Identifying Hospitality Careers Vocab

What is hospitality?

• The business of selling cars.

• Working with other people to help them find a better job.

• The business of housing or entertaining visitors.

What categories would be included in the hospitality industry?

• Rental cars, hotels and drivers license renewal

• Hotels, rental cars and restaurants

• Movie tickets, bus tours and bookstores

What is tourism?

• Delivering packages to vacation destinations.

• Preparing taxes for people.

• The commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places of interest.

Which 3 tourist destinations are spots to visit in Florida?

• Disney World, Disney Land and The Space Needle

• Disney World, Universal Studios and Cape Canaveral

• Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and Niagara Falls

Method in which trainees learn a craft or trade by hands-on experience while working with a skilled worker.

• On-the-job training

• certification program

• apprenticeship

Group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products.

• career cluster

• job grouping

• internship

Describes the progression from entry level positions to higher levels of pay.

• career outlook

• certification

• career ladder

A series of structured and connected education programs that allow a person to advance in their career.

• hospitality industry

• graduate school

• career pathway

A related cluster of courses that help students earn credits usually for 1 to 2 years.

• degree

• certificate program

• diploma

An official document attesting to a status or level of achievement.

• certification

• diploma

• graduate school