Faculty of Commerce, Hospitality and Tourism

Higher education vocational programme (FOSZK)

Tourism and Catering  FOSZK, tourism specialisation

Bachelor (BSc) programme

Tourism and Catering BSc – introductory subjects (Introduction to Sustainable Tourism, Tourism Geography of Hungary), general professional subjects (Tourism Marketing, Hotel Management 1-3, SMEs in Tourism and Hospitality) and the subjects of the following specialisations:

• Tourism and hotel (until 2017)
• Health, Eco and Sport Tourism (from 2017)
• Tourism Development and Destinations Management (from 2017)
• Travel and Event Management (from 2017)

Master (MSc) programme

Tourism Management MSc: introductory subjects, general professional subjects and the subjects of the following specialisations:

• Hospitality Management
• Strategic Tourism Planning

PhD-programme

One of our colleagues is a core member and lecturer at the Doctoral School of Entrepreneurship and Business, and several of our colleagues are involved in the work of the Doctoral School as consultants.

Postgraduate specialist training programmes

• Tourism Destination Management
• Tourism Marketing

Representing the diversity of tourism professions, our colleagues come from a wide range of scientific and professional backgrounds. The fields represented in our research and teaching include economics, management, regional studies, geography as well as social sciences and humanities. Thanks to this diversity and in line with the current practices in teaching, tourism is taught in a modern and multidisciplinary approach. 

Some of our lecturers pursue a classical academic career, enriching Hungarian and international tourism literature with valuable publications. Other faculty members joined the teaching profession after or in parallel with a significant professional career, ensuring a decisive presence of practical professional knowledge in the courses offered by the Department. 

The main fields of research of the Department

• Sustainability and responsible behaviour in tourism
• Sustainable, smart, and inclusive regional and urban models 
• Crisis phenomena in tourism (overtourism, health and safety crises) 
• Tourism aspects of sharing economy
• Accessibility in tourism 
• Determinants of guest experiences in tourism today
• Creative urban tourism 
• The museum as a promise of experience in the 21st century, the role of museums in tourism today 
• The potential in folk houses for tourism
• Characteristics of festival tourism 
• Intergenerational interactions in tourism 
• Relationships between tourism and recreation 
• Analysis of the development of Hungarian tourism using statistical methods 

• Egedy Tamás (2023): A lehetőségek kapujában: úton a kreatív és tudásintenzív Budapest felé. In: Sikos T. Tamás; Molnár Dóra (szerk.): Budapest, ahol a múlt a jövővel találkozik . Budapest, Magyarország: Ludovika Egyetemi Kiadó. pp. 281-300.
• Harshavardhan, Reddy Kummitha, András, Jancsik, Csilla, Szalók, Kolloju, Naveen (2021): Can Tourism Social Entrepreneurship Organizations Contribute to the Development of Ecotourism and Local Communities: Understanding the Perception of Local Communities. Sustainability, 13(19) pp. 1-16.
• Hegedüs Sára, Kiss Kornélia, Kovács Edina (2023): A környezettudatos fogyasztói magatartás turisztikai aspektusai. Turizmus Bulletin 23(1) pp. 15-24.
• Jancsik Andás, Michalkó Gábor, Csernyik Márta (2018): Megosztás megosztottság nélkül – az Airbnb és a budapesti szálláshelypiac átalakulása. Közgazdasági Szemle, 65(3) pp. 259-286.
• Petykó Csilla, Nagy Adrienne, Magyar Márton (2020): Szabadidő? Szabadulás? – Exit games a rekreációban. Recreation: A Közép-Kelet-Európai Rekreációs Társaság Tudományos Magazinja, 10(4) pp. 37-39.

The extensive portfolio of professional contacts of the Department of Tourism includes major hotel companies, tour operators, event and conference organisers, spas, cultural institutions, and cultural institutions as well as many local governments and professional associations.

The Department participates as an associate member or permanent guest in the work of professional organisations representing businesses in the sector (Hungarian Baths Association, Hungarian Tourism Program Foundation, Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants, Association of Hungarian Travel Agencies, National Association of Tourism and Hospitality Employers, Association of Hungarian Event Organisers and Service Providers).

We transfer the knowledge of up-to-date digital solutions, we teach the use of the SabeeApp software at two levels, the Tourism and hospitality higher education vocational programme and the Tourism and hospitality BSc programme.

The Department also has long-term partnerships with some major foreign companies that provide internships for students (e.g., Broadmoor Destination Resort in Colorado Springs, USA, Resort Leaders).