Spanish and Hospitality and Tourism Management

Spanish and hospitality and tourism management is a combination that prepares you for international careers in one of the world's largest industries, with the linguistic and cultural fluency to operate confidently across the Spanish-speaking world. Tourism and hospitality are genuinely global businesses, and the ability to communicate with more than 500 million native Spanish speakers across Europe, Latin America, and beyond is a practical as well as a cultural asset in this sector. The two subjects complement each other directly: language opens markets, and management skills allow you to operate within them professionally.

At the University of Strathclyde this four-year programme develops your Spanish language skills to a high level of proficiency while giving you a thorough grounding in hospitality and tourism management, including strategic management, marketing, revenue management, customer experience, events, and the international dimensions of the tourism industry. The year abroad provides a structured opportunity to study and immerse yourself in a Spanish-speaking environment, developing both your language and your understanding of tourism and hospitality in different cultural and economic contexts. You will graduate with a combination of skills that is genuinely distinctive in a sector where international outlook and communication ability are central.

Graduates from this programme enter careers across the hospitality and tourism industry, including roles in hotel and resort management, tour operation, events management, destination marketing, airline and cruise management, and cultural tourism. The Spanish language component significantly extends your geographical reach, opening opportunities across Spain, Latin America, and international organisations in which Spanish is a working language. Many graduates also move into roles in international business development, trade promotion, and corporate travel management.

Further study at postgraduate level in tourism management, international hospitality, or business administration is a natural option for those seeking to advance into senior roles.