Do you want to open your own tourism business, create events, organize events, work in the best offices, hotels, restaurants in the country or abroad, manage a tourist destination? If so, the direction of tourism and recreation is ideal for you.
Travel, tourism, new technologies – these are not only the beautiful hobbies, but also a promising career path. With the right studies, you can acquire knowledge and skills that will help you to combine your interests with work.
Studying tourism is also an opportunity to learn the procedures for managing a hotel, restaurant, travel agency and other business ventures in the tourism industry. During practical classes, you will learn how to choose partners and create business relationships, and inspiring seminars and workshops will give you the opportunity to learn first-hand how to open your own business and raise funds for its development.
At WSTiE we put emphasis on flexibility, because we know that studies are supposed to be a tool for students to find a job with good financial basis and giving satisfaction from doing this. Therefore, while studying Tourism and Recreation you have access to a flexible curriculum that allows you to combine your studies, work and passion. To ensure that your knowledge will allow you to smoothly enter employment, classes are taught by lecturers who are business practitioners, providing valuable knowledge – not only theoretical. You will get to know modern industry software, and learn how to operate reservation systems.
During your studies in tourism and recreation at WSTiE, under the guidance of experts-practitioners you will learn how to create strategies and carry out your own projects in the field of tourism and recreation. You will receive a package of very comprehensive skills, including modern tools for sales and operational areas: marketing 4.0., revenue management, proactive selling, knowledge of customer service mechanisms, as well as the principles of creating product offers for tourism – both leisure and business.
Fully practical activities await you in the schedule, providing the knowledge the tourism industry is looking for:
In order to increase your chances of employment, during your studies in tourism, you can take additional courses and certificates and continue to learn several foreign languages (English, German, Italian or Spanish).
This field of study also offers the possibility of internships and placements in the best tourist resorts and hotels in the country and abroad (including the USA, England, Germany, Austria, France, Sweden, Spain – Canary Islands – Gran Canaria and Las Palmas, Majorca, Malta, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Norway, Sweden).
Students test their skills in travel agencies, spas, event agencies, tourist organizations and local government units.
Additional benefits for tourism and leisure students
We know that tourism and recreation is a dream for many people, but they often face various barriers. To help students make their dreams come true, we have prepared a package of additional benefits. We offer flexible forms of financing studies, scholarships, grants and also support in opening your own business (WSTiE partners operating in the Business Academy will help you with this). Thanks to an individual approach and flexible organisation of studies, you have the possibility to complete a part of the programme at recognised foreign universities (e.g. Palermo University in Italy, Complutense University in Spain, Goeteborg University in Sweden or Pecs University in Hungary). Students take part in extra-curricular activities, clubs and – which is also important – enjoy a rich student life.
What about after studying tourism and recreation?
It all depends on you, as the tourism industry offers many opportunities.
It all depends on you, as the tourism industry offers many opportunities.
Many of our graduates successfully run their own businesses, hotels, work in industry organizations and promote tourism. When you receive your diploma, you are equipped with numerous competences, allowing you to spread your wings. Only your creativity and courage will determine how high you will soar.
Major:
FACULTY OF TOURISM AND LEISURE IN CRACOW