Hospitality management studies
Hospitality Management 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, MS, MBA, andPhD. Hospitality management covers hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, amusement parks, destination marketing organizations, convention centers, and country clubs.
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1 Curriculum
2 Top 10 International Hospitality Management Schools in the World
3 USA and China Ranking of the Top 10 Programs
4 References
5 See also
Curriculum[edit]
In the United States, hospitality and tourism management curricula follow similar core subject applications to that of a business degree, but with a focus on hospitality management. Core subject areas include accounting, administration,finance, information systems, marketing, human resource management, public relations, strategy, quantitative methods, and sectoral studies in the various areas of hospitality business.
Top 10 International Hospitality Management Schools in the World[edit]
Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), in a broad industry survey of senior managers from luxury hotels in 2013, conducted a market survey of hospitality employers regarding their opinions of the top ten hospitality management schools. The result appeared as follows:[2]
École hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland
Glion Institute of Higher Education, Glion & Bulle - Switzerland
Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Bluche - Switzerland
Cornell University, USA
Hotelschool The Hague, Netherlands
Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Marbella - Spain
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Leura - Australia
Hotel School Vatel, France
Cesar Ritz Colleges, Le Bouveret, Brig - Switzerland
USA and China Ranking of the Top 10 Programs[edit]
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:[3]
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Cornell University, USA
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Pennsylvania State University, USA
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Purdue University, USA
Oklahoma State University, USA
Michigan State University, USA
University of Central Florida, USA
References[edit]
Jump up^ "What is Hospitality management?". http://www.wisegeek.org.
Jump up^ "International Hospitality Management Schools: 2013 Worldwide Industry Ranking Survey". http://www.glion.edu. 2013-10. Retrieved 2014-08-2014. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)
Jump up^ "A World Ranking of the Top 100 Hospitality and Tourism Programs". www.sagepublications.com. 2009-10-12. Retrieved2014-08-25.
See also[edit]
GESTO Culinary and Hospitality Academy - Hotel management Courses
Emerge Skills - Academy for Hotel Management
American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute
Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality
Dr. Y.S.R. National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Hospitality service
Hotel manager
MICE
UEI Global, 12 campuses across India
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