The Tourism Cares Experience the Industry Student Program is an opportunity for travel, tourism, and hospitality students to shadow industry professionals at the annual NTA Convention. The program allows students to explore different sectors of the tourism industry while learning more about various career paths.
2008 Tourism Cares scholarship recipients were invited to participate in this year's program which was held from Friday, November 14th to Monday, November 17th in Pittsburgh, PA.
Participating students shadowed tour operators, tour suppliers, and destination management organizations during the Tour & Travel Exchange business appointments at the convention.
Roundtable Sessions were also held during the convention. During these sessions, students met with industry professionals who discussed their own career paths and experience in the industry.
If you are interested in volunteering your time to mentor a tourism or hospitaltiy student, please send an email to
info@tourismcares.org and be sure to put "Student Program" in the subject line of the email. Thank you for your support!