NAF's Hospitality & Tourism curricula expose learners to the essential components of the industry, including foundational principles, customer service, event planning, and marketing with a global perspective on the geography and sustainability of tourism.
18,908 | Learners |
98.5% | Graduated |
83% | College-bound |
Blog articles related to the Hospitality and Tourism pathway.
CareerSource Suncoast offers resources and salary information on careers in Hospitality and Tourism. Learn about different roles in the industry and their educational requirements.
Marketing Curriculum Modules
The Code is dentsu’s global creative marketing challenge for young people aged 14+. Students are partnered with mentors to create their own advertising campaign and put ideas ideas into action!
Webinar
This webinar from EconEdlink will allow teachers to engage with several resources that connect how Covid-19 impacted multiple businesses. It will show relevant media and strategies that can be used to connect content to the real world. It will focus on a Company Case Study that can be done to allow students to connect how a business was affected by Covid-19 and the future of that business.
The AHLA Foundation offers a variety of scholarships for Freshman through Graduate hospitality students. There are two types of scholarships:
– open to all hospitality management students enrolled in a U.S. college or university
– requires school affiliation with the AHLA Foundation
The AHLA Foundation’s 2023-24 scholarship application portal opened on November 1 and closes on March 15.
See What the Network is Saying
Marriott has made the Courtyard brand NAF’s dedicated partner in providing real world opportunities to our industry’s future leaders. The results so far have been impressive, and we can’t wait to see what these students accomplish in the future.
Carlette Nielsen
Vice President and Global Brand Manager
Courtyard Marriott International
Seeing the behind the scenes of a large luxury property, which is a rarity for high school students, makes them consider career opportunities in hospitality. We emphasize that the hotel is not only made up of valuable room attendants or team members who check you in, but also finance specialists and those who oversee property management.
Sarah Drew
Director of Training and Development
Waldorf Astoria New York
I’ve been proud to work with NAF very closely over the years to create opportunities to ensure that the next generation – today’s high school students – are future ready.
Thomas Penny
President
Donohoe Hospitality Services