Around the World in 80 Hours comprises 80 hours of classroom work together with two to three days visiting local areas of interest.
“It is true immersion learning,” says ACTE executive director Ron DiLeo. “Students learn about the market while being out there, in it.”
Markets included in the programme are the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, the Nordics, Russia, South Africa, India, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Canada and the United States.
Participants will be able to select programmes for one or two countries at a time, which ACTE believes is a realistic option for full-time travel managers/buyers, sales managers or account managers looking to expand their skills.
Alternatively, says DiLeo, university students may choose to study the entire programme: “We are hopeful that in addition to helping people already in our industry to broaden their horizons, we will also be taking great strides toward attracting new talent to the travel business.”
The Around the World in 80 Hours programme will be repeated twice a year, in spring and autumn, and will start in autumn 2011 in Singapore.
