• The wide availability of jobs throughout the U.S. and the world.

• The opportunity to work in attractive locations.

• Jobs with a low level of routine.

• The opportunity to work with people from around the world.

• Building a career around their interests.

Internships

The Recreation and Tourism Management program requires all majors to complete an internship during the senior year. This internship is a semester length experience that requires the student to work with a recreation or tourism agency of the student's choice for 600 hours. The internship is designed to expose the student to current best professional practice in the segment of the tourism field that the student chooses to pursue. Internships may be paid or unpaid. Students may pursue internships anywhere in the United States or the world.

Some examples of RTM internship sites:

ACE Whitewater	Triple A	Aramark
Amelia Island Resort	Bluefield State Park	B Moss Clothing Store
Glade Springs Resort	Broyles Garden	Camp Greentop
The Greenbrier Resort	Camp Cantrell Rafting	Cass Scenic Railroad
Hatfield-McCoy Trail Authority	Cedar Point	Charleston CVB
Hotel Roanoke	Christiansburg Parks & Recreation	Clarion
Hyatt Hotels	Clermont County Parks	Coto de Coza
Nantahala Outdoor Center	Cruise Lines - Hilton Head	Days Inn
National Park Service	Intercontinental	Embassy Suites
North Carolina State Parks	Fairfax County Park	Grandview
Student Conservation Association	Hampton Inn	Hard Rock
Walt Disney World	HHC 1/150th ARBN	Jockey's Ridge State Park
West Virginia Professional River Outfitters	Kiawah Island	Jonathan Dickerson
West Virginia State Parks	The Kitano	Lexington Hotel
Winterplace Ski Area	Monarch Plaza	National Youth Leadership Council
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort	New River Gorge National River	Philip Morris
Point 'O Woods	Princeton Health & Fitness Center	Radisson
Ridgecrest	Pipestem State Park	Rivers Rafting
Stonewall Jackson Resort	Shenandoah	Sleep Inn
Smoke Hole Caverns	Stoney Brook Plantation	Tamarack
Wild Dunes