Tourism is the fastest-growing industry in today’s business world, and companies continue to require academically qualified managers to afford them an insight into the industry. This specialization explores the theories, practices, and business models that make up the tourism and leisure field. In today's business world, tourism is the fastest-growing sector, and businesses continue to demand academically trained executives to provide them with insight into the industry. The concepts, activities, and business models that make up the world of tourism and leisure are discussed in this specialization.
Career
This program provides students with knowledge of business as well as a skillset in leisure and tourism. Upon successful completion of this degree, students may be interested in job positions such as the ones below:
- An event planner deals with creating and developing large-scale events such as conferences, company meetings, weddings, concerts, or trade fairs.
- A wellbeing manager sets new standards in the field of wellbeing, enabling companies to make the step change to embracing wellbeing.
- A hospitality financial manager is responsible for the financial health of an organization.
- A regional manager in the hotel, travel, and leisure sectors oversees spas, hotels, gyms, or resorts throughout a large physical area. Depending on how the company operates, a regional manager may be responsible for one region or several.
Areas of Work
The MBA with a major in Leisure & Tourism Management provides students with essential business knowledge for working in the leisure and tourism sector. Graduates of this MBA program may be interested in working in areas such as the hotel industry, travel services, sustainable tourism, and government: ministry of cultural heritage and tourism.
