Tourism career seminars about looking Inside the box

Essential information and inspiration for tourism professionals, business owners and career seekers is coming to Malaspina University-College’s location at Parksville Qualicum Centre starting this November.

Both seminars feature international speaker and trainer Steve Crowhurst. Crowhurst’s “no fluff, no theory” approach to training, upbeat delivery, personal anecdotes and great sense of humour will make for an informative and entertaining two-days.

The first seminar, "Turn to Tourism: How to Create A Rewarding Business and Career", is a fact-filled program aimed at community leaders, career-seekers, existing and start-up tourist business owners. It’s being held November 3 and 4 at the Parksville Qualicum Centre and will also help people transform their skills, talents, stories, legends, myth and heritage into tourism opportunities.

The second seminar, "Sales & Marketing Boot Camp for Travel and Tourism Industry" is also a two-day event focused on helping participants develop their creative marketing skills including the use of dozens of business-generating ideas participants can implement right away. The second seminar is at the same location but runs January 26 and 27.

Crowhurst has been training the travel and tourism industry since 1983 and has presented Canada-wide for provincial departments of tourism, and internationally in the United States, China, Egypt, UK, Spain and Bosnia. He writes a monthly sales column for the trade magazine Canadian Traveller, reviews and develops training modules for International Air Transport Association and often appears as a speaker at the Addison Travel Trade Shows.

Each seminar, which is part of Malaspina’s new Business Generation Seminars offered through the Centre for Continuing Studies, also includes a bonus day for those eager to review and discuss their business and personal plans with Crowhurst.

For more information call Malaspina University-College Centre for Continuing Studies at 1-866-734-6252 or visit the website at www.viu.ca/ccs.