Tourism and Recreation

Tourism and recreation are among the fastest developing sectors of global economy. After the pandemic-related perturbations, they have returned on the path of dynamic growth. Employees with relevant education are today sought and very well remunerated. They can also count on excellent conditions of development and attractive prospects. Studies in the field of Tourism and recreation at the Vistula School of Hospitality in Warsaw will give you an opportunity for professional fulfilment in this very fascinating area. What will open to you will be a career in a dynamically innovative environment. You will travel, see the world and meet people.

The field Tourism and recreation offered and conducted by the Vistula School of Hospitality in Warsaw has the prestigious THE-ICE accreditation (The International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education). It is one of the two most important world certificates awarded to universities preparing people for the needs of branches dealing with tourism, recreation, organisation of events and cookery or culinary art. The THE-ICE accreditation is recognisable worldwide as a sign of the top-quality education, evidence of the appreciation of the culture of openness, cooperation with the branch and strong ties between science and practice.

Studying in the field of Tourism and recreation (Bachelor’s degree studies) at the Vistula School of Hospitality in Warsaw, you will gain practical knowledge and skills necessary in the activity of tourist branch enterprises in the new reality. You will come to know how to effectively and efficiently manage recreational and business tourism, hotels and gastronomy as well as sport for everybody. You will find out how to organize tours full of attractions or business events, how to manage a hotel, a restaurant or a travel agency. Doing this business will become your passion, giving you both satisfaction and money.

In the course of bachelor’s degree studies in Tourism and recreation at the Vistula School of Hospitality in Warsaw, you will master questions of marketing, law, human resources and risk management. You will gain knowledge in the field of the latest information technologies, intercultural relations and human impact on the environment. With the assistance of our outstanding experts and on-the-job practices you will also develop other competences desirable in the branch – communicative skills, knowledge of foreign languages, organizational skills and entrepreneurship.

Your first experience of and in the branch will come through a programme of job practices which you will pursue with our business partners as well as in a large number of other entities operating in the branch whose activity profile is consistent with your field of studies and the selected speciality.

You will also develop your competences by joining the works of the ‘2B’ Research Group, during field classes and participating in international conferences.

Studies at the Vistula School of Hospitality in Warsaw will allow you to obtain a diploma of a university well recognised on the market. You will also gain global opportunities. Thanks to an agreement concluded with the prestigious higher education institution B. H. M. S.  Business & Hotel Management School in Lucerne you can spend a year studying in Switzerland and obtain a double or even triple bachelor’s degree diploma (Vistula, BHMS and Robert Gordon University). This will open to you a path to an exciting adventure and an international career.

Owing to the knowledge and skills gained at the Vistula School of Hospitality in Warsaw you will fast climb the branch career ladder in Poland or abroad.

Specialties in the field of Tourism and recreation

1. HOSPITALITY AND GASTRONOMY

If you want to work in hotels, conduct your own catering business or work in the restaurant part, this is a specialty for you. You will come to know contemporary trends in the tourist market as well as the latest technological solutions. You will gain knowledge in the field of planning hotel activity as well as effective management of hotel and gastronomic entities. You will find out the principles of their operation as a whole and as individual sections, learn how to ensure security to guests and employees alike as well as how to successfully develop the business.

Chamber of Commerce of the Polish Hotel Industry (IGHP) is a business partner in the field of Hospitality and gastronomy.

2. BUSINESS TOURISM

This specialty is a response to the needs of the business sector tourism. In the course of studies, you will find out how to effectively organize tourist trips, congresses, conferences, motivational events and company picnics. You will learn how to independently plan business events such as fairs, study tours, study press or corporate events. Choosing this speciality, you can become a member of the Meeting Professional International (MPI) and take part in international branch conferences organized in London, Copenhagen, Davos, Dusseldorf or Barcelona.

MeetingPlanner.Pl is a business partner in the field of Business Tourism.

3. LEISURE-TIME TOURISM

This speciality is addressed to those of you who would like to join their professional future with work in tourism, e.g. in travel agencies. In the course of studies, you will find out what it means to arrange an attractive tour. You will learn how to creatively cooperate with a group of tourists or how to cope in unexpected situations. You will get acquainted with the culture and history of different places in the world. You will gain knowledge and skills necessary to operate in the profession of leisure time animator.

4. RECREATION IN TOURISM

Active recreation is becoming more and more popular. The market thus needs qualified staff who will be able to provide clients with products they expect in a professional way. If you can see your future career in planning and organizing recreation in tourism, as well as in developing and fostering pro-health behaviours, this is a speciality for you. In the course of studies, you will gain professional knowledge and skills adjusted to the emerging market trends and innovations. You will learn how to gain and ensure clients’ loyalty.

The condition for launching a specialization in the field of study is to gather the appropriate number of students, i.e. not less than 15 people.

The Study Programme

The programme of bachelor’s degree studies in the field of Tourism and recreation at the Vistula School of Hospitality in Warsaw is adjusted to the labour market requirements. In the course of classes, workshops, strategic and simulation games, you will gain practical knowledge and skills. You will study under the supervision of outstanding experts, practitioners well-known in the branch as well as recognized academic teachers. You will learn how to plan, organize and coordinate work in a tourist-recreation enterprise, hotel, tourist agency or recreation centre. You will also gain command of a foreign language on at least the B2 level of European System of the Description of Language Education of the Council of Europe