Are you considering becoming a manager of a travel agency, tour operator, or hotel chain? Or would you like to learn how to promote tourist destinations? Within this major, you will learn how to organize and promote travel products or get to know all the ins and outs of the hotel industry.

Interview with a Hotel, Tourism and Hospitality Management student

TEP Thida is 25 years old and is currently a fourth year Tourism & Hospitality Management student at Cambodian Mekong University. She decided to apply for a major in the Hospitality and Tourism industry after she worked as a receptionist at a guesthouse for three years to support her family. Here she was responsible for several tasks: from hosting guests to managing the reservations, administration and food and beverage. This was where she discovered her passion for hospitality and tourism.

Her favourite subjects in the major are Communication Skills at Work, Tour Operation Management and Understanding Business. She likes Tour Operation Management the most because it combines studying and working at the same time. It allowed her to gain work experience in several positions. In her first year, she worked as a Homestay Coordinator at Advanced Centre for Empowerment (ACE). She hosted overseas visitors to show them the community and tourism sites in Phnom Penh and made sure they were enjoying their time at their homestays. In her third year, she worked as a Tour Operator at Amrita Tour & Travel, where she was in charge of the local and international tour program.

She has a harder time keeping up with Cost and Management Accounting and Money and Banking and studies every day of the week. While the major keeps her busy, it met her expectations as it pushed her to get better step by step. Following a subject related to history in high school might be useful, as it allows you to already get to know places and stories that can be used in assignments at university. After graduation, Thida wants to be a business owner in the Tourism field.

The following universities offer this major:

• American University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
• Angkor University, Siem Reap
• Asia Euro University, Phnom Penh
• Beltei International University, Phnom Penh
• Build Bright University Battambang, Battambang
• Build Bright University Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
• Build Bright University Siem Reap, Siem Reap
• Build Bright University Sihanoukville, Sihanoukville
• Cambodian Mekong University, Phnom Penh
• Cambodian University for Specialities, Phnom Penh
• Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear, Kamchaymear
• City University, Phnom Penh
• Dewey International University, Battambang
• East Asia Management University, Phnom Penh
• Human Resource University, Phnom Penh
• IIC University of Technology, Phnom Penh
• Kirirom Institute of Technology, Kirirom
• Life University, Sihanoukville
• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Phnom Penh
• National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia, Phnom Penh
• National University of Battambang, Battambang
• National University of Management, Phnom Penh
• Norton University, Phnom Penh
• Panha Chiet University, Phnom Penh
• Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh
• Phnom Penh International University, Phnom Penh
• PSE (Pour un Sourire d’Enfant), Phnom Penh
• Raffles International College, Phnom Penh
• Royal University of Law and Economics, Phnom Penh
• Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
• Saint Paul Institute, Takeo
• University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh
• University of Management and Economics, Battambang
• University of Southeast Asia, Siem Reap
• Western University, Phnom Penh

_{Please be aware that the majors offered by universities change over time and that the overview given on this page might not be entirely up to date. We advise you to do your own research on the university’s website or to contact the university’s student affairs office to check that they offer the major of your choice.}