ITT Endorses Passport to the World

ITT has endorsed Passport to the World, the global curriculum for the Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP).

There are currently over 425,000 students around the world studying the GTTP curriculum from countries including the UK, Ireland, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Hungary, Jamaica, Russia and South Africa.

Passport to the World provides students with an introduction to the basic structure of the global travel and tourism sector. Through individual and group research, students learn about the different types of travel companies, customer segments present in the sector and explore topics such as customer service, destination marketing and government policy. Students must complete a portfolio of work that demonstrates their understanding and knowledge before being awarded a certificate that marks their successful completion of the course.

Ian Wheeler, Chair of the GTTP Advisory Board and Senior Vice President of Marketing, Amadeus IT Group, said: “ITT’s endorsement demonstrates the credibility and integrity of the curriculum developed by the GTTP. What we are seeing is an increase in the number of companies and groups across the sector willing to collaborate to improve educational standards. The Passport to the World curriculum is not only doing that today but it is also instrumental in fostering the future talent so important for the industry’s development.” ITT’s endorsement of the global curriculum will help to further GTTP’s work in other countries such as Kenya, Nicaragua and Bulgaria, where new programmes are currently in their pilot stages.

ITT Chairman, Steven Freudmann explained why ITT is happy to give the course it’s blessing. “One of the objectives of ITT is to improve student education and training. Passport to the World is taught by well-trained professionals and offers a thorough grounding in all aspects of travel and tourism. We have endorsed the curriculum because we believe it is aligned to the needs of one of the world’s biggest industries.”

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