:

  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism: They can work as civil servants within the ministry by being appointed with KPSS score.
  • Provincial Directorates of Tourism and Tourism Information Offices: By working in official tourism institutions, they can work in positions directly related to the sector.
  • Other Public Institutions: They can be employed in various positions in public institutions, especially in Provincial and District Tourism Directorates.

4. Entrepreneurship Opportunities:

  • Graduates have the chance to establish their own businesses by using their theoretical and practical knowledge.

5. Teaching Opportunities:

  • Anatolian Hotel Management and Tourism Vocational High Schools, Anatolian Vocational High Schools, Anatolian Girls Vocational High Schools: They can work as a ‘Tourism Management’ teacher in these high schools if they receive teaching formation.

6. Domestic and Foreign Employment Opportunities:

  • Foreign Language Proficiency: Graduates with foreign language proficiency have the chance to find a job in many tourism enterprises in Turkey and abroad.

7. Management in Travel Agencies:

  • Tourism Management education gives graduates the ability to work in all departments of travel agencies and to work as a manager.

8. Employment in Other Private Sector Organisations:

  • They can have a wide range of career opportunities by working in tourism and other related private sector organisations.