Business and management
Business & Tourism Management
Combine business foundations with the management of tourism, hospitality, customer experience and service operations.
What you may study
Typical subject areas
- Tourism and hospitality operations
- Marketing destinations and experiences
- Customer and service management
- Events and visitor-economy planning
- Sustainable and responsible tourism
- Business strategy and entrepreneurship
What you can develop
Useful transferable skills
- Customer-focused problem-solving
- Planning services and experiences
- Marketing communication
- Team and operations coordination
- Understanding international markets
The learning experience
What studying may involve.
You may use destination, hospitality and event case studies to understand customer experience and service operations. Assignments can involve planning an experience, analysing a market or proposing an improvement to a tourism business.
Teaching and assessment vary by provider and qualification. The exact course specification is the final source of truth.
Tourism, hospitality and event case studies
Customer-experience and marketing projects
Presentations and team planning exercises
Research into destinations and responsible tourism
Before you choose
Ask about the exact course.
A subject title is only the starting point. These questions help uncover the practical details that can change your decision.
Does the course focus more on tourism, hospitality, events or general business?
Are industry visits or placements included?
Will any course activity require travel or additional costs?
Future directions
Where this subject could lead.
A degree can open several directions. Your experience, the exact course and the requirements of each employer will also matter.
Hotel or hospitality operations
Travel and visitor services
Events coordination
Destination marketing
Customer-experience roles
Tourism or hospitality entrepreneurship
Job titles and entry points vary across the visitor economy. Previous customer-service or hospitality experience can be particularly valuable when combined with the degree.
Planning the cost
Understand student finance before you commit.
For courses starting from January 2027, most applicants in England will use the new Lifelong Learning Entitlement system. Funding depends on the exact course, provider and your personal circumstances.
Interested in Business & Tourism Management?
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