MBA in Tourism and Hospitality

The MBA in Tourism and Hospitality at the Madrid campus of Madrid de Ostelea Tourism Management School is designed to train the future leaders of the tourism sector: executives, professionals and entrepreneurs, equipped to manage business projects in the tourism and hospitality sphere at the very highest level, in order to have a particular impact on the development  of strategic executive skills and aptitudes. 

The MBA in Tourism and Hospitality is specially designed to enable the development of managers overseeing professionals in the hospitality sector, or who are striving to take up such a position. To achieve this mission, the MBA aims to attain the following objectives: 

• The Tourism and Hospitality program strives to strengthen the executive capacities of professional or aspiring hospitality managers, contributing towards their professional development, while also enhancing the competitiveness and profitability of their establishments, as well as enabling postgraduates with a vocation for professional development in the sector to specialize in hospitality management. 
• Furthermore, the program is designed to promote entrepreneurial spirit in projects related to hospitality, and equip professionals with the competences required to position the product and/or business on the market with the conditions needed in terms of solvency, profitability, consumer demand and competitiveness. It also aims to train specialists capable of recognizing and exploiting the opportunities offered by new technologies, social media and the internet in order to develop innovative businesses that convert the virtual and digital aspects of their projects into a true strength. 
• Participants on the program have the option of doing a residential program in Cross-Cultural Marketing Residential Program at Kean University (New Jersey, USA) or in Entrepreneurship, at Babson College, (Boston, USA) 

Therefore, this MBA in Tourism was designed in collaboration with EAE Business School, a leading business school in the field of management at an international level*, to have a special impact on the development of strategic executive skills and aptitudes. 

Ostelea gives its MBA students access to a set of workshops and programs to boost their skills in the world of tourism and management.

TSDP - Tourism Skills Development Program 

An exclusive program where they will learn to develop their skills and abilities. The TSDP consists of 55 hours of tuition, covering: 

• Management Skills
• Public relations
• Advanced Excel
• Tourism marketing
• Coaching 

Limited places.

Focused Programs 

• Employability: 3 workshops focusing on candidate selection and improvement processes. 
• Entrepreneurship: with the Entrepreneurs Project, through which they get career advice. 
• Transition: 5 workshops to give students guidance about their professional future. 

To choose one of them.

International internships

Students have the option of doing an international internship.

Talent Tourism Week

With the participation of leading companies in the sector, presenting their job and internship opportunities and interviewing potential candidates.

Employment Forum

Companies participate by posting their offers online and interviewing our students.

Graduate Program 

Run by multinational companies (Hilton, Mandarin Oriental, Hotusa, etc.) with the aim of selecting the most suitable candidates. 

Company Meetings

Conferences national and international companies, in which students gain insight into the profiles in the highest demand in the sector.

International Internships

Students can do International Internships.

The most common professional opportunities for participants on the MBA in Tourism and Hospitality:  

• Hotel Director.
• Director of tourism service companies. 
• Operational Department Director in tourism companies: Director of Human Resources, Financial Director, Marketing Director, or Director of Operations. 
• Consultant specializing in the tourism sector.
• Entrepreneurship in the tourism sector. 
• Tourism and Hotel Consultant/Advisor. 

The Master in International Tourism Management at Ostelea gives students the opportunity to take part in an international residential program or intercampus exchange, on a voluntary basis available at an additional cost: 

Cross-Cultural Marketing Residential Program Kean University (New Jersey, USA) 

• Duration: 15 days 
• Date: Second half of July 2021 
• Contents: Students can choose one of the following seminars. 
  • Retail Marketing 
  • Buying and Merchandising 
  • Services Marketing 
  • Services Management 
  • Business to Business Marketing 

Entrepreneurship Residential Program, Babson College (Boston, USA) 

• Duration: A week 
• Dates: A week at the end of July 2021 
  • Residential program on entrepreneurship at the top ranking university in the field in the international league tables 

Ostelea offers candidates grants with the aim of supporting our students. 

Each application will be considered independently. Grants will be awarded during the admission process and applicants will be notified personally by the Admissions Committee before completing registration. 

Grants equivalent to 100% of the total enrolment fees will not be awarded in any case. 

Financial aid will be offered in the following cases: 

• Early reservation of place. 
• The profile meets the requirements of each program. 
• Former students of the school. In this case, a 25% discount will be applied to the enrolment fees.