Tourism program

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You like people. You like to organize events. You like adventure. You want an active career in the tourism industry- possibly as a conference or special events coordinator, a tour director or marketing officer, or even a cruise organizer? These are only a few of the career options open to you with a DEC in Tourism from Heritage College in your backpack!

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About our Tourism Program


The Heritage College Tourism Program prepares you to work in for any organization involved in developing tourism products or services, or in planning and organizing events of a recreational nature to attract people to a city, region or country.


The Heritage College three-year Tourism Program provides you with general tourism competencies in welcoming, guiding, developing products, managing events and administrating programs. These skills will open doors for you to work with tourism agencies, festivals, hotels and convention centers, cruise ships, casinos, museums, National and Provincial Parks, and other organizations involved in the development of tourism products and services. You’ll even learn basic Spanish and Mandarin, and will be functional in French by the end of your last semestesr!

  • Establish industry relations in tourism
  • Provide information to regional and national tourism industries
  • Analyze tourism potential world-wide
  • Conduct research on tourism
  • Supervise a team
  • Link supply and demand in tourism
  • Use tourism marketing strategies
  • Ensure the quality of tourism
  • Conduct commercial transactions
  • Execute best practices of business
  • Communicate in a third language
  • Identify trends of international tourism
  • Develop tourism projects
  • Market products and services
  • Coordinate a tourism event
  • Hospitality Coordinator
  • Promotion and Marketing Officer
  • Tourism Sales Representative
  • Trade Commissioner
  • Conference Coordinator
  • Special Events Coordinator
  • Tourism and Festval Coordinator
  • Tour Planner and Organize
  • Tourism Agencies
  • Outdoors activities Center
  • Festivals
  • Hotels
  • Convention Centers
  • Communication and publicity agencies
  • Government
  • National Capital Commission
  • Museums
  • National and Provincial Parks
  • Casi

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  • Heritage College is tuition-free for Quebec residents
  • Tuition fees for out-of-province students are lower than other out-of-province colleges
  • Career programs offered at Heritage College provide valuable local, regional and international Co-op opportunities including fieldwork experience

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Contact Sandra Ricci, Communication / Promotion Advisor for additional information.
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About us

Heritage College is the only English CEGEP in Western Quebec offering Pre-University and Career programs along with an innovative Centre for Continuing Education. Dedicated faculty, small class sizes, dynamic extracurricular activities and state-of-the-art-facilities located in the heart of the National Capital Region bordering the scenic Gatineau Park - a place where you can feel at home.