Hospitality and tourism

About the programme

Tourism and hospitality are a massive economic activity everywhere. Knowing the culinary and gastronomic diversity of places, natural sights and tourist offers is a prerequisite for successful work in the field of hospitality and tourism. The organisation and sale of tourist services are just one part of the customer service work. If you like travelling, discovering tourist attractions and looking forward to working with people, then the Hospitality and tourism programme is right for you.

Knowledge and qualifications:

- management, planning and organisation of tourist activities,

- knowledge of culinary and gastronomic characteristics, tourist offer and natural attractions of places,

- knowledge of legal regulations in the area of catering and tourism,

- organisation and management of work processes in catering and tourism,

- organising one-gastronomic events,

- evaluation of the space and quality of tourist areas,

- use of skills in the field of travel management, organisation of events and animation of guests,

- taking into account the importance of complementary tourist activities in order to create a more diversified offer,

- designing tourist products and organising events.

- independent management of the departments of the hotel's household,

- organising, supervising and monitoring work processes in the hotel's household.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements for the first year:

• – passed final examinations or vocational final examinations, or completed relevant education according to the previous regulations, or

• – passed master's or managerial examination, three years of professional experience and a passed test of knowledge from general education subjects to the extent determined for vocational final examinations in secondary vocational education.

Employment prospects

Organizer of Operations in Catering and Tourism can find employment as:

• – Head of a tourist agency
• – Hotel manager
• – Head of the reception staff
• – Chef
• – Project manager
• – Head of a team
• – Headwaiter
• – Event organiser
• – Head of marketing in tourism
• – Head of marketing in catering
• – Head of a congress centre
• – Head of the hotel home economics department
• – Free-lance cook
• – Supervisor of business operations in tourism
• – Supervisor of business operations in catering
• – Head of the quality control department in tourism / catering
• – Business analyst in tourism
• – Bartender
• – Tourist animator
• – Head of distribution
• – Head of the shift
• – Head of the booking staff
• – Marketing manager in a tourist agency
• – Marketing manager in a catering facility
• – Head of the marketing in tourism
• – Salesperson
• – Head of food and beverages purchasing
• – Head of F & B
• – Head of TIC
• – Organiser of culinary events
• – Head of wine tasting events