ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tourico Holidays, a global leader in travel wholesale, today announced that it will be attending job fairs in Arkansas and Mississippi in an effort to promote the growth of its recently launched Travel Academy, offering industry-focused training for ambitious, business-minded college graduates. Tourico Holidays will kick-off its Travel Academy recruiting efforts at The University of Southern Mississippi Spring Career Fair on Wednesday, February 26th and at the Arkansas State University Job Fair on Tuesday, April 1st.
“Our Travel Academy can provide recent college graduates from Arkansas and Mississippi with a unique opportunity to accelerate their career in the travel industry,” said Uri Argov, CEO of Tourico Holidays. “Through our academy, we’re able to help our students explore the various roles within the industry and provide them with all the resources they need to build a successful and long-lasting career.”
Established in December 2013, Tourico’s Travel Academy offers an intensive 10-week program, beginning at the start of every quarter. The curriculum focuses on negotiation management, problem-solving skills, user training for various software programs, presentation planning, and project implementation in the travel industry. The Academy not only provides classroom instruction, but also exposes students to the exciting side of the travel industry through jet-setting field trips, hands-on projects, and applicable workshops.
Those interested in participating in the Travel Academy must first apply online and then pass a series of interviews and assignments before being selected to the program. Students admitted to the program receive a base salary, meals, accommodations, laptops and access to various activities in the Orlando area. Upon completion, every graduate will receive a job offer to join the Tourico Holidays team – including roles in product development, operations, sales and marketing.
To learn more about the Tourico Holidays Travel Academy, or to apply, visit: www.THTravelAcademy.com.
About Tourico Holidays
Tourico Holidays, a subsidiary of Travel
Holdings, Inc., is a leading global travel distribution company that
contracts directly with travel providers, such as hotel, cruise lines,
attractions, ground transportation and more. Tourico Holidays works on a
high-volume, wholesale model to broker this inventory to over 4,600
clients in 100 countries using proprietary technology.
