Studying Hospitality & Tourism in New Zealand
Hospitality and Tourism courses are gaining popularity worldwide over the past few years. Though we know Switzerland as an important study destination for travel and hospitality courses, countries like New Zealand and Australia are fast catching up. New Zealand’s large hospitality industry employs more than 136,000 people where nearly 7% of the workforce are employed in several businesses across the country. The New Zealand hospitality industry employs students in cafes, restaurants, motels lodges, parks and resorts. Travel and tourism courses are therefore counted among popular courses in New Zealand.
A course in hospitality industry will include the following programs:
- Bachelor of International Hospitality
- Bachelor of Tourism Studies
- Master of International Hospitality
- Master of Tourism Studies
- Master of Adventure Tourism Management
Some colleges also offer Leadership Development Programs and English Language Courses as part of the curriculum.
Course Content:A typical course in Travel and Tourism industry equips you with skills like sales and marketing, event management, tour guiding, IATA ticketing and fare construction, fundamentals of business processes, legal and economic environment.
Universities offering programmes and courses in Tourism and Hospitality management
- Auckland University of Technology
Program in Undergraduate Course in Tourism
- Victoria University of Wellington
Program in Tourism Management
- University of Otago
Programme in Tourism
- University of Waikato
Tourism and Hospitality Management
- International Travel College
Postal Address: PO Box 6009, Wellesley Street, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Physical Address: Level 4, ITC House, 9 City Road, Auckland.
Phone: 00 64 9 373 5510
Career Opportunities- Customer service representative
- Sales representative
- Operations manager
- Reservations manager
- Tourism information officer
- Tour guide
Advantage of a Tourism Course from New Zealand:- International Exposure
A course in tourism from universities in New Zealand will help you give hands-on experience with considerable international exposure which will work in your benefit after you return to India.
- Industry Recognition
Most of the renowned universities in New Zealand have contact with travel and tourism industries. Internships with any international tourism industry will give you not only the much required experience of working with leaders of the industry but an edge over others.
- Career Enhancement:
If you have done a bachelor’s course in India, a postgraduate diploma in travel and tourism from an internationally recognized university will give a boost to your career.
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maninder pal singh5/25/2012 8:36:13 AM
i applied 8 days ago for student visa to new zealand, yesterday i recieved a call from immigration officer bombay, she asked me about my snr sec educatoin , because i have completed my 10 th in 2005, and 12th in2008 , because i could,nt prepeared well for mathematics , and i got suppy of it, then i cleared it in golden chance , and punjab board issued me certificate of 2008 , i give reason to immigration officer that my grand father was ill , he admitted in a hospital, my father doing a job, am onlya single
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utkarsh lungare5/22/2012 11:32:13 PM
Its Utkarsh Lungare from INDIA i had done my Bachelors of Engineering ( Information Technology ) from pune university Maharashtra and i have got admission in PGDip in commerce (major:information systems) fall intake need your help about the job opportunities and job prospects in NZ itself for my specific course and also scope and world recognition after the course. Also how is the environment for Indians at new Zealand because there was some problems going on with Indians at Australia. I
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dr.prabhakar kumar5/17/2012 7:09:59 PM
respected sr, i am in internshp {5thyr} pursuing bachelor of dental surgery: i want to know the scholarship programme for indian student in newzeland and australia. nd their egligibility.......for postgraduate course in dentistry...., i will be thankful to u for ths...
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leena5/6/2012 6:25:51 PM
hello.. I pursuing BBA final year in Aviation, hospitalty, travel and tourism management. i like to do MBA in New Zealand and i would also like to know how many marks i should score to do MBA in New Zealand n what exam i should write? and about fee struture?
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preetha5/4/2012 5:11:57 PM
hello , i'm in my final year of B.tech (biotechnology) and i would like to pursue my MBA abroad. I dont have any working experience, pls guide me in getting into any university....
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Manish Patel5/3/2012 7:53:00 PM
Dear sir, I have completed B.Pharm and I have 2 year experience as a production chemist..now I want to study in newzealand ,so please suggest me related course and good university and requirement also.Thanks,Manish
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purvi bhatt5/2/2012 12:39:33 PM
hello sir, please suggest me B.sc home science graduate complete 2002,2002 to 2011 continue medical representative job in pharma company ielts 6 band please suggest me i apply student visa newzeland
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parminder singh4/26/2012 9:22:24 AM
ihave completed my study in 2007 { 2} my study have gape four years but i am doing course now i have got 5.5 band in ielts how i can cover my gap or how i can eligible to get student visa for new zealand tell me
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jagmeet4/25/2012 3:11:54 PM
i wanted to go in newzeland after completing my 10th class. Iwanted to know how much marks are required and which visa is best for me
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preet4/20/2012 2:33:25 PM
i got 5.5 in ielts L-6, W-5.5, S-5, R-5... I complete my 2 in sep2008... i want to study in new zealand.. plz suggest meee plz