IS hospitality managment a good career?

What is the best way to break into the Hospitality business?

• Is it necessary to get schooling? Is it important to get school trainning and/or on the job trainning. I have a certification in massage therapy but I think I'm interested in more Hospitality business that revolve around travel, resorts, managment, and massage. I'm ready to jump hands and feet into a promising new career. What have your experiences been like with the hospitality business?

• Answer:

  I had one friend that majored in Hospitality in College. He graduated from the University of Houston's, Hilton Hotel and Restaurant School, at the University, in Houston, Texas. He was hired by the United States Army to run the military restaurants. Typically, one more or less "falls," into the area of hospitality. That's how I found myself inthe industry. I was always the designated office party planner, invitation designer, etc. Having a Food and Beverage Degree will get you in a lot of doors. Hospitality is a lot of work, and there is rarely anyone to help you. You can also try the major hotels in the city where you live and ask if they have a trainee progam in Food and Beverage. If you work in an office where there are a lot of parties, events, etc., ask the person in charge of Hospitality, if you can "pitch-in," sometime, because you have an interest in the industry and you want to see what it takes to be in the Hospitaltiy Industry. Good Luck.