Iowa’s hospitality and tourism professionals feed and nurture our minds, bodies and spirits, bringing people together each and every day through their products and services. This demand is expected to continue to grow along with changing consumer preferences for contactless ordering, delivery and consumption of food, entertainment, lodging and other products and services. In early 2022, the Iowa Department of Education partnered with Iowa Travel Industry Partners and the Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation, Iowa Hotel and Lodging Association, Iowa Gaming Association, Iowa Wholesale Beer Distributors Association, Iowa Tourism Office and Iowa Association of Career and Technical Education to develop a robust and informative career pathways resource to highlight a wide range of exciting career opportunities in Iowa’s hospitality and tourism industries. Join for this session to learn more about this new resource (available at CareerPathways.EducateIowa.gov) and additional partners or services to help address the growing skilled workforce needs in this critical industry here in Iowa.