Bachelor in Arts in Tourism and Recreation

Arts in Tourism and Recreation is a bachelor's degree program at Vistula School of Hospitality, based in Warszawa, Poland, running three years, across six semesters, and taught in English. Studying Tourism and Recreation at the Vistula School of Hospitality gives students practical knowledge and skills needed for the activity of tourist branch enterprises in the current market, including how to effectively manage recreational and business tourism, hotels, gastronomy, and sport for everybody. Students learn how to organize tours full of attractions or business events and how to manage a hotel, a restaurant, or a travel agency, with the programme aiming to turn this activity into a source of both satisfaction and income. Over the course of the programme, students master questions of marketing, law, human resources, and risk management, while gaining knowledge in the latest information technologies, intercultural relations, and human impact on the environment. Working with experienced experts and through on-the-job practice, students develop further competences valued in the branch, including communication skills, knowledge of foreign languages, organizational skills, and entrepreneurship. Practical experience comes through a programme of job placements pursued with the school's business partners and other entities whose activity profile matches the student's field of study and chosen specialty. Tourism and hospitality as a field covers the planning, marketing, and management of travel, accommodation, and leisure services. Graduates of programmes in this field commonly pursue careers in hotel management, travel agencies, event organization, and hospitality consultancy, applying the practical and business skills built throughout their studies at the Vistula School of Hospitality.