Hospitality and Tourism

Students can explore everything from hotels and travel to live events with our redesigned Principles of Hospitality, Events & Tourism and Event Planning courses. Delivering Great Service, a cross-theme course that’s a natural fit for this pathway, is also available, so students can build the customer service skills at the heart of the industry.

Coming next: During the 2026–27 school year, we’re redesigning two cross-theme courses that work in any pathway: Professional Ethics and Entrepreneurship.

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Event Planning

Event Planning introduces the process of professional event planning for the full range of event possibilities: special events and business...

Delivering Great Service (All Pathways)

Help students gain real-world skills in empathy, problem-solving, and professional communication they can use on DAY ONE of any job in any...

Principles of Hospitality, Events, and Tourism

This brand-new NAF course replaces Principles of Hospitality & Tourism, offering a fresh look at how hospitality, events, and tourism shape...

AI Career Connections

This free foundational unit provides students FROM ANY PATHWAY with an introduction to AI, how to leverage it for academics and college and career...

Invention Convention Curricula

The Henry Ford’s Invention Convention Worldwide and NAF are collaborating to bring invention education to NAF students and teachers across...

Hospitality Marketing

Hospitality Marketing introduces learners to the objectives, strategies, and tools essential to marketing in the hospitality industry. It exposes...

Professional Ethics

Professional Ethics provides a solid understanding of why ethics is essential in every profession. After an introduction to several philosophies...

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship provides learners with an understanding of the critical role played by entrepreneurs in the national and global economy. Learners...

Introduction to the Travel and Tourism Industry

Passport to the World: An Introduction to Travel & Tourism, is an 8-week online course accessible via the dedicated GTTP Education...

Responsible Tourism

This course explores all facets of responsible tourism and its challenges. The course is accessible via the dedicated GTTP Education &...

Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Pathway

This pathway sequence in Hospitality and Tourism includes four annual courses. Note: These resources are made available by the California...

Culinary Arts Pathway

This pathway includes a three-course sequence foodservice for the Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism industry sector. Note: These resources...

Graphic Design

Graphic Design presents a hands-on introduction to the technical and creative skills of a professional designer. First, learners find out the...

Marriott has made the Courtyard brand NAF’s dedicated partner in providing real world opportunities to our industry’s future leaders. The results so far have been impressive, and we can’t wait to see what these students accomplish in the future.

Carlette Nielsen
Vice President and Global Brand Manager
Courtyard Marriott International

I’ve been proud to work with NAF very closely over the years to create opportunities to ensure that the next generation – today’s high school students – are future ready.

Thomas Penny
President
Donohoe Hospitality Services

Seeing the behind the scenes of a large luxury property, which is a rarity for high school students, makes them consider career opportunities in hospitality. We emphasize that the hotel is not only made up of valuable room attendants or team members who check you in, but also finance specialists and those who oversee property management.

Sarah Drew
Director of Training and Development
Waldorf Astoria New York