Green Hotel/Resort Ecomanagers

Read travel magazines and visit travel Web sites to learn about developments in the ecotourism field. Check out Green Lodging News (http://www.greenlodgingnews.com) for updates on eco-resorts and ecotourism. Other useful resources can be found at the International Ecotourism Society's Web site (http://www.ecotourism.org). The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education offer hospitality management training programs.

High school juniors and seniors who are interested in working in the hospitality industry can take advantage of the American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Institute's Hospitality and Tourism Management Program. The program combines classroom learning with work experience in the hospitality industry. Graduating seniors who pass examinations and accrue a specified number of hours of work experience in the lodging industry earn the certified hospitality and tourism management professional credential. Other certification credentials are also available.