Management and Science University offers Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Tourism is all about travelling and meeting people of different regions or countries. Hospitality means to welcome people and treat them in a gracious manner at a destination. A degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management provide you many job opportunities either in your own country or in a foreign country. Tourism is an international business and therefore it provides you an opportunity even to migrate to a country for employment.

If you complete a Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management, then you could join in as a Junior manager to work at a tourist establishment such as a tourist hotel or any other type of tourist accommodation unit, travel agency that provides tours to tourists, a place that attract tourists like museums, cultural centers, archaeological sites, wild life parks etc., or even in a government tourism administration department. It is really a long list of organizations that provide job opportunities for educated people in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Most of these organizations are owned and managed by the private sector but there are a few in the public sector as well.

According to the World Tourism Organization earnings from international tourism in 2013 reached US $ 1,159 billion which happens to be 5 percent more than the previous year. This is a sector that is growing due to the various initiatives taken both by the public and private sectors. Even in Sri Lanka Tourist arrivals exceeded one million last year and during the first six month of this year there is an increase of 24.6 percent as against the same period of last year.

To the government tourism is a source of income and provides job opportuni

ties to the local people. The private sector is keen to invest in tourism related business because it is a growing business that generates profits. Due to the technology development, travel is now made easy for the people to travel. It is easy to find information about destinations, airline reservations, hotel reservations, online visa and many other tourism related services can be performed using your computer or even from the mobile phone.

Management and Science University (MSU) is one of the leading universities that provide a Bachelor degree on Hospitality and Tourism Management. There is a huge demand for the students to follow this course at the MSU and you could register now for the new intake. The faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management comprise of highly qualified and experienced lecturers. The MSU is an approved university by the University Grants Commission in Malaysia is also conducting courses in Colombo. In addition to the Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management it also offers courses on Event Management, Computer Science, International Business and Counseling and Guidance.

MSU has its partner universities in Malaysia, UK, USA, Australia, Germany or Japan. You may decide to join the MSU foundation programme and then continue your education either at the MSU or in a partner university of the MSU. MSU is rated as an “Excellent University” by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. MSU is the 1st non-Japanese university to receive accreditation from ABEST21 (The Alliance on Business Education & Scholarship for tomorrow) Japan. MSU is accredited by ASIS UK (Accreditation Service for International Colleges).