Listening, languages, managing unforeseen events and quality of service are central in many positions.
Careers in the journey
Employment in tourism and travel: trades, training and offers
A clear guide to understanding key opportunities, choosing training and identifying useful platforms. Azatour does not recruit or publish offers: this section helps you to organize reliable research throughout the entire travel ecosystem.
Overview
Tourism is not just about travel agency
The sector brings together the design and sale of stays, transport, accommodation, visitor reception, promotion of destinations, leisure and many digital professions. The same path can evolve from the ground to production, management, marketing or data.
Schedules, weekends, mobility or seasonality can be part of daily life depending on the activity.
Diploma, alternation, field experience and transferable skills can be complementary.
The journey in motion
Trades, places, faces
From terminal to reception, from customer support to the design of stays, tourism brings together very different working environments.
Career panorama
Six families of tourism trades
The titles change from one company to another. To expand your search, use several keywords and always read the actual missions, schedules, workplace and prerequisites of each ad.
Travel sales and booking
These professionals listen to the customer's project, look for services, build a proposal and explain the terms and conditions of sale.
- Useful skills
- Customer relationship, geography, sales, languages, booking tools and documentary rigour.
- Common course
- The BTS Tourisme is the reference route, but commercial or experienced profiles can also be recruited by position.
Tourism design and production
From circuit to custom stay, these trades assemble transport, accommodation and activities, negotiate with suppliers and monitor the profitability of the product.
- Useful skills
- Design of routes, negotiation, budget, watch, marketing and control of one or more destinations.
- Common course
- A baccalaureate + 2 to baccalaureate + 5 in tourism, commerce or management is frequent, with a first appreciated operational experience.
Air transport and airport
At the airport, in the cabin or in support functions, the teams provide reception, security, operations and continuity of the journey.
- Useful skills
- English, sense of service, punctuality, contingency management and strict adherence to safety and security procedures.
- Common course
- Prerequisites vary greatly. The CSF is required to practise as a cabin crew member in a European company; technical occupations follow their own qualifications.
Hotels and accommodation
From reception to income management, these businesses organise the reception, stay, quality of service and performance of an establishment.
- Useful skills
- Welcome, languages, organization, hotel software, team coordination and attention to details.
- Common course
- Access ranges from field experience to BTS Management in hotel and restaurant, then to licences and masters for certain managerial functions.
Welcome, destinations and heritage
These professionals inform visitors, value a territory, animate a network of partners and develop local experiences.
- Useful skills
- Speaking, mediation, languages, knowledge of the territory, communication and project management.
- Common course
- BTS Tourism, professional license or master's degree depending on the function. The trade of guide-lecturer is subject to specific conditions to obtain the professional card.
E-tourism, marketing and data
Travel actors are also recruiting profiles that can improve their sites, campaigns, customer relations and price management.
- Useful skills
- Digital marketing, data analysis, content, user experience, CRM tools and understanding the travel journey.
- Common course
- Training in marketing, digital, data or product is relevant; tourism specialization is built by internships, alternation and sectoral experience.
Education and retraining
Training and diplomas: choose by occupation
There is no single diploma for all tourism. Go from the missions you are looking for, check the prerequisites for the offers, and then compare the content, alternation, internships, cost and recognition of the training.
First positions and season
Some jobs for reception, room, service, entertainment, sales or assistance are open to beginners. A customer experience, English, availability and good field knowledge can count as much as a school specialty.
Building operational bases
CAPs and professional catering, service, hotel and catering and transport ferries provide directly mobilizable skills. The STHR technology baccalaureate prepares more specifically for the prosecution of studies in hotel and restaurant.
BTS Tourism
National reference diploma for the customer relationship of tourism, the development of benefits and the management of information. It prepares for the sale of travel, reception, reservation and tourist production.
See the official NCP formBTS Management in hotel and restaurant
The specialized path to develop skills in accommodation, catering, management and piloting. The accommodation option is particularly consistent for reception and hotel operations.
Specialize or mentor
Professional degrees, master's degrees, business schools and specialized courses can lead to tourism development, hotel management, marketing, data or e-tourism. Always check the exact nature of the degree or title.
Controlling compulsory securities
Some occupations impose specific conditions. In France, the CSF is issued after approved training and the successful completion of DGAC examinations for cabin personnel. Other professions, such as guide-conference, also follow a specific framework.
Check CCA rules with DGACTwo reflexes before registering
Compare the courses on l-Onisep and check the title, level and status of a certification in the National Directory of Professional Certifications. A mere "certified" statement does not replace this verification.
Mini-Directory Employment
Where to find offers in tourism?
Combine the major portals, specialized sites and employers' career spaces. Offers evolve: Apply your filters directly to each site and check the publication date before applying.
Employment France
A complementary entry point to deepen your search, consult employment resources and move forward in your professional project.
Discover Work Employment FranceFrance Work — Tourism
Filtered offers on tourism, with search by trade, keyword and workplace.
View offers tourismTradeScope — Tourism
A directory France Work to explore the professions, their names and the related professional sectors.
Explore TradesMy Employment Tourism
Offers in accommodation, transport, travel agencies, leisure and tourist activities.
Browse offersAir France recruitment
The official career website of the company to search for its offers by trade, contract and location.
See the career websiteAccor Careers
Opportunities in hosting, catering, revenue management, sales, marketing, support and digital functions.
Search at AccorMarriott Careers
Marriott International's official career portal to search for opportunities by trade, brand and location, including hotels and related services.
Search at MarriottClub Med Jobs
The official portal for jobs in resorts and headquarters, including hotels, sports, children and support functions.
Consult Club Med JobsDisneyland Paris Careers
The official Disneyland Paris portal covers the hospitality, hospitality, catering, operations, technology and support trades.
View offers Disneyland ParisYearbook audited August 28, 2026. The presence of an organisation or company is informative: it does not constitute a recruitment partnership, an employer's recommendation, or a guarantee of the available offers.
Before choosing a training course
Check the certification and the skills involved
The form BTS Tourism RNCP37890 indicates Level 5 and a registration deadline as of August 31, 2028. Its three professional blocks cover the relationship between tourism clients, the development of a service and the management of tourist information. Use them to compare the program to the missions of the position being sought.
- Remove the exact title and the certified code prepared.
- Check the certificater, level and status of the form at the time of registration.
- Ask for examination, internship and alternation procedures and full cost.
- For a regulated qualification, return to the competent authority before concluding that the training is suitable for practice.
Verification of this form: . The term of the NCP does not correspond to an individual validity period of the diploma obtained.
Assessing the position
Practical questions to be asked in the interview
These questions help to understand the conditions of the trade. They do not assume that an employer's wages or practices are being used.
Sale and reservation
Which tools and suppliers use the team? How do the advice, sales and follow-up of files after departure are distributed?
Tourism production
Who validates the budget and suppliers? What indicators are used to monitor the quality and profitability of the product?
Air and airport
What are the timetables, prerequisite qualifications and stages of training? What procedures frame the planning changes?
Hotels
How are schedules, transmissions and periods of high activity organised? What software and languages are used daily?
Home and territory
Which publics and partners are priority? What part of the position concerns reception, mediation, promotion and projects?
Digital and data
What tools, data sources and indicators are available? How do we work together in marketing, product and operational teams?
Proceed to action
A simple method for effective research
A targeted search produces better results than a massive send. Prepare several key word variants and adapt your application to the missions actually described.
- 01
Choose two trade families
Identify a primary goal and a near track to stay focused without closing the possibilities.
- 02
Create a list of keywords
For example, "travel advisor", "booking agent", "receptionist", "d'escalator", "alternative tourism" or "seasonal accommodation".
- 03
Define your constraints
Geographical area, mobility, hours, languages, type of contract, possible telework and date of availability.
- 04
Adapt CV and letter
Make it clear customer relationship, languages, tools, known destinations, sales made and concrete situations managed.
- 05
Follow each application
Note the source, post, date, contact, response and next action in a simple table.
What recruiters observe
Evidence more than adjectives
- A language level illustrated by real experience
- Reservation tools, PMS, CRM or office automation already used
- Examples of customer and unexpected management
- Clearly formulated availability and mobility
- A concrete knowledge of the company and its activities
Beware of false offers
Never pay for a maintenance or contract. Check the domain of the email address, find the ad on the employer's official website and do not transmit any sensitive document until you have verified the recruiter's identity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Employment and training in tourism
Can we work in tourism without a specialized degree?
Yes, some reception, service, animation or operating positions are accessible with initial experience, in-house training or a degree from another sector. The requirements depend on the trade and the employer; regulated professions impose their own qualifications or authorizations.
Which degree to choose to work in the trip?
The BTS Tourism is the generalist reference training for tourism sales, reception, production and information. The BTS Management in hotel and restaurant is more targeted at accommodation and catering. The degree, bachelor's and master's degrees then allow for specialisation, provided that the recognition of the diploma and its possible registration in the NCPR are verified.
Is English compulsory in tourism?
The job is very often requested as soon as it involves an international customer, foreign suppliers or an airport environment. A second language can be an advantage. The expected level varies depending on the frequency of exchanges and the technicality of the position.
Where to look for a seasonal alternation or employment in tourism?
Start with Job Jobs France, France Work and My Job Tourism, then visit the career sites of airlines, hotel groups, tour operators, tourist offices and businesses in your region. Use alternating, internship, CDD and seasonal filters when the platform offers them.
Does Azatour publish or guarantee job offers?
No. Azatour offers an editorial guide and links to third-party platforms. Positions, dates, remuneration, conditions and application processes are exclusively the responsibility of the recruiters and external sites consulted.
Compare two training courses before registration
Identify the exact name of the certification, its certificater, its status in the NCP, the prerequisites, the schedule and the assessment procedures. A trade name close to "tourism" is not enough to identify the diploma prepared.
| Criterion | To be requested |
|---|---|
| Certification | Accurate title, RNCP code, certificater and how to obtain; see current official form. |
| Practical experience | Internships or alternations, missions expected, support of research and real organization with the employer. |
| Competences | Languages practiced, customer relationship, tools actually used and productions evaluated; distinguishing an initiation from operational mastery. |
| Cost and pace | Full costs, confirmed funding, place, times and consequences of a change; do not count aid as acquired before validation. |
For an application, bring this information closer to the job's competencies: give an example of a client file, incident resolution or project conducted, by anonymizing the data. Ask the recruiter what tools and schedules are relevant to the exact position.
Sources and method
Audited information, decisions to be confirmed
The guide was revised on 28 August 2026 from institutional, sectoral and employer portals mentioned: France Job JobScope, Onisep, France, DGAC, Marriott Careers and Disneyland Paris Careers. As the conditions of access, certification and offers may evolve, always confirm the final information with the training organisation, competent authority or recruiter.