Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
This programme aims to provide industry practitioners an introduction and overview of the hospitality and tourism industry, including different segments and their distinguishing characteristics, common services and products, trend and challenges, and other trade knowledge required to develop career in hospitality and tourism industry.
Content
- Introduction to tourism
- Tourism concepts and principles
- Structure of tourism industry
- Local tourism development
- Impacts of tourism
- Contemporary issues and trends in tourism
- Basic concepts of world geography
- Tourist destinations and attractions
- World tourism regions
- Introduction to hospitality
- Introduction to the hospitality industry
- Introduction to the accommodation sector
- Front office and housekeeping operations
- Food and beverage operations
- Customer services
- Customer relations
- Trends in hospitality
Total 18 hours in 5 lessons
Programme & class information are as follows:
Entry Requirements
Suitable for applicants who are interested in this course
Please fill up the application form below, attached with a crossed cheque payable to “Vocational Training Council” (back of the cheque with names of applicant and programme), and send it by post or in-person before the closing date to the following address:
Hospitality Discipline, Room 435
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Haking Wong)
702 Lai Chi Kok Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
Remarks:
1. Application form must be submitted with the cheque together; otherwise this will not be processed
2. Cash should not be sent through post, and dated cheques will not be accepted.

