Travel and Tourism Management

Usually full-time over three years or four years with a one-year work placement.

The travel and tourism industry supports around 200 million jobs worldwide, or every twelfth worker. Revenues from tourism total in excess of £2.6 billion. It is a thriving and dynamic industry literally offering a world of opportunities. Employers seek enthusiastic, capable individuals who understand the demands of business and can demonstrate a combination of vocational and management skills. This course provides them.

The travel and tourism industry is a dynamic, changing sector and graduates of this course will be equipped with the necessary business development and creative skills to allow them to adapt and be successful in this diverse environment.

The programme is accredited by the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) and the Tourism Society, the professional bodies for tourism management in the UK. 

Stage one

Modules provide a thorough understanding of the major issues facing the global tourism industry while exploring key concepts of tourism management.

Stage two

Specialist tourism modules at stage two focus on individual sectors of the industry such as tourism management, planning and visitor attractions enabling the development of applied management skills across a range of specialisms. After stage two, it is possible to undertake an optional placement year with a travel and tourism business.

Stage three

The 'Destination Management' module provides a framework for the analysis of destinations in a variety of contexts (urban, rural, attraction, resort, regional, national and international). Innovative modules such as the 'Tourism Consultancy' project provide the opportunity to apply theory to a live project, develop project management skills and gain valuable hands-on experience to enhance job prospects. The 'Contemporary Issues and Innovations' module analyses the process of new product development and innovation in the tourism industry through the examination of niche tourism products ranging from ecotourism to dark tourism. Students must produce a dissertation based upon independent academic research.

• Links with key players in the tourism industry such as European Union of Tourism Officers, Tourism Management Institute and English Heritage, as well as marketing organisations such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Student membership of professional industry bodies such as the Tourism Society

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Typical modules include:

• 21st Century Tourism
• Innovations in Travel and Tourism 
• Managing Visitor Attractions
• Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
• Tomorrow's Consumers
• Sustainable Destination Management
• Tourism Choices
• Tourism Consultancy
• Tourism Impacts and Sustainability
• Sport, Recreation and Event Tourism
• Internet Marketing
• Tourism Management and Planning
• E-retailing
• Travel and Tourism research project

A variety of individual and group-based assessments are used, including written reports, client briefs, presentations, portfolios and examinations.

The travel and tourism industry offers a world of opportunities both in the UK and overseas in marketing visitor attractions, destinations, conferences, special events, retail travel and in tourism consultancy. Many of our students have gone on to work for airlines, tour operators, visitor attractions, conference organisers and business travel both in the UK and abroad.