International tourism generates billions of euros annually and is still one of the fastest-growing industries, inextricably linked to hospitality and event management sectors that both benefit from and add to the experience of international tourism in both business and pleasure environments.

Throughout the postgraduate International Tourism Development degree, you will broaden your expertise and deepen your knowledge of cross-sector industries throughout the health and tourism sector, such as spas, prevention centres, rehab clinics, sports centres, recreation, leisure and culture centres. The course includes global tourism trends such as:

• Health and wellness tourism due to demographic change and rising health consciousness
• Continued globalisation and urbanisation of destination package deals
• The development of new international destinations
• Increased digitalisation in the tourism industry through website booking engines
• Increased customisation of travel packages with so-called “dynamic packaging“
• Social networks as a communication base for marketing and travel destination reviews
• Trends towards ecological, green tourism

Our university is an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Therefore, with this excellent postgrad qualification in your pocket, you can look forward to an exciting career in this lucrative and appealing sector!

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