The Tourism Society - People in all the right places

The University of Surrey teams up with The Tourism Society to present THE (Tourism, Hospitality, Events) Careers Day on Wednesday, 24 March, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lecture Theatre Block.

The Division of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Careers Service, Tourism Society, and the Surrey Tourism and Events Society have joined forces to introduce the broad career options available in tourism, hospitality and events industries.  The event will start with THE Careers Talks from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Chaired by Mr. Danny Waine, co-founder of Perfect Weddings Abroad, four well respected industry guests will deliver advice on working in THE industry. 

Fourteen companies and organisations spanning from local businesses to multinational corporations will also come to Surrey to provide careers information and recruitment opportunities at THE Careers Fair from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Professor Andrew Lockwood, Head of Division of Hospitality and Tourism, comments: “We wanted to enhance our offering to students and underline our position by supporting this careers event." 

Surrey is the longest established centre for hospitality and tourism studies in U.K.  Leading in both the Guardian and the Times Higher Education League Tables in 2009, Surrey’s Division of Hospitality and Tourism Management is also recently ranked as No.1 in Europe and No.5 worldwide in academic leadership.

Surrey’s worldwide reputation of research and teaching excellence in hospitality and tourism offers Surrey graduates a real advantage in the market place.

'We are delighted to be working together with the number 1 university for tourism studies. It just goes to show that the university understands the importance of networking within the industry.' comments Mark Miller MTS Executive Director, The Tourism Society.

THE Careers Day is free and open to Surrey students, external students, and the public, however the talk session has sold out.

For booking and event details, please contact Surrey Tourism and Events Society, E-mail: ussu.tourism@surrey.ac.uk

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Notes to Editors
The Tourism Society (est.1977) is the leading network of professionals in the industry. All sectors are represented: hotels, attractions, destinations, operators, travel companies, writers, academics, students and consultants.

The University of Surrey is one of the UK’s leading professional, scientific and technological universities with a world class research profile and a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Ground-breaking research at the University is bringing direct benefit to all spheres of life – helping industry to maintain its competitive edge and creating improvements in the areas of health, medicine, space science, the environment, communications, defence and social policy. Programmes in science and technology have gained widespread recognition and it also boasts flourishing programmes in dance and music, social sciences, management and languages and law. In addition to the campus on 150 hectares just outside Guildford, Surrey, the University also owns and runs the Surrey Research Park, which provides facilities for 140 companies employing 2,700 staff.