BA (Hons) Tourism Planning and Management

The Tourism Planning and Management BA focuses on the planning, development, management, and regeneration of destinations.

Tourism continues to be a major component of the global economy and has now become an established academic discipline, with roots in geography, economics, sociology, planning and business.

The University of Westminster has over 20 years of expertise in tourism education and research, and we are consistently ranked as one of the top universities for teaching quality and research output in the discipline. Our long history, dating back to the 1830s, includes a significant association with the early years of tour operating in Europe, and with the Olympic Games held in London in 1908 and 1948.

Located in the heart of London, we offer an unrivalled and stimulating environment in which to study tourism. We have close links with partner universities in Australia, the USA, Hong Kong and Malta, which in the past have given several students the opportunity to study abroad for one semester.

You can choose to take part in an optional year-long work placement module between years 2 and 3 (Levels 5 and 6). This is a further opportunity to enhance your transferable skills, commercial awareness and professionalism – increasing your future employability in the tourism sector.

This course is recognised by the Tourism Management Institute (the UK’s professional organisation for destination management) for the excellence of its content and is delivered in collaboration with our Department of Planning and Transport.

Top reasons to study with us

• Excellent teaching team – combining well-established industry professionals and internationally recognised researchers, our teaching team provides the right balance between professional skills and critical analysis of tourism as a social phenomenon. Our caring and committed team view our students as unique individuals.
• Central London location – a global city and world-leading tourism destination, our location gives students access to an extraordinary range of tourism businesses as well as guest speakers from some of the UK’s leading tourism companies. The course takes an international perspective and includes field trips and day visits in each year of study.
• Destination management perspective – the course focuses on the planning, management and marketing of tourism destinations. Delivered in collaboration with our Department of Planning and Transport, it has full accreditation from the Tourism Management Institute (the UK’s professional organisation for destination management).