International Tourism, Hospitality and Events

International tourism, hospitality, and events management covers three interconnected industries that together make up one of the largest economic sectors in the world. Tourism generates billions in revenue and shapes destinations, cultures, and communities across the globe. Hospitality encompasses hotels, restaurants, and the full range of food and beverage services.

Events, from conferences and music festivals to sporting occasions and cultural celebrations, create temporary communities and experiences that people seek out and remember. Understanding all three, and the management skills common to them, prepares you for a diverse and genuinely international career.

At the University of Northumbria at Newcastle this two-year full-time accelerated programme includes a sandwich year with a work placement and a year abroad, giving you substantial professional experience and international exposure in a compact timeframe. You will study destination management, hospitality operations, event planning and logistics, consumer behaviour, marketing, and sustainability in tourism, alongside core business and management principles. The placement year and the year abroad together ensure that the degree is as practically grounded and internationally oriented as the industries you are preparing to join.

The accelerated format means you graduate and enter the job market sooner, having already spent a full year in professional employment. Northumbria's strong industry connections support access to placement opportunities in the UK and internationally.

Graduates go on to careers in hotel and resort management, destination management organisations, tour operations, airline and airport management, event management, conference and exhibition management, and luxury hospitality. The combination of management training, professional placement, and international experience is well suited to an industry that recruits globally and values practical competence alongside academic knowledge.