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job vacancies in leisure, sport and tourism The nature of the tourism industry means that it lends itself well to working overseas. What kind of work is there?It is possible to have an international career with the major leisure travel groups, as they have offices in other countries and vacancies may be advertised throughout the organisation. Ads by Google Working as a resort representative is an obvious way of getting a placement abroad. The reps often spend the summer season working in one country and winter in another, depending on their language skills and experience. Many travel agents and tour operators also have overseas reps positions, which involve sourcing and finding out about resorts that they can add to their portfolio to sell to the consumer. Those working for tour operators in contracts or product development may travel abroad regularly as part of their job. Working within the cruise industry allows you to travel to many different countries depending on the company that you work for. The UK market is strong with new liners launched in 2007 to meet the demands of the market. The cruise industry has grown by 10% in Europe annually over the past 5 years, according to the European Cruise Council. Where are the opportunities?There are opportunities to work in most overseas countries in the tourism industry, but some provide more jobs than others. For example, the USA, Japan and northern European countries have strong outbound tourism industries. Others such as Greece, Spain, Australia and New Zealand welcome many more visitors than they export and so work as resort reps or in inbound tourism are more likely here. Further information | 
