To consider a travel and tourism course in Sep

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Dd16 has fancied doing the above course for a while now.....until covid hit. Then it seemed it might not be such a good industry to get qualified in so she began to consider other options. 3 different a levels. She's clever enough to do them im sure but after having 6 months off I'm uncertain whether she will want to put the effort in. I fear she will start them and say it's too much like hard work. Whilst at school she only excelled in subjects that really really interested her. She has openly told me she feels dumb opting for the travel course as its an easy option to a levels and she's worried about what others think of her way too much.
She really wants to travel abroad and have fun whilst learning but given the fact that travel is not really happening at the moment would it be stupid for her to enrol on the course? I think her heart says travel but she doesn't want to regret not doing a levels. Any advice appreciated!

I think she might need to think about what it is she wants to do abroad. A receptionist in a Spanish hotel? Work at a kids holiday camp in France? Air hostess? Croupier on a cruise ship?

Hi OP. I sound a lot like your daughter at that age - albeit 30 years ago. I came out with very good GCSE results and was duly packed off to college to do A Levels in law, psychology and English lit. 3 months in and I was bored with study and was dying to get away from my hometown. I ended up doing the BTec T&T and really enjoyed it. It was a joy compared to the A Levels.
I graduated with all distinctions. After that I moved to America and travelled a lot. At 21 I went to uni. Again had a lot of choices but ended up doing Tourism Development and came out with a first. I have been working as a private tourism consultant since and love it. People assume tourism means travel agent or flight attendant - there are loads of opportunities in various fields both public and private. And tourism is undergoing a crisis right now but it will bounce back just like it did after 9/11 and foot and mouth.
In my opinion it's better to study a 'lesser' subject in something you are interested in than something that just becomes a slog.
I would highly recommend a language though - I do regret not doing that at some stage.

Personally, I book travel myself on the internet & have not used a high street travel agency for many years

I'm beginning to think that due to so many people losing money over accommodation this year, even though they have been getting refunds on flights, whether they might start migrating back to tour operators simply because they offer better protection. When Thomas Cook went bust last year everyone who booked just flights with them had problems as well, whereas the people who had booked packages managed to transfer their holidays or get a refund.

I have booked packages and separately, and in many cases found a package cheaper than booking separately once all the costs have been added up.