Hospitality management studies

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Hospitality Management and Tourism is the study of the hospitality industry. A degree in the subject may be awarded either by a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school with a relevant department. [1] Degrees in hospitality management may also be referred to as hotel management, hotel and tourism management, or hotel administration. Degrees conferred in this academic field include BA, Bachelor of Business Administration, BS, BASc, B.Voc, MS, MBA, Bachelor of Hospitality Managemen t[ citation needed ]> Master of Management, PhD and short term course. Hospitality management covers hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, amusement parks, destination marketing organizations, convention centers, country clubs and many more.

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Curriculum

In the US, hospitality and tourism management curricula follow similar core subject applications to that of a business degree, but with a focus on tourism development and hospitality management. Core subject areas include accounting, administration, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, human resource management, public relations, strategy, quantitative methods, and sectoral studies in the various areas of hospitality business. Some programs in India also include culinary training. [2]

Rankings of degree-granting programs

Many schools have departments that specifically give degrees in the hospitality field.

Rankings of hospitality schools by subject

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. These results are reviewed and evaluated every year by academics and industry professionals to ensure consistent quality over time. In 2023, the results were as follows: [3]

  1. École hôtelière de Lausanne, - Lausanne, Switzerland
  2. University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Las Vegas, United States
  3. Swiss Hotel Management School - Montreux, Switzerland
  4. Les Roches International School of Hotel Management - Switzerland
  5. Glion Institute of Higher Education - Glion, Switzerland
  6. Cesar Ritz Colleges - Le Bouveret, Switzerland
  7. Hotel Institute Montreux - Montreux, Switzerland
  8. Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland - Le Bouveret, Switzerland
  9. Hotelschool The Hague - The Hague, Netherlands
  10. Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) - Macao, Macau SAR

The Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research completed an analysis of the top ten hospitality and tourism programs in the world. The results appeared as follows: [4]

  1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
  2. Cornell University, United States
  3. Michigan State University, United States
  4. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States
  5. Pennsylvania State University, United States
  6. University of Surrey, United Kingdom
  7. Virginia Tech, United States
  8. Purdue University, United States
  9. Oklahoma State University System, United States
  10. University of Central Florida, United States
  11. Washington State University, United States
  12. Texas A&M University, United States
  13. Griffith University, Australia
  14. Kansas State University, United States
  15. Iowa State University, United States

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Les Roches International School of Hotel Management</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swiss Education Group</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hotel Institute Montreux</span> Private hotel school in Switzerland

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Hotel and Tourism Training Institute</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swiss Hotel Management School</span>

Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) is a private hospitality management school in Montreux and Leysin, Switzerland. It trains students in the hotel and hospitality industries. The school offers a Bachelor of Hospitality Management program, master's programs, a postgraduate diploma program, and an online Executive Master of Hospitality Management. SHMS was ranked in the top 3 institutions for hospitality management in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macau University of Science and Technology</span> Comprehensive university located in Taipa, Macau

The Macau University of Science and Technology is a private university founded in 2000 at Taipa, Macau, China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glion Institute of Higher Education</span>

The Glion Institute of Higher Education is a private hospitality management school with campuses in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is owned by Eurazeo, a private equity firm based in Paris, and it forms part of the education group Sommet Education.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cesar Ritz Colleges</span>

The National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism is a public university located in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the only public university specializing in hospitality and tourism in Taiwan.

IMI International Management Institute, Switzerland is a private hospitality school offering programmes from foundation level to Master of Science. It offers students the opportunity to undertake paid, practical internships as part of their programme either in Switzerland or internationally. It is one of Switzerland's smaller private hotel schools and aims to offer students a highly personalised educational experience. The school has over 25 years of offering Swiss hospitality education and was named in the top 20 providers of hospitality management education in the 2019 QS rankings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macao Institute for Tourism Studies</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School</span> Private school in Australia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Les Roches Marbella International School of Hotel Management</span> Les Roches Hospitality School satellilte campus in Marbella, Spain

Les Roches Global Hospitality Education - Marbella, Spain is a satellite campus of the Swiss university Les Roches International School of Hotel Management and is located in the town of Marbella in Spain's Costa del Sol region. The campus, which focuses on luxury hotel management, was established in 1995 and offers a Bachelor of Business Administration, postgraduate degree, master's degree, and an executive master's degree in global/international hospitality management and a Master's in marketing and management for luxury tourism. In 2002, Les Roches became a member of the Laureate Education group and in 2004 became the first school in Spain to receive accreditation from the New England Association of Schools & Colleges. In 2016, Les Roches was acquired by Eurazeo and placed under the Sommet Education umbrella.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland</span> School in Switzerland, devoted to culinary studies

Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland is a culinary school located in Switzerland and a member school of Swiss Education Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Business and Hotel Management School</span> School for business and hotel management

Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS) is a private business & hospitality school with four campuses in Lucerne, Switzerland established in 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management</span>

The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM) in Dubai is the first and only home-grown hospitality management university in the Middle East. The university is part of the Jumeirah Group and Dubai Holding which holds hotels such as the Burj Al Arab,Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and the Madinat Jumeirah heritage and leisure complex. EAHM offers undergraduate and postgraduate levels programmes along with short courses and Executive programmes.

Eta Sigma Delta International Hospitality Management Society is an international honor society for hospitality students. The organization has about 90 chapters. The International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education administers the organization.

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