Hospitality management studies 1611915 224153618 2008-07-07T15:47:09Z 213.16.183.169 /* External link */ '''Hospitality management''' is the academic study of the running of [[hotels]], [[restaurants]], and [[travel]] and [[tourism]]-related business. ==Hospitality and Tourism Management== Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) can be a business major in either a Bachelors of Science, or a Bachelors of Arts. Graduate students graduate with a Masters of Business Administration, a Masters or Science, or a [[Doctorate]] of Philosophy in Hospitality and [[Tourism]] Management. It is a focus that is studied by individuals that are intending to work in the Hospitality Industry, examples of which are; Hotels, Resorts, Casinos, and Restaurants. Within the HTM concentration there is generally: *Food Management and Operations (Examples: Food Science, Food Selection and Preparation, Food and Beverage Operations) *Lodging Operations (Examples: Hotel Operations, Resort Management, Lodging Management, Financial Management and Cost Control for Hospitality Organizations) *Global Tourism (Examples: Travel and Tourism Management, Tourism Analysis, Hospitality and Research Methods) *Sustainable Tourism (Examples: Natural Destination Management, Responsible Tourism, Green Tourism and Eco-Tourism, Alternative and more Environmentally friendly ways of working within the whole Tourism industry) * Tourist Attractions Management (Examples: Heritage Attractions, Arts and Cultural Attractions, Industrial Attractions, City Based Attractions, Retail Attractions, Natural Attractions) *[[Entertainment Management]] (Examples: Theme Park Management, Theatre Management, Cinema Management, Museology, Live Music and Music Festival Management). *Event Management (Examples: Hospitality Sales, Catering Management, Hospitality Marketing Management) Several large corporations such as [[Marriott International|Marriott]], [[Hyatt]], [[Wyndham]] and [[Hilton Hotels]] have summer internships in training programs for students majoring in Hospitality and Tourism Management, to help students get valuable work experience. The [[Florida International University School of Hospitality & Tourism Management]] is the highest ranked [[hospitality]] and [[tourism]] program in the southeast United States and one of the top six in the nation as reported by the latest study published in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education. It is also the only Hospitality & Tourism Management School to offer an American degree through its campus in The Peoples Republic of China - The [[FIU Tianjin Center]]. The [[Purdue University College of Consumer and Family Sciences]]'s Hospitality and Tourism Management program has been ranked first in the nation by both industry [[recruiter]]s and an evaluation conducted by [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] that applied the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' methodology to the academic unit level.<ref name="Rankings">[http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/pages/prospective/undergr2_faq_ranked.html CFS Prospective Students<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In September 2007, [[Taylor Nelson Sofres]] (TNS) Travel & Tourism (UK) the world’s largest provider of custom research and analysis conducted a broad industry [[survey]] amongst a large sample of hiring managers from leading international hospitality organizations around the world. The primary purpose of this survey was to establish the relative ‘ranking’ of the various international hospitality management schools providing [[university]] level programs from which these [[employers]] are likely to recruit staff. Among the top 3 industry rankings were [[Glion Institute of Higher Education]], [[Les Roches Hotel Management School]] and École hôtelière de Lausanne. ==See also== * [[Hospitality]] * [[Hospitality service]] * [[Hotel manager]] * [[Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions|MICE]] ==References== {{reflist}} == External link == * [http://www.ittfa.org/ The International Tourism Trade Fairs Association] * [http://www.alpine.edu.gr/ Alpine Center, the Swiss Business School for Hotel and Tourism Management Education in Greece] * [http://www.ichm.edu.au/ Swiss Hotel Association (SHA), Le Cordon Bleu, International College of Hotel Management, Adelaide, South Australia] {{Education by subject}} {{education-stub}} [[Category:Education by subject]] [[Category:Hospitality management]]