Faculty of Commerce, Hospitality and Tourism

Short-Cycle Vocational Programme

Tourism and Catering Short-Cycle Vocational Programme, Tourism Specialisation 

Bachelor's Programme 

Bachelor's Programme in Tourism and Catering - general professional courses related to tourism, hotel management, tourism geography, as well as the following specialisations: 

• Tourism and hotels (until 2017) 
• Travel and event organisation (from 2017) 
• Health, sports, and ecotourism (from 2017) 
• Tourism development and regional management (from 2017) 
• European tourism (from 2017, only in English). 

Master's Programme 

Master's Programme in Tourism Management 

• Hospitality management 
• Tourism strategic planning 

Doctoral Program

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 

Tourism destination management

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, geographical, social sciences, and the humanities. Thanks to this diversity, tourism is taught in a modern and multidisciplinary approach. 

Some of our instructors pursue a classical academic career, enriching the international and domestic literature on tourism with valuable publications. Other faculty members have joined the teaching profession after or in parallel with a significant professional career, ensuring a decisive presence of practical professional knowledge in the courses taught by the department. 

The main research topics of the department: 

• Application of sustainability approach in tourism developments 
• Sustainable, smart, and inclusive regional and urban models 
• Creative urban tourism 
• Tourism aspects of the sharing economy 
• Determinants of guest experiences in tourism today
• Analysis of the travel habits of the population of Generation Y in Hungary and long-term trends
• Relationships between tourism and recreation 
• Accessibility in tourism 
• Analysis of the development of domestic tourism using statistical methods 
• Crisis phenomena in tourism (overtourism, health and safety crises) 
• Intergenerational interactions in tourism 
• Characteristics of festival 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. 

• Pinke-Sziva, Ivett; Kenesei, Zsófia; Kiss, Kornélia; Kolos, Krisztina; Kovács, Edina; Michalkó, Gábor (2020): Social Innovation for the Competitiveness of Urban Destinations: Focus on Managing the Impacts of the Night Economy. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 51 (7-8) pp. 2-12., 11 p. 
• Farkas, Jácint; Petykó, Csilla (2019): Journey to the multidisciplinary and philosophical dimensions of accessibility, disability and sustainability. TOURISM BULLETIN 19 (4) pp. 13-22., 10 p. 
• Remenyik, Bulcsú; Sikó, Botond; Huszár, Péter (2019): The effect of overtourism on the transformation of urban transport in Budapest. TRANSPORT SCIENCE REVIEW 69 (4) pp. 49-57., 9 p. (2019) 
• Jancsik, A; Michalkó, G; Csernyik, M (2018): Sharing without division - the transformation of Airbnb and the Budapest accommodation market. ECONOMIC REVIEW 65 (3) pp. 259-286., 28 p. 
• Nagy, A; Petykó, Cs; Kiss, D D; Egedy, T (2018): Creative tourism in Budapest - escape rooms in the innovative tourism market. TOURISM BULLETIN 18 (4) pp. 30-40., 11 p. 
• Smith, M K; Egedy, T; Csizmady, A; Jancsik, A; Olt, G; Michalkó, G (2018): Non-planning and tourism consumption in Budapest’s inner city. TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM SPACE PLACE AND ENVIRONMENT 20 (3) pp. 524-548., 25 p. 

The Department of Tourism's extensive portfolio of professional contacts includes major hotel companies, tour operators, event and conference organisers, spas, cultural institutions, and many local governments. The Department participates as an associate member or permanent guest in the work of professional organisations representing businesses in the sector (Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants, Association of Hungarian Travel Agencies, National Association of Tourism and Hospitality Employers, Hungarian Baths Association, Association of Hungarian Event Organisers and Service Providers). It also has long-term partnerships with some major foreign companies that provide internships for students (e.g., Broadmoor Destination Resort in Colorado Springs, USA).