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Entrepreneurship in Tourism

Thématique
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Entrepreneurship in Tourism: A Future-Oriented Choice for Travel and Innovation Enthusiasts

The desire to create one's own business in a dynamic sector like Tourism is attracting more and more students and young professionals. In a rapidly changing world, combining digitalization, a search for meaning, and a reinvented customer experience, entrepreneurship in Tourism becomes a real opportunity to seize. At Crews, we train the new generation in dual digital and Tourism expertise, enabling them to transform their ideas into concrete, sustainable, and inspiring projects.

Tourism: a fertile ground for entrepreneurship

Tourism: a rapidly growing sector

With over 1.3 billion international tourists in 2023 according to the UNWTO, Tourism accounts for nearly 10% of global GDP. In France, the world's leading Tourism destination, the sector contributes over 7% of GDP and employs nearly 2 million people. It is a vast, constantly evolving ecosystem that offers a wide variety of niches to explore: sustainable Tourism, slow Tourism, business Tourism, local or experiential Tourism…

Tourism opens up opportunities for entrepreneurial minds.

Many students today choose to become self-employed entrepreneurs to launch agile projects: Tourism concierge services, digital guides, specialized travel agencies, local experience platforms, etc. Accessing self-employed status is quick and easy, and hybrid models blending digital and Tourism appeal to new generations.

Good to know: Crews' Digital & Tourism training courses prepare you to create your own project or innovate within an existing company, thanks to concrete projects such as intrapreneurship or entrepreneurship.

Sole Proprietor in Tourism: where to begin?

Sole Proprietor: an accessible status

The micro-entrepreneur status is ideal for starting in the Tourism sector: it allows for testing an idea with minimal risk and a simplified tax regime. In 2024, over 2.5 million active individuals in France are registered as self-employed entrepreneurs, with a growing proportion in Tourism-related services.

There's no shortage of ideas for becoming an entrepreneur in Tourism

Here are some examples of projects launched by young Tourism entrepreneurs:

  • Developing thematic guided tours on Instagram or TikTok
  • Launch of a travel blog monetized through affiliate marketing
  • Development of a mobile app to explore French villages in a new way
  • Setting up a stay organization service for remote workers

In the Digital & Tourism Master, you can deepen your business strategy and pitch your project to industry experts.

Student Entrepreneur in Tourism: Why Start Today?

Initiatives to support young project leaders in Tourism

Being a student entrepreneur is possible! Statuses such as the National Student-Entrepreneur Status (SNEE) allow students to benefit from personalized support, an academic tutor, and a professional mentor. At Crews, we integrate entrepreneurship into our pedagogy, with concrete projects, pitch workshops, and a logbook to track your progress.

Why choose Crews for entrepreneurship in Tourism?

Choosing Crews means choosing 100% Online and 100% professionalizing support. At Crews, we believe that flexibility is a key to success. Our Tourism and digital courses, available as initial training or study-work programs, are designed for students who want to learn, test, and are also suitable for those who want to undertake entrepreneurial ventures:

  • Bachelor's Degree: The Digital & Tourism Bachelor (Work-Study Program) allows students to acquire technical and transversal skills relevant to digital professions, concretely applied through projects and practical case studies in Tourism.
  • Master's Level: The Digital & Tourism Master (Work-Study Program) allows students to develop technical and managerial skills, directly applied in concrete Tourism projects aligned with professional expectations, thanks to an immersive pedagogical approach.
  • Master's Level: The Digital & Tourism MBA (Work-Study Program) is accessible with a Bac+4 qualification, enabling students to obtain a Bac+5 in one year and acquire the digital skills necessary for Tourism professions. Furthermore, entrepreneurship is an integral part of the program.

Our strengths for future entrepreneurs:

  • Professional speakers in Tourism, digital, and entrepreneurship
  • Immersive seminars to meet the cohorts
  • Collaborative tools (Slack, Google Workspace) to manage your projects as in a business environment
  • A project-based pedagogy to bring your ideas to life throughout your training.

Embark on Tourism entrepreneurship with Crews

Venturing into Tourism is more than just a career choice: it's the drive to create value, offer a new vision of travel, and achieve self-fulfillment through a meaningful project. Whether you are a student, an aspiring sole proprietor, or already involved in a project, entrepreneurship provides a 360° view of digital and tourism strategy, and Crews supports you throughout your studies.

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