A career in hospitality has always been an exciting path to walk as a professional that can take you all over the world. And, due to a historic staff shortage affecting many major international markets, there’s never been a better time than now to join the industry.

Let’s face it. Becoming a great leader doesn’t happen overnight, and it’s no piece of cake. In most cases it takes years of hard work, thousands of hours put into the job, and proven productivity. But most importantly it takes the right personality. No matter how hard, long and productively you work, if your personality can’t gain respect and inspire, “great” won’t be the adjective used to describe your leadership abilities.

Online education, also known as distance learning, has risen in popularity over the last two decades.

Tsavo Institute of Technology is a tertiary institution known for producing high flying professionals in various disciplines.

Amboseli Institute of Hospitality and Technology (AIHT) is a well known institution that offers top-quality education in hospitality.

Becoming an excellent chef does not come by chance. Even if you are naturally excellent at preparing meals, you need professional training to hone your skills. Besides cooking, culinary schools teach related topics such as kitchen management, food sanitation, business and management, inventory, and cost control.

The tourism and hospitality industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in Kenya. Because of its rapid growth, Kenyan colleges and universities provide programs that meet the demand of the industry.

While hamburgers might have been invented in Germany, no one on either side of the Atlantic Ocean would argue against the fact that America has mastered the art of the burger. The nation as a whole has an infatuation with the burger that runs so deep that three of the top seven most prosperous restaurant chains in the United States are burger joints. The possible toppings on a burger are only limited by your imagination. From mushrooms to guacamole, and from Swiss cheese to grilled pineapples, if you can think of it, you can find it on a burger at a restaurant in America. That said, not all chain burger restaurants in this country are worth trying out. Along with a bevy of spectacular burgers that can be found from sea to shining sea, there are burger-shaped debacles you'd be wise to dodge. In this ranking, we've listed chain burger restaurants in order, starting with the absolute worst.