The tourism industry should bring back retired officers both in government and the private sector to serve as advisers to industry. Their job is to consult on tourism policy, current issues and promotion strategy. This position may be a particularly good fit for most tourism players who, despite their blunders are unknown for being a savvy strategist.
Tourism retirees often end up serving on a small corporate board where they might receive a "fairly good remuneration." That's probably an understatement. Profit sharing package might be a better deal.
As with corporate boards, former tourism personnel are considered a valuable resource in academia and philanthropy because of their proven leadership credentials. They could be president of a tourism university or foundation or an NGO.
As with any intelligent person , he or she does have the option to write a book about his or her experiences, which would probably earn him a some pocket money. But this does come with a caveat. In a "highly normal role," which means he would not be heavily restricted in what information he could divulge (although, to be fair, that didn't stop him from speaking his mind about the H1N1 scare). We should not foster a culture where people are "shunned" for speaking out too much.
Tourism is about fostering understanding among people of the world.
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