Launching on Monday 16 March 2015 as part of English Tourism Week, the Tourism Industry Council is launching a competition aimed at people looking for a career in the tourism industry.  This weeklong competition gives people the chance to win the opportunity to spend a day shadowing employees at some of the largest tourism companies including Hilton and Parkdean Holidays.

How to enter:

• A list of opportunities will be posted on the DCMS Facebook page on Monday 16 March 2015: https://www.facebook.com/dcmsgovuk 
•  Followers will be asked to say in a single tweet what inspires them to want to work in tourism and include the hashtag #TourismCareers and the handle of the company they would like to work with
• People can also apply on Facebook by answering the same question in up to 20 words

For further details, visit the DCMS facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/dcmsgovuk

Tourism companies taking part include:

Parkdean Holidays - @Parkdean
A day shadowing the Manager of an individual parks.

@Continuum_group
A day shadowing a Manager at one of their UK attractions, to be chosen by the winner. Their attractions include the Coronation Street Tour, Oxford Castle unlocked and 5 others.

@VisitEngland
Winner to shadow the Head of Business Support at VisitEngland for the day.

@ExpediaUK
The winner will be shadowing Mark McKenna, Senior Commercial Manager for Northern Europe at Expedia.

@HiltonHotels
Competition winner to shadow a General Manager or Director of a Hilton hotel.

@JacTravelLtd
Competition winner to shadow the President and other members of the Executive Team at JacTravel. JacTravel is one of the world's premier suppliers of online hotel bookings and inbound travel services to the tourism sector.

@VisitBritain
Competition winner to shadow one of VisitBritain's Directors for the day and receive a pair of theatre tickets to see a West End show.