The tourism and travel industry includes everyone from the travel agents who plan a trip to the reservation agents, tour guides, and hospitality professionals who make a trip go smoothly. Higher education is increasingly becoming a requirement for work in the travel industry as more customers do basic research online and come to travel professionals for expert advice or highly personalized travel packages. If you are enthusiastic about travel, and have the interpersonal and organizational skills to tailor trips to your client's needs, then a job in the tourism industry would provide a perfect fit. Obtaining an associate's degree in travel to learn management techniques, info on world cultures, and how to use computer reservation systems is an excellent first step.