Tourism school training courses in Alexandria, LA (public, in-house or online)

Students in our Hospitality Administration program have the option of studying hotel & casino, restaurant, or travel and tourism management.

The growth of luxury, full-service hotels and the gaming industry means jobs are available nationwide and abroad. PTI offers its Hotel & Casino Management program in two ways: as an in-class program and as an online program. You choose the class format and schedule that best fits your lifestyle and learning style.

For the first time, New Mexico State University will offer a bachelor’s degree completion program in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management via distance education. Designed to serve community college students enrolled in business, this distance education program targets location-bound students whose work or family commitments interfere with pursuing studies on the NMSU campus. Students who receive their Associate’s Degree in Business or related fields, now have the opportunity to con...

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This area focuses on discerning market segments, communicating with these target markets, and satisfying customers�needs to achieve organizational objectives. Emphasis is placed on marketing research and use of interactive information technologies in marketing communications. These courses prepare graduates for careers in marketing in airlines, hospitality, attractions, destination management organizations, and other components of the tourism and hospitality industries.

Cultural heritage tourism is a special form of tourism that takes place in numerous venues including tours, festivals, cruises, reenactments, theme parks and the like. Cultural tourism includes museums, art galleries, concerts, and plays, whereas heritage tourism embraces the culture of an ethnic groups-whether it is Native American, Euro-American, African-American, or any of the myriad other ethnic backgrounds present in a region or destination. Cultural heritage tourism professionals frequentl...

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The IUCN definition of ecotourism is “environmentally responsible travel and visitation to relatively undisturbed natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature (and any accompanying cultural features - both past and present) that promotes conservation, has low negative visitor impact, and provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local populations� Ecotourism is a specialty segment of nature tourism. Nature tourism has been increasing at an annual rate between 10-3...

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