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Hospitality and tourism

What is Hospitality and tourism?

Most tourism degrees look at all aspects of travel from the journey to activities and accommodation. However, some courses will also delve deeper into the environmental and social impact of tourism on heritage sites, a country’s economy, and its transport systems. Hospitality or leisure management will look specifically at areas including human resource management, accountancy and marketing. Hotel management courses will look at the practical side of running a hotel or guest house.

What will I study?

Sample modules:

Financial and Management Accounting

Contemporary Issues in Tourism

Principles of Marketing

International Business and Culture

At the end, students should have a clear grasp on the defining characteristics of the industry, understand the key concepts of customer service, and demonstrate an understanding and awareness of the moral, ethical, environmental and legal issues that underpin best practice in the hospitality sector.

Why study Hospitality / tourism?

Hospitality is one of the world’s fastest growing industries. Many large hotel, travel, and restaurant chains offer graduate management programmes which offer a fast-track pathway to management positions.

Many courses offer some form of work placement to gain industry experience and increase networking opportunities.

Students usually develop strong networking and project management skills and confident communication skills with a focus on issue resolution.