Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - International Tourism and Hospitality Management (N841) (Placement Year)

Underpinned by long-standing and internationally recognized research in tourism and hospitality, this Bournemouth University degree is suitable for those with career aspirations related to global hospitality and the wider travel and tourism industry. It will provide students with an understanding of the origins, development and organization of the tourism and hospitality industries, and the opportunities and challenges facing organizations operating in and across the various sectors. The accommodation sector continues to grow rapidly. Year after year, global revenues and occupancy rates have continued to increase, as have international passenger arrivals. Helping to sustain this growth means that many new jobs – as well as small and medium-sized enterprises – have been created in the accommodation, food and drink, transport, visitor attractions and travel distribution sectors.

Social and technological changes have created new opportunities in these markets, many of which are threats to the existing organizations. In order to succeed, businesses need managers that understand how to compete and collaborate with others in a dynamic and diverse group of industries.

Students will graduate with the skills those businesses are looking for through studying a combination of tourism and hospitality with a specific focus on international issues, students will learn what is needed not just to survive in such an environment, but to thrive in it.