The first thing that comes to our minds when we hear Travel and Hospitality is ‘people’. As the name of the degree suggests, it is all about customer service. Travel and Hospitality degrees prepare candidates to work in diverse working environments all over the world.
Even so, many people confuse Travel and Hospitality degrees with Tourism degrees. What is the difference between these two? The main difference lies in where the employees work. With a Tourism degree, you can work in a museum, national park and so on, whilst with a Travel and Hospitality degree you will work in hotels, restaurants.
This degree is shaped in such a way that candidates acquire skills about hotel management, food preparation and sanitation as well as human resources.
Experts say that it only takes six months for Travel and Hospitality graduates to find a job. The most frequent areas which display the highest number of job opportunities are catering management and hotel management. As a result of their flexible degree, 15% of the graduates choose to combine work with study to broaden their employability chances.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this field will have an addition of 700 jobs, both in management positions and others.
Perhaps the most important benefit is represented by the growth opportunities. This degree will teach you about networking and developing your emotional intelligence, which are of utmost importance in this field.
This degree lasts for three years, out of which one year should be spent abroad. Usually, in the second year of their studies, students go abroad and study in a partner country. The whole idea behind this is to encourage cultural awareness and adaptation.
Additionally, some universities in the UK provide a compulsory internship during which students gather relevant industry experience.
I started my student life at the university not very successfully, because there were problems with the opening of my specialty “Tourism and Hotel Management”, due to the insufficient number of students wishing to study in this specialty. But a little later, everything was resolved. Regarding my specialty, I can say that I do not regret choosing it, because we have a very interesting list of subjects, from Finance and Accounting to Psychology and Interpersonal Communication. And such classes as Hospitality are held at the Sopot Marriott Resort and Spa Hotel.
The university has a convenient Extranet portal and the My WSB (Moja WSB) application, where you can find your schedule, grades, financial data, contacts of university offices and more. There is also an opportunity to participate in the international program for students Erasmus +.
But the main thing for which I love and can advise WSB university is for creative teachers – professionals in their fields. They will always lend a helping hand, help, understand and get into your position. Create interesting conditions for passing sessions and final exams at the end of the semester (like presentations, essays, group or individual project works).