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Tourism Major: Advantages and Career Prospects

07/03/2024 Article, Tourism & Hospitality

Tourism Major: Advantages and Career Prospects

What Is The Tourism Major?

The Tourism programme is a university major that studies tourism science, covering various aspects of tourism and its relationship with history, geography, culture, and economics. This programme explores in depth the management and strategies within the tourism industry, from hospitality management, destinations, tours and travel, tourism resources, to tourism area development. By focusing on the integration of business and culture in Indonesia, students are trained to provide high-quality tourism services.

The Tourism programme offers excellent and promising career prospects thanks to the rapid growth of the tourism sector, which can easily be found in many regions. The tourism industry is one of the sectors that will never die and is even a focus of government development initiatives. Moreover, the Tourism programme offers a fun and engaging learning process, where you can enjoy the opportunity to visit many new places.

Are you interested in the Tourism programme? Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) has a Tourism Study Programme that you should definitely consider.

Let’s get to know the Tourism Study Programme at UPH!

A GLIMPSE INTO UPH’S TOURISM STUDY PROGRAMME

UPH offers a Tourism programme that emphasises digitalised and practice-based entrepreneurship, with a focus on sustainable tourism as the foundation for developing sustainable businesses within the tourism and hospitality industries. This programme aims to prepare students for careers and leadership roles in tourism and hospitality through a curriculum that integrates both hard and soft skills, theoretical knowledge, a holistic educational foundation with a global perspective, and hands-on experience in promoting the beauty and potential of Indonesia’s tourism industry. With experiential learning, industry engagement, and a strong ethical perspective, UPH Tourism empowers students to actively drive the progress of sustainable tourism on a global scale.

The UPH Tourism Study Programme upholds a core value known as the Triple Bottom Line Framework: People, Planet, and Prosperity. Through this framework, the Tourism programme equips students to make a tangible contribution to the future of sustainable tourism by creating benefits not only for tourists and travellers but also for the maintenance and preservation of Indonesia’s tourism destinations.

ADVANTAGES OF UPH’S TOURISM STUDY PROGRAMME

A Wide Range of Modern Facilities

The UPH Tourism programme provides a variety of modern facilities to support students’ hands-on learning experience, including:

  • Tour.is.me Laboratory (Integrated Travel Lab)

  • Coffee and Tea Art Laboratory

  • Computer Laboratory

  • Hospitality Laboratory, which consists of: Front Office Counter and Lobby Lounge; Live Hotel Rooms (Suite, Deluxe, and Standard Rooms); Live Operating Restaurant and Bar; Fully Equipped Kitchen (Hot Kitchen, Storeroom, and Stewarding Area); Open Pastry Kitchen and Bakery.

Partnerships with Industry and Educational Institutions

The UPH Tourism programme has established partnerships with a wide range of industry institutions and educational organisations in the tourism sector, both nationally and internationally. These partnerships create opportunities and provide students with the best learning experience through hands-on practice.

Here are some of the industry partners collaborating with UPH Tourism:

  • Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy

  • Tourism Board

  • Aryaduta Hotel

  • Bintan Resorts Cakrawala

  • Jakarta Aquarium & Safari

  • Garuda Indonesia

  • Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE)

  • Prodigy Events

  • Groovy Event Organizer

Here are some of the educational institutions partnering with UPH Tourism:

  • Hotel Institute Montreux

  • NHI Bandung Tourism Polytechnic

  • HILDIKTIPARI

  • International Management Institute Switzerland

  • Palembang Tourism Polytechnic

  • César Ritz Colleges Switzerland

Learning in UPH’s Tourism Programme

The Tourism programme offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers Global Trends, Business Strategy, Operational Leadership & Teamwork, as well as Fundamental Managerial Skills.

Here, students will explore various aspects of tourism, including how to implement environmentally friendly tourism, tourism regulations, types of tourism, tourism industry marketing, market analysis, geographical aspects of tourist destinations, and tourism management.

In addition, UPH Tourism provides two areas of specialisation that students can pursue:

  • Hospitality Concentration

  • Destination Concentration

Career Prospects for Tourism Graduates

Graduates of the Tourism programme have diverse career opportunities within the tourism industry. Some possible career paths include:

  • Tourist destination manager

  • Travel blogger

  • Tour guide

  • Tourism consultant

  • Event organiser for concerts, festivals, and exhibitions

  • Professional in the travel, aviation, or cruise industry

  • Tourism and hospitality entrepreneur

  • Tourism and hospitality administrator

  • Tourism educator or instructor

Graduates of UPH’s Tourism Programme can become individuals who contribute to the growth and development of the tourism and hospitality industry. Some notable alumni of UPH’s Tourism Business Management include:

 

Join UPH’s Tourism Programme Today!

UPH is committed to producing graduates of the Tourism Programme who are competent, excellent, and capable of making a real contribution to education and community service. At UPH, students are prepared to transform into future leaders.

For more detailed information about UPH’s Tourism Programme, click here.

Come and be part of UPH’s Tourism Programme! There are many special discounts available for university registration that you can take advantage of. Exciting, right? Register yourself now (click here).

Contact a Student Consultant at 0811-1057-7765 for more information!


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