Minor in Travel, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

Explore Travel, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

The hospitality industry is experiencing global expansion and offers a wide range of career opportunities in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The NYU SPS minor in Travel, Hospitality, and Tourism Management is designed to provide students with a solid understanding of the breadth, scope, and operation of the hospitality industry. This minor will allow students to position themselves as competitive employees in an industry that holds wide appeal and prepares them for graduate study in this field.

Explore Travel, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

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Why This Minor?

Learn from a Faculty of World-renowned Experts

Faculty are experts who share their knowledge, insights, and connections. They work to ensure that you pursue the professional path that best fits your career objectives. Their support and dedication is what makes earning a degree from the Tisch Center of Hospitality an experience unlike all others.

Gain Invaluable Experience Through Study Abroad

Study abroad opportunities abound through Global Field Intensives (GFIs). These travel experiences provide international business experience while attuning students to the cultural, socioeconomic, and political forces that influence the international hospitality, and travel and tourism industries.

Benefit from Unsurpassed Networking Opportunities

Experience unsurpassed networking opportunities through the annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, which features hospitality leaders such as David Marriott; and fireside chats with the likes of famed chefs and restaurateurs Daniel Boulud and Danny Meyer.

Internships and Job Opportunities

Through the Tisch Center and the NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development, students have the opportunity to complete a wide range of internships that provide the hands-on experience needed to accelerate their careers. Many of these internships evolve into permanent hospitality and tourism jobs.

What You’ll Study

Required Courses

Students are required to complete the following two courses: Tourism Impact & Issues and Introduction to Hospitality

Electives

Choose three from a selection of 12 courses that includes: Hospitality & Tourism Sales & Marketing, Managing Food and Beverage Operations, Conferences and Business Events, Sports Tourism Development, and Casino Operations & Management.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why this minor?

The minor in Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management differs from a hospitality management minor as it takes a more holistic approach to the subject matter. While traditional hospitality management programs focus on hotels and restaurants, you will have the opportunity in this degree to also explore subjects like destination marketing, tourism development, and event management.

Will this program prepare me for hotel management jobs?

The Minor in Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management will prepare you for a range of hotel industry jobs and career paths. You will have the opportunity to specialize in your field of interest, including hotel or tourism operations, sales and marketing, revenue management, or hotel development. Our students secure internships and work at large multinational hotel chains as well as independent boutique hotels.

Is tourism management a growing field?

Tourism management offers a broad range of career options for those who are interested in pursuing tourism jobs. The tourism sector has experienced incredible growth in the past decades. With 1.8 billion tourists—just over one in five persons in the world—traveling around the globe by 2030 (UNWTO). The Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management program provides students with the opportunity to secure internships at a broad range of tourism destinations, including Walt Disney World.

Can an undergraduate hotel management minor help my career?

An undergraduate hotel management minor can help your career, because it will provide you with a wealth of business skills and networking opportunities that can lead to a wide variety of hotel management jobs. The hospitality industry is vast and offers a wealth of career choices, but even if you decide to switch career paths, the business foundation you acquire will allow you to pursue a career in a variety of other professional areas. Earning an undergraduate degree at NYU will open the doors to job opportunities in New York City and around the world.

What are the advantages of learning about hospitality management in New York City?

The advantage of studying hospitality management in New York City is that you will be studying in the hospitality capital of the world. New York City is home to top hotels, the finest restaurants, major tourist attractions, and thousands of world-famous events. The city will become your professional base for exploring your interests in hospitality, travel, and tourism management and for gaining the experience you need to secure a job in this growing field.