Bayram, Ali TuranKavlak, Hasan TahsinDogra, JeetBayram, Gül Erkol2025-03-232025-03-2320200867-5856https://doi.org/10.18778/0867-5856.30.2.27https://hdl.handle.net/11486/4236The aim of this work is to demonstrate the relationship between the level of hopelessness of students in tourism education and their desire to make a career in tourism. The data was collected from bachelor-level students in Sinop, a city at the top of Turkey’s life satisfaction and happiness index, by using a survey technique. In order to describe the data collected, frequency and arithmetic mean tests were used, whereas t-tests and variance analysis were used to determine differences between variables, and correlation was used to determine the relationship. As a result of the research, it was found that there is a negative relationship between the desire to make a career in tourism and level of hopelessness amongst the students. © 2020, Lodz University Press. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCareers in tourismCareers of tourism studentsLevel of hopelessness and desireTourism educationTourism studentsArticle30211512310.18778/0867-5856.30.2.272-s2.0-85102749420Q3