Education for tourism

my parents chose that he sent us to high school earlier. doctor by profession, educated in Europe and the United Statesmy father suffered greatly due to his lack of comprehensive knowledge of the French language during his studies at of medicine in Brussels and Engl degree in urology from the University of Michigan.

For this very reason, he wanted to prepare us in foreign language skills as an appetizer for success in communication and professional life. At the age of twelve, before starting the second year of high school, I packed my trunk with all my stuff take off in direction Worcester, Massachusetts, where the priests mingled for the next five years, my tropical brain with an emphatic knowledge of English, French, and Latin, supplementing it with traces of philosophy and a full development of thought.

Moreover, the most rewarding part of the experience was the discipline that comes with placement in the New England Anglo-Saxon World, where is the responsibility, that “if you can and want to” northern playing on the live head and constantly looking for and finding excuses for not achieving the set goals, common in our environment.

Last week during a meeting with Colleagues from the chimneyless industry, the question of education for tourism arose. I would like to point out that, as a preamble to general basic education, for the full development of the enormous potential hidden by the isthmus, the need for a global approach that includes the complete mastery of foreign languages ​​becomes evident, to which it should be added increased emphasis on the Chinese languagein order to fully enhance the success of thousands of annual graduates.

Tourism is not studied, it is lived, breathed in through travel, an erudite source of knowledge that allows us to admire and appreciate the different cultures, cuisines and characters that inhabit the beautiful and heterogeneous world that surrounds us. Countless volumes can be read about Paris, but they roam their wide Champs Elysees, ascent for the first time the Eiffel Tower and taste its top dishes, only the experience in the city of love allows that.

In order to achieve the goal of developing a cadre of citizens who lead future generations in tourism, it is obviously necessary for them to travel and get to know the diversity of the offer. Only then will they be able to count on comparative elements of judgment to improve the mediocre environment in which we operate. One of the classmates mentioned that his daughter is currently working on cruise ships. Carnival. This seemed like a great example.

Last November, during a transatlantic cruise aboard the Norwegian Sun, we had the pleasant incident of interviewing Executive Housekeeper Ángel Reid, an executive in charge of overseeing 150 employees in the areas cleaning and maintenance of 968 cabins and all common areas.

With more than two decades of experience, this friendly, multilingual compatriot has visited a hundred countries on 7 continents. His impeccable discipline brought him up to a responsible position that ranks him as one of the 5 key executives in the administration.

undoubtedly, Commander Reid would occupy a key place in ours The ministry of tourism, serving as an example to all young compatriots who with determination and enthusiasm, regardless of origin, if possible. He was identified by a shipping company that did not hesitate to polish his diamond endless executive development courses, exactly what is sorely lacking in our education system, Ángel is clearly qualified to lead this effort in a better way than the pathetic hand-picked political appointments common in our governments. Let’s do Panama!