More and more young Filipinos are taking up hotel and restaurant management courses, all thanks to the country’s booming tourism industry.
Twenty-seven-year-old Daisy Carbaque can’t wait to finish her household service course.
In three months’ time, she will finally be able to fulfill her dream of working in a luxury hotel.
Ms Carbaque, a household service student at the Magsaysay Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, said: “The salary is big especially when it comes to tipping. Plus there are many hotels here and abroad. That is why they need a lot of manpower so I chose housekeeping.”
As the Philippines intensifies its tourism campaign, the Labour department said that the demand for professionals in the hotel and restaurant industry will also increase. That is why more and more young Filipinos are taking up courses related to these industries to fill the gap.
Francisco Naguiat, a student who took up the International Hospitality Management course at Enderun Colleges, said: “As opposed to other booming course like nursing, etc., in terms of hospitality, there are really opportunities right now. You have so much hotels opening up and so much other brands are coming in to Manila so it’s not something you have to go to abroad to do.”
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