The West Midlands has a thriving tourism industry. The range of historical locations, picturesque villages, energetic city life and diverse culture brings thousands of tourists to the region every year. For graduates looking to pursue a career in Leisure and Tourism the West Midlands area is a great location to get your professional life off to a flying start.
Grad Central is a specialist graduate recruitment consultancy, focused on placing talented individuals into graduate jobs in the West Midlands. Our commitment to the region and graduates from all over the country enables us to match your specific set of skills to the right West Midlands employers. We have built some excellent relationships with a wide range of businesses so that we can offer graduate leisure and tourism jobs with the region’s leading graduate employers.
West Midlands Leisure and Tourism
Tourist attractions range from the historic, such as Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle, to modern attractions such as Alton Towers and the National Sea Life Centre.
The West Midlands is home to many prestigious sporting events including Premiership football, test match cricket at Edgbaston, Ryder Cup golf at the Belfry and Davis Cup tennis, as well as arts organisations such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
The region boasts 20,000 hectares of National Park and 127,000 hectares of land designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, from the Peak District and Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, the Shropshire Hills, Herefordshire and the Wye Valley to Worcestershire, the gateway to the Cotswolds and home to the Malvern Hills. (Source: English Heritage)
Read about some of the talented graduates that we have placed on our case studies page.
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