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Why study tourism and hospitality at La Trobe?

High employer satisfaction

Our graduates have an employer satisfaction rating of 86.1%

Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), 2020, 2019 Employer Satisfaction Survey [PDF, 7.69MB]

Top 100 globally

One of the world’s leading university ranking agencies puts our hospitality and tourism management subjects in the world's top 100.

ShanghaiRanking, 2020, ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Hospitality & Tourism Management

Top 5% globally

La Trobe Business School’s accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) puts us in the world’s top five per cent.

Find out why the AACSB thinks we deliver excellence in every aspect of our work

Career opportunities in tourism and hospitality

Career pathways

Studying tourism and hospitality builds skills in attention to detail, communication and analysis to prepare you for a range of careers.

Possible roles include:

  • Hotel manager
  • Events coordinator
  • Restaurant manager
  • Food and beverage attendant
  • Catering manager
  • Marketing executive
  • Government operations executive

Future employers

Potential employers of tourism and hospitality graduates include:

  • Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG)
  • Tourism Victoria
  • Jetstar
  • Quest Apartments
  • Crown Casino
  • Hilton Hotels
  • Flight Centre

On the couch with marketing and management

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Gain the skills to adapt to and lead change.

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