Explore all areas of the hospitality and tourism industry with this new online program from NYU, featuring leaders from across the hospitality, tourism, and travel world.
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Hospitality and Tourism Industry Essentials
Explore all areas of the hospitality and tourism industry with this new online program from NYU, featuring leaders from across the hospitality, tourism, and travel world.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Learn the Business
Go inside the key areas of the industry with 50+ on demand video lessons and experiences, and learn real-world skills with self-paced projects.
Map Your Career
Learn about the many career paths in the world of hospitality, travel, and tourism, and get first-hand tips and advice on how to achieve your goals from industry leaders.
Boost Your Cred
Earn a Certificate of Completion in Hospitality and Tourism Industry Essentials from NYU to add to your profile.
Instructors and industry experts
Dr. Nicolas Graf
Associate Dean
Dr. Lynn Minnaert
Clinical Associate Professor
Shirley Lu
Revenue Analyst, Regional The Standard Hotels
Recep Karaburun
Clinical Assistant Professor
Yvette Ly
Director of People + Culture, West Bourne
Jukka Laitamaki
Clinical Professor
Lauren Grech
CEO and Co-Founder of LLG Events
Soraya Alolama
Assistant Manager, North America at Dubai Tourism
Sean Hennessey
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kate Blumenthal
Revenue Manager, Marriott
Antoinette Chang
Human Resources Manager at EDITION
CURRICULUM
The program includes 6 courses. Each course is 3-5 hours, and is broken into several shorter lessons that students complete at their own pace. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive a non-credit certificate of completion from NYU.
Hospitality Module 1
Course 1. Foundations of the Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industry
Learn about the history and evolution of the trillion-dollar business – from hotel mergers to travel platforms to classic and unconventional ways to travel.
Hospitality Module 2
Course 2. Demand Management
Explore destination demand management, generating loyalty for a brand, digital marketing, and hotel distribution.
Hospitality Module 3
Course 3. Travel Tourism Management
Study types of tourism, airlines and cruise lines, attractions, destination marketing organizations, transportation, technology, and current trends.
Hospitality Module 4
Course 4. Experience Management, Part 1
Expand your understanding of hotel operations, the economics of the hotel business, hotel real estate, and alternative accommodations.
Hospitality Module 5
Course 5. Experience Management, Part 2
Explore events from festivals to conventions and gain an understanding of the vast food and beverage industry from fine restaurants to food trucks to mixology.
Hospitality Module 6
Course 6. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
Recognize opportunities, and learn about entrepreneurship and solving problems on the path to building an innovative successful business.
