Tourism Management
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Program Description
Tourism Management teaches you how to plan, promote, and run travel and hospitality services. You will study subjects like hospitality operations, tour planning, customer service, cultural heritage, marketing, and event management. The program combines classroom lessons with practical field trips and internships so you learn how to welcome guests, design itineraries, manage bookings, and promote destinations. Career paths include tour guide, hotel or guesthouse manager, travel agent, events coordinator, and heritage site officer. This program is ideal if you enjoy working with people, learning about cultures, and turning Ghanaian attractions into memorable experiences. It prepares you for jobs in hotels, tour companies, airlines, cultural sites, and for starting your own tourism business.
Aims & Objectives
Develop practical customer service skills, demonstrated by handling common guest scenarios with professional communication and problem solving.
Master basic tour planning and itinerary design, including costing and time management, by producing at least two sample local tour plans.
Understand Ghanaian cultural heritage and sustainable tourism principles, shown by creating a preservation-aware visitor guide for a local site.
Create and apply simple digital marketing plans for tourism products, using social media and basic analytics to measure engagement.
Why Choose This Program?
Strong local and regional job demand
Ghanaian tourism and hospitality are growing, creating roles in hotels, tour companies, events, and heritage sites.
Hands-on learning and internships
Field trips and placements with hotels, tour operators, and cultural institutions build real experience and employer contacts.
Practical business and entrepreneurship skills
You learn marketing, budgeting, and operations, which help you work for employers or start small tourism enterprises.
Focus on culture and community
Training includes working respectfully with local communities and promoting Ghanaian heritage, an asset in cultural tourism.
Skills & Tools
Skills You'll Develop
Learn to use basic property management and booking platforms to manage room inventory, reservations, and confirmations.
Create costed, time-efficient itineraries that consider transport, attractions, safety, and customer interests.
Use social media, simple content creation, and basic analytics to promote destinations and measure audience response.
Manage front desk tasks, housekeeping coordination, and small event logistics to ensure quality guest experiences.
Tools & Resources
Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
Basic property management or booking platforms
Social media platforms and simple content editing apps
Challenges & Tips
Challenges
Balancing theory and practical work during term time
Tips & Advice
Plan your schedule, set priorities, and use weekends for practical tasks or revision.
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