Business Management with Tourism

Tourism is one of the world's largest industries, and managing it well requires more than an understanding of travel and hospitality. It demands skills in strategic planning, finance, marketing, and people management, combined with knowledge of how destinations are developed and sustained, and an awareness of the environmental and social responsibilities that come with operating at global scale. Business Management with Tourism brings these dimensions together, preparing you to work at the intersection of commerce and one of the most dynamic and culturally rich sectors in the economy.

At the University of Brighton, this three-year full-time degree combines core business management principles with specialist knowledge of the tourism industry. The programme includes a foundation year, which builds the academic skills and subject knowledge you will need before progressing to the full honours degree. You will study business strategy, marketing, finance, operations, and organisational behaviour alongside modules that address destination management, sustainable tourism development, event coordination, and the evolving landscape of global travel.

A placement or work experience year is built into the course, giving you substantive professional experience within the tourism or hospitality sector.

Brighton's location and the university's connections with the travel and hospitality industries provide a relevant context for your studies, and you will learn to apply business thinking to the practical challenges of managing tourism organisations and destinations.

Graduates work across a wide range of roles in travel agencies, tour operators, hotels and resorts, airlines, cruise lines, destination management organisations, event companies, and national and regional tourism bodies. The business management foundation also opens pathways into roles in marketing, operations, and general management that are not confined to tourism alone. Postgraduate study in tourism management, business administration, or hospitality is an option for those who want to develop more specialist or senior-level expertise.