With internationally renowned Tourism Experts.
In partnership with HRMI Sri Lanka, The University of Northampton, leading UK University well known for its Tourism & Hospitality education launched the 2nd Intake for the BA (Hons) degree in International Tourism Management. The objective of introducing this globally accredited Tourism Honours degree is to groom the youth of this country to be competent and qualified to fulfill the thousands of vacancies that will emerge due to the rapid expansion of the tourist industry in Sri Lanka.
Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. According to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), today the business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, food products or automobiles. Tourism has become one of the major players in international commerce and a top income source for many developing countries. This global spread of tourism has produced economic and employment benefits with an estimated 357 million jobs by 2020. As the UN agency dedicated to tourism, UNWTO points out that developing countries stand to benefit from the growing trends in tourism and acts to help countries to initiate strategies leading to sustainable tourism, including human resource development.
The University of Northampton BA (Hons) degree is a specialized course which includes extensive studies in Travel and Tourism. The curricula includes Tourist Attractions and Destinations, Special Interest Tourism, Transport and Tour Operations Management, Travel and Tourism Organisations, Resort Management, Sustainable Tourism Development, International Destination Management, Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality Management, Marketing and Customer Relationship Management, Managing Communication, Leadership and People Management. University Northampton is currently ranked at No. 20 in UK for Travel and Tourism Education and is recognised by the UGC Sri Lanka. The faculty will include internationally renowned Tourism experts together wilth a Sri Lankan panel from the Travel and Tourism sector.
With the anticipated increase in inbound tourists; the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors in Sri Lanka will experience an exponential growth and a major demand for human resources at all levels. Some of the biggest international hotels including Shangri-La Colombo, Hyatt Regency, Movenpick, Sheraton, Marino Sands Hotel, ITC Hotel, Cinnamon Life and Suncity Business Hotels are expected to start operations soon. This expansion in the global and local tourism industry will provide thousands of employment and migration opportunities for qualified Tourism and Hospitality management professionals.
Sri Lankan students have an amazing opportunity to complete the International Tourism Management degree at a frac- tion of a price when compared to pursuing the same degree in UK. The entire degree could be completed in Sri Lanka and the total cost of studies will be Rs. 780,000, which can be paid in 32 installments. The identical degree will cost £ 33,000 in addition to living cost in UK. This is an extraordinarily special price offered by HRMI as a similar degree would cost almost double at other institutions offering comparable degree programmes from UK universities operating in Sri Lanka. HRMI city campus located at No. 23, Vijaya Kumaranathunga Mawatha, (Polhengoda Road) Colombo 5, is modern, spacious and clean with ample car parking facilities. Course related information can be obtained from www.hrmi.lk or by visiting the Corporate Office and City Campus at 23, Vijaya Kumaranathunga Mawatha, (Polhengoda Road) Colombo 5, or telephone 077 2204101 or 071 2724425 for further information.