My name is Bala Zekeri, i was born in Mainamaji Village, Bauchi state Nigeria. Minanamaji village is just a few kilometers away from the Yankari Game reserve, a major tourist destination in Nigeria. Growing up in a community which depends largely on tourism and having seen the benefit of tourism this was a factor that made me want to pursue the career in BSc International Tourism and Hospitality Management. Aside from growing up in a community driven by tourism, from my early age I have had love for traveling, visiting more than 15 states across Nigeria. i Have also visited Cameroon and Benin Republic, where i have learnt to speak basic French language. And this has made traveling my major hobby. I also have hobbies in mountain climbing, cycling and athletics. My involvement in athletics has made my traveling very possible, having represented my secondary school in various athletics competitions across Nigeria, and I have won a number of personal awards and medals. I have always been focused, business minded and goal driven. I have attended a number of leadership training and courses where I have learnt the value of leadership and organisational skills. I will need to succeed in this highly competitive industry. Growing up I have always had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to be a tourist expert who offers tourism and hospitality related services. At secondary school, myself and a group of friends always visit the Yankari game Reserve where we provide minor services such as taking them around the community, cleaning and translators to visiting foreign tourists. Aside from the money earned from this mania job, I was able to learn about other places through communicating with the foreign tourists and this has increased my desire to explore a large world. Although i have always been passionate about pursuing a career in the tourism industry, i was not sure which degree would offer me that unique training that would give me the chance to put my love of travel into an industry context and develop my knowledge of the business aspects of travel and tourism. However, during one of my regular visits to the game reserve, I was opportune to speak to a British tourist and researcher at the game reserve who told me that I could pursue a degree course in International Tourism and Hospitality management. He further told me that a degree in International tourism would not only offer me the knowledge that i would need to work in the tourism industry, also i could learn about animal and wildlife protection. My interaction with the British tourist became the motivation I needed to want to study in the UK, her calmness and friendly approach as she answered my questions made me fall in love with the UK educational system. When I am not fulfilling my academic responsibilities, I would be involved in athletics activities such as running and mountain climbing which have always been a part of me. I hope that my strong passion for tourism and the various skills I have learned through my involvement with tourism activities will serve as a valuable tool during my study. After graduation I intend to work briefly in the tourism industry anywhere in the world before proceeding for my Master’s Degree in Tourism management.

Tourism and hospitality are a flourishing and fast-growing business in Africa, according to data from the United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) it shows that Africa is the second-fastest growing continent in terms of tourism. In 2018 there was a 5.6% growth rate. Africa received around 5% of the estimated 1.4 billion international tourists in 2018. What this portrays is that there is a huge potential for the business of tourism and hospitality in Africa and this has formed the basis of my interest to pursue a career in International Tourism and Hospitality management. I was born to a hotelier mother and an exported father, I have always been drawn into the business of hospitality, taking after my mother. I consider myself fortunate and lucky to have been born in a family that emphasizes value for education and in encouraging kids to pursue a career of their interest. While I have learned quite a few about hotel management from my mother there is still much to be learned. My keen interest in traveling was very obvious in my growing up as I was intrigued about visiting new places and keeping photos and journals about my visit. During my secondary school years, I joined a travel club. In my final year in secondary school I became the head of my school travel club. Through the travel club I was able to visit a lot of historical sites in Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana and Togo. This also afforded me the opportunity to meet and interact with students from these countries. After my secondary school I started work as a travel agent booking officer. This job further opened my eyes to the business of tourism and hospitality. As a travel agent booking officer, I came in contact with a lot of foreign travellers and tourists, who through them I gained meaningful insights about countries that I was dreaming of visiting. The courses I have selected will enable me to develop a proper understanding of the business of International tourism and hospitality so that I will be prepared for future employment whilst enabling me to fully engage in, and enjoy, learning over the next three to four years. I enjoy socialising and also meeting new people and I am looking forward to the academic lifestyle and to the social aspect of university. Studying in your school as a foreign student would also offer me the opportunity to take part in a residential experience offered by your school. This will be a chance to meet new friends and take part in a number of challenges which will help me develop strong problem solving and team working skills.

A degree in tourism does not just provide one with the knowledge and the business of tourism, it also provides one with an empirical understanding of the relationship between activities of tourism, conservation and dwelling natural habitable. The need to forge a thorough understanding of these relations has become a drive for me to acquire a degree in the field of international tourism and hospitality. I was born into a family who pay keen attention to educational development and academic excellence. My father is a history lecturer at a state university in my country, while my mother is also a proprietor of a private school. Coming from a household highly shaped by education I was determined to prove to myself and to my parents that I can attain success in my academic pursuit. Whatever I am doing I strive to achieve my potential, whether studying, playing sport or undertaking work experience I fully commit myself to the tasks at hand. I believe that I am a dedicated student who has many interests, both of the academic and non-academic nature. Over the years, I have developed interest in environmental conservation, tourism and wildlife. Though I have hoped to pursue a career in geography, along the line I came to discover that I derived more passion from tourism and hospitality. And coupled with the fact that a study in tourism and hospitality management would also afford me the opportunity to understand the relation between hospitality and natural environment, and how the former affects the later gives me great joy. After my secondary school I have volunteered in various organizations that are concerned about sustainable development and resources management. I have also undertaken various online courses that relate to tourism and sustainable development. Studying in your school will give me the chance to acquire an understanding of sustainable tourism and development as well as the organisational structure and management of the ever-expanding service providing sector. Tourism industry is a fast-growing business, with ever changing dynamics. Studying in your school would also give me a good understanding of the core areas of the business and management of the tourism sector with the ability to contribute at a regional, national and global level. After obtaining my degree in International tourism and hospitality, i immediately want to enrol for a master’s course in any area related to sustainable development and resources management. And your school seems to be the perfect ground for my career pursuit as it offers Masters and PhD courses that are related to sustainable development and resources management.

The desire to pursue a career in the tourism and hospitality sector has really interested me. This has become a part of my imagination since the very first day I visited the Obudu cattle ranch in Cross River state of Nigeria. I found the course rewarding and appealing because it opened my mind to the wider world and also working in the tourism industry offers a chance for me to easily combine two areas that have been of keen interest to me: travel and business. Through my visit to the Obudu cattle ranch and some other tourist attractions in Nigeria, I have come to realize that the tourist and hospitality sector offers a wealth of opportunities to people with the right knowledge, skills and training. However, not many are aware of this huge opportunity and unlike many other sectors, the services offered in the travel, hospitality and vacation business cannot fail to excite me. I am happy at the possibility to understand this sector academically through studying it at university in preparation for a career. I have developed interest and became an addict fan of a popular television travel program Goge Africa. I have also become an avid reader of different travel magazines and publications and this has helped me to focus my mind on the business aspects of tourism and hospitality. After my secondary school, I worked in a travel consulting firm as a booking agent. I am responsible for booking destinations for travellers and also engaging potential holiday fun-seekers. During the period I worked as a travel booking agent, I gained insight into the business of tourism and I was more interested in the marketing aspect of tourism and what motivates people to travel. I was also afforded the opportunity to visit a lot of tourism destinations in Nigeria. Generally, the experience i have gained through work has so far made me appreciate the huge opportunities that are available in the tourism and hospitality business. From economics to environment to management and marketing, this has in turn given me cause to look forward to the multi-disciplinary content of a degree in International tourism and hospitality management. As a travel enthusiast, with an endless curiosity to discover new places, the tourism and hospitality industry is undoubtedly the sector I want to build a career. I see acquiring a degree in tourism as the ideal first step in making this goal become a reality. In furthering this goal, I have chosen your school as the most suitable academic environment to pursue my dream.

Over the years my passion to cater for people and my love for travelling and tourism has grown wider, and I have developed strong passion and love for tourism and hospitality after attending different training and seminars that are related to tourism. Through these training, I have come to understand that there are serious challenges as it relates to poor management of tourist destinations in Nigeria. Poor attitude of tourism and hospitality managers in Nigeria has made the business less lucrative and this has called for an urgent improvement. In preparation for the university, after I left secondary school, I worked as a tour guide in a travelling firm in Lagos. It was during this time I saw that there were a lot of problems that need to be addressed to help boost the tourism business in the country. I also gained experience in hospitality management. My personal experience and love I developed working as a tour guide in Lagos made me believe that I would be well suited to pursue a career in international tourism and hospitality. Over the years I have been able to improve my understanding of the hospitality business and also developed other skills such as communication, interpersonal relationships and team work that would serve as an added advantage in my future dream as a professional hospitality service provider. I have also understood that the tourism business is constantly expanding to cater for the needs of the traveller and their desire to go further more frequently. A degree in this course will keep me up to date with emerging trends and global issues, and also provide me with the experience and skills required to enter the industry at a professional level. I strongly believe that a degree in International tourism and hospitality from your school would prepare me well for the task ahead and I would be exposed to a wide network of students from various countries, because your school has become the number one foreign student destination in the UK. I have selected your school to undertake my studies because based on statistics, the school is ranked among the top Uk university. The facilities for my course in your university are excellent and suit my needs. Your school is also ranked among the best and affordable schools for foreign students in the UK. No university in my country offers International tourism and hospitality as a degree course, and the few schools that offer related courses lack the facilities to teach the course in detail.

As an individual my major strength has been my good communication skills. I can communicate effectively with people and share my ideas to people at various levels, from family members, to my peers and teachers. I have developed an effective method of persuasion to get across my ideas and conclusions. This has made me an effective logical and methodical thinker; I am able to see the wider picture as well as the detail of the projects I work on. Looking at the modern challenges faced by tourism organisations, my skills to solve complicated problems would come very useful. For two consecutive years during my senior secondary school I elected head of my school travel clubs. I was also part of the team that worked on various excursion trips embarked by students from my schools. The skills I learned during this period have helped me develop a spirit of teamwork and critical thinking. I have also developed the skills and ability to deliver work and any tasks I am given, within a schedule, tight deadlines, in a time-pressured environment. I get through difficult periods by focusing on solutions rather than problems. These skills would prove very effective in pursuit of a career in tourism and hospitality. International tourism as a discipline is unique, it is a fast-growing discipline especially in our ever-changing world where businesses and way of doing businesses are also evolving. It is important to note that the future of successful hospitality and tourism businesses lies in the ability of business managers to effectively and seamlessly provide services to travellers and tourists in a secured, friendly and fast way. A career in hospitality would afford me the opportunity to help achieve this goal. I have applied to your university because I am greatly impressed by your school creed and the prospect developed for your students’ ambition. Your plans for your student development cut across a range of activities and for building an outstanding reputation. On a visit to your school websites I was impressed by the outlined principles and how the graphics image present a friendly and informal learning environment, and also by the variety of learning approaches outlined not only emphasised the development of practical skills in observation, interpretation and information processing, it also give a clear perspective on how a student can be well develop to face the challenges that would be offer by the larger world. As a student at your university, I am very positive and I can assure you that I will do my best to contribute to the growth of your esteemed institution and the course itself, by being actively involved in programmes and related activities.

Obtaining a degree from a UK university has been a lifelong dream, not just because of the value and the global recognition placed on certificates from UK schools, but because UK schools provide one of the best learning environments for foreign students inclusive of student support and availability of well-advanced learning facilities. Over the years I have been fascinated by the high value place on students who have schooled outside the shores of Nigeria, especially those who schooled in the UK, US and Canada. My name is Jessica Andrew and I was born in Calabar, Cross River State of Nigeria. Calabar is often described as the Nigeria tourism paradise. I graduated from high school last year and I am looking to pursue a career in tourism and hospitality management. The reason for my choice of course is not far-fetched. My parents are also into the business of tourism and hospitality. My mother is an hotelier and my dad is a tour guide. My parents' occupation has influenced my hobbies and I have developed interest in traveling, adventurous, cooking, reading and swimming. At my High school I have developed a strong interest in subjects like mathematics, English, Business Studies, Geography and Commerce. These subjects have all helped me to develop both myself and my understanding of what it takes to be a professional in the field of tourism and hospitality. I have also learnt about the complexity and diversity of tourism and hospitality from my parents and I have gained a knowledge and understanding of various advertising and marketing methods. The UK is one of the biggest hubs for international students for its globally recognized degree and quality of education that gives equal importance to theoretical knowledge and its practical implementation. The UK is also ranked amongst the highest destinations for international students in the world. To study in the UK is a life-long dream, I have been greatly fascinated by the level and quality of its education. This I have witnessed first-hand, as I have siblings who have also studied in the UK. I also loved the fact that studying in your school would offer the opportunity to explore new areas of learning, which is vital in a field like International tourism and hospitality, where the dynamics are always changing. I have chosen your school because I find the tourism and hospitality course appealing and it gives emphasis to the business and management of a tourist and hospitality setup. Studying in your school excites me because I am aiming to also obtain a Master's degree in hospitality after my degree and your school is among the few that offer it.

I was born in Lagos Nigeria. My mother is a caterer and a restaurateur. She owns 3 restaurants, 2 in Lagos and 1 in Abuja. Through her I have understood the hospitality business and I intend to follow her path. However, because of the changing dynamics, the emerging trends and global issues it is very necessary to obtain relevant qualifications and degrees in the business of hospitality and tourism to enable you to prepare for the challenges of the future. I have developed hobbies in catering, traveling and socializing. During my secondary school years, I was an active member of various social clubs and I was always coming top of my class in subjects like home economics and social studies. From my young age I have developed interest in restaurant management and I have dream of owning a few. Through the challenges I have seen my mother constantly face to ensure that she caters for and meets the demands of her clients and customers, I have learnt and understood the basic skills and knowledge as it relates to hospitality. Though there was a need to learn the intricacies of the tourism business and this has formed the basis of my desire to obtain a degree in international tourism and hospitality management. Studying in your school would provide me with an opportunity to meet with a wide range of foreign students and this would also afford me the chance to gain an appreciation of other people's cultures and way of life. I would also be able to understand and get adequate awareness about the positive and negative impacts of tourism on communities and local economic development. With the ever changing dynamics of the business of hospitality, and meeting the demands of travellers and their desires to find comforts anywhere they travel to, obtaining a BSc degree in International tourism and hospitality focuses on recent trends, challenges and development that would equipped me with the skills to diagnose complicated problems as it's related to tourism, hospitality and restaurant management. The course would also provide me with skills to implement plans and solutions to solving these problems and challenges as they may arise. And schooling in the UK would also provide me opportunity to learn and understand the way of life of the British people.

In the world of today, tourism and hospitality are fast becoming a thriving business and having a qualification in Tourism and hospitality would be an open advantage. From an early age I have developed instinctive interest in traveling and business. This has greatly awed my parents who were amazed by my constant desire to accompany them on journeys. My most remarkable characteristic has been the ability to easily remember the place I have visited and also keep accurate details of these places. Over the years I have also developed keen interest in learning and promoting new ideas, and this combined with my inner desire to reach a degree of excellence in every piece of work I perform, enabled me to acquire significant knowledge on various aspects travel, tourism and the business of hospitality. As I grew older my eagerness to go into the business of hospitality became visible. Though i was a bit confused on which area of degree that would suit my career growth. And because of my confused state of mind, during my years in secondary school, I opted for science-oriented subjects, I later discovered that I was doing better in business and environmental related subjects such as, Commerce, Accounting, Home Economics and Geography. I was advised by the school education counsellor that I am well-grounded for a business-related course. This served as my transition to a business-oriented course. I expanded my vision about business with a determination to pursue a future career in hospitality and tourism. As the years passed, my eagerness towards the type of career i wanted for myself got more and more specific, increasing my excitement to go deeper and deeper into my subject of interest to discover new ideas. Studying for a degree program in your school will provide me with the great opportunity and privilege of being surrounded by people who share the same interests and ambitions goals. What this means for me is that I can discuss ideas and improve greatly. I am a very sociable person who is easily relatable and this is obvious as it shows through my hobbies, which include skills to play varieties of sports, play multiple music instruments and dancing. I am open to challenging tasks and always ready to tackle them. I am very optimistic that the program will be able to provide me with that challenge and the satisfaction I will get from achieving it. As a student at your university, I am very positive and I can assure you that I will do my best to contribute to the growth of your esteemed institution and the course itself, by being actively involved in programmes and related activities. A qualification in International Tourism and Hospitality from your school would put me in a very advantageous position to thrive in the hospitality business

It gives me great pleasure and elatement to introduce myself as Chris. I am aspiring to become a successful hotelier and a tourism management expert. International Tourism and hospitality are a flourishing and fast-growing business in Nigeria as well in other parts of Africa and across the globe. This growth and boom in this industry can be attributed to numerous factors like: advancement of technology and emergence of the internet that has made the entire world a small global village, increased middle class income, availability of resources, and friendly government policies. I consider myself fortunate to have been born in a family that emphasizes value for education and in encouraging kids to pursue a career of their interest. My parents have instilled in me the values of hard-work and determination and have led me to the right path always. My schooling days helped to carve me as a child with high dignity and moral values. With the rapid growth and expansion in the business of international tourism, there is a constant need to improve on the demands of travellers through better hospitality and prompt service delivery. Though I was a bit sceptical of a career in International tourism because of the facts that most of my elder siblings were pursuing careers in fields of engineering and medicine. However, after my secondary school, I worked as an attendant in a resort, where I learnt more about the business of tourism and hospitality. It was during my time working that I was able to make a firm decision to build a career in the hospitality and tourism business. My parents did not decline my choice of academic pursuit, offering their full support. With the booming business in international tourism and the constant need to meet demands of travellers and tourists. I found the career a very lucrative one. Applying to your school to obtain a degree in International tourism and hospitality management is a great privilege. Looking at the challenges faced by tourism and hospitality organizations, your school pays close attention to how to overcome these challenges and I am willing to acquire this knowledge, by dedication to the academic standard of your school.