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Campbell River, BC
V9W 4E4
Tel: 286-3436
Fax: 286-3425
email: opportun@island.net
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Fax: 286-3447
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Jobs In Tourism
Spring
is here and BC's resorts and lodges are getting ready to throw
open their doors to tourists. Now is a good time to consider
working in tourism, the world's largest and fastest growing
industry. According to a Tourism BC fact sheet, over 235,000
people in BC are employed in tourism-related businesses (one
out of every eight workers in the province). Between 1989-1997,
BC's tourism industry increased its workforce by nearly 50,000
workers.
Locally,
tourism has traditionally been based on the sport fishery.
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Employment Opportunities
The food and beverage sector employs nearly half of all workers
in tourism-related industries. Other sectors are transportation
(22%), accommodation (16%), attractions and cultural tourism
(8%), and adventure tourism, the travel trade, events and
conferences, and tourism services (these four sectors make
up the remaining 9%).
Skills gained by working in the tourism industry are often
transferable to other occupations, and if you like to travel,
possibilities to work abroad in tourism are plentiful. There
are over 400 occupations in tourism. Here are some tourism
employment opportunities to consider:
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While sport fishing businesses are
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still
a mainstay of the tourism economy, other types of tourism-related
businesses are quickly becoming established. These include
businesses that focus on cultural tourism, adventure
tourism, and eco-tourism. The number of businesses involved
in these areas of the tourism industry is growing annually
in the Campbell River area.
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Attractions
& Adventure!
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 Food
and Beverage: servers, bartender, busperson, cook,
prep cook, dishwasher / kitchen helper, wine steward,
host / hostess, catering functions manage, banquet chef,
food and beverage supervisor, night club manager, and
restaurant manager / owner. |
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Campbell
River Tourism's 'Wonders of the
Wild' marketing program is promoting these new facets of the
tourism industry by linking wildlife viewing with cultural
activities. The'Wonders
of the Wild' approach incorporates four different themes throughout
the summer months: bear (June), eagle (July), whale (August),
and salmon (September).
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Accommodation:
front desk agent, guest service attendant, housekeeper,
sales coordinator, reservations manager, laundry supervisor,
hostel /lodge manager, hotel maintenance worker, and bed &
breakfast operator.
Attractions
& Cultural Tourism: retail sales clerk, concession
attendant, ride operator, attraction facility guide, amusement
park supervisor, retail shift supervisor, museum assistant,
interpretive specialist, maintenance / grounds supervisor,
visitor services manager, museum manager, and public relations
manager.
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