Hotel, Tourism and Leisure Services

The Hotel, Tourism and Leisure Services study programme aims to train highly qualified specialists for the tourism and hotel services industry.

The tourism sector is an integral part of the world economy and is regarded as one of the most complex global industries.

The professional training of tourism professionals requires the implementation of the concept of transdisciplinarity, whereby the tourism phenomenon is approached through cross-disciplinary connections. The complexity of approaches in vocational training must enable specialists to master up-to-date knowledge and skills in line with the requirements of today’s global tourism industry.

In the context of the expanding process of tourism globalisation, the specialised curricula must be developed pursuant to UNESCO’s concepts and principles of sustainable development of human society, which can only be promoted and understood via the transdisciplinary system of tourism education.

Tourism sector requires specific qualifications in the training of tourism specialists, which implies a holistic, non-traditional approach to the continuous improvement of professional skills.

The study programme aims to train specialists in the management and administration of companies in the accommodation industry, tour operators, travel agencies and leisure resorts.

At the level of enterprises of this sector, the hotel services, tourism and leisure specialists are responsible for the smooth running of all activities, such as the organization of the process of developing tourism-related products, the sales and distribution of tourism products, the development of itineraries in domestic and international tourism, and the management of the functional departments in hotels (sales, front-office, staff, etc.)

Moreover, the graduates of the Hotel, Tourism and Leisure Services professional training programme are potential entrepreneurs who will generate new jobs and perspectives for tourism, hotel and leisure services development.

The graduates of the Hotel Services, Tourism and Leisure programme are qualified to organise, plan and manage activities both at the level of enterprises in the tourism industry and at the national level, they are also able to draft policies and strategies for tourism sustainable economic development, as well as territorial tourism planning projects, and normative acts in the field of hotel services.

Graduates can continue their studies at Cycle II of higher education – the Master’s programme.