When it comes to raising your qualifications in the tourism and hospitality industry, you need to be where the action is. That’s Asia, the world’s fastest growing region for tourism.

With its key role of regional airline hub and gateway to Mainland China, vibrant blend of Eastern culture and Western sophistication, there's no better place to ride this "Asian Wave" than Hong Kong.

Rated No. 1 in the world in the “Hospitality and Tourism Management” category according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 for the sixth consecutive year, placed No. 1 globally in the “Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services” category in the University Ranking by Academic Performance in 2022/2023 for six years in a row, rated No. 1 in the world in the “Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism” subject area by the CWUR Rankings by Subject 2017, and ranked No.2 in the world among university based programmes in the “Hospitality and Leisure Management” subject area in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 for the seventh year running, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is uniquely positioned to not only ride the Asian wave, but also to lead it in educational excellence. 

For over 40 years, the SHTM has refined a distinctive vision of hospitality and tourism education and become a symbol of excellence in the field, exemplifying its motto of Leading Hospitality and Tourism. Through Hotel ICON, the SHTM’s groundbreaking teaching and research hotel and a vital aspect of its paradigm-shifting approach to hospitality and tourism education, the School is advancing teaching, learning and research, inspiring a new generation of passionate, pioneering professionals to take their positions as leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry.

So let the School’s strong international team of 90+ academics from diverse cultural backgrounds take your career path to new heights.

Come crest the wave in Hong Kong!

Programmes available

Undergraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs

- Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Hons) Scheme in Hotel and Tourism Management 

The multi-disciplinary programme has three specialisms and two secondary majors:

• Specialisms: Hotel Management, Smart Tourism and Hospitality, and Event and Experience Management
• Secondary Majors: Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Postgraduate Faculties/Departments and Programmes

- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Hotel and Tourism Management

- Doctor of Hotel and Tourism Management (D.HTM)

- Master of Science (MSc) in Global Hospitality Business

- MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Hospitality

- MSc in International Hospitality Management

- MSc in International Tourism and Convention Management

- MSc in International Wine Management

- MSc in Luxury Experiences Management

- MicroMasters in International Hospitality Management (Online programme on edX)