Bachelor of Commerce (Hotel and Tourism Management)

Tourism will recover to once again be the world's largest business. As the industry retakes its shape, hotels and other tourism providers in New Zealand and around the world will need strongly qualified managers prepared to help them grow by offering fulfilling and sustainable travel experiences. This degree expands your opportunities.

Choosing this major opens up a future that meets the exciting and evolving needs of the hotel and tourism industry. While recent global events have had a dramatic impact on tourism in New Zealand and elsewhere, it is recovering, and all sides of the industry will be on the look-out for qualified, well-prepared managers with the vision and expertise to regrow business into a more future-fit way.

You're required to complete 480 hours of approved practical work experience after leaving school as a condition of graduation:

• Approved practical work can be taken overseas
• You'll need to submit evidence of completed hours and a satisfactory written report to the Practical Work Co-ordinator

General Secondary Education Certificate, plus one year (full-time equivalent) of successful study at a recognised university, Good passing grades

Lincoln's Bachelor of Commerce (Hotel and Tourism Management major) opens the doors to executive-level careers in general management and operations in the tourism and hotel industry: tourism activity businesses, airlines, hotels, resorts, marketing, food and beverage, and human resources in New Zealand or overseas.

Practical work requirements

You're required to complete 480 hours of approved practical work experience after leaving school as a condition of graduation:

• Approved practical work can be taken overseas
• You'll need to submit evidence of completed hours and a satisfactory written report to the Practical Work Co-ordinator

For more information on the practical aspects of study, or request a copy of the Practical Work Handbook, contact the Practical Work Coordinator at [email protected] or phone +64 3 423 0061.

Lincoln's Hotel and Tourism Management major prepares you for a fascinating, fulfilling job where no two days are the same. And what's really exciting is how the sector is expanding how it creates sustainable outcomes.

Kate Sweeney

Bachelor of Commerce (Hotel and Tourism Management major)

Upon successful completion of this degree programme, you will be awarded with a Bachelor of Commerce with a Hotel and Tourism Management major.

1. Create your MyLinc Account:

Create an account and submit your application in MyLinc. 
Use an email that you can access and a password you can remember. We recommend monitoring your email spam or junk folders for account verification emails. If these don’t arrive, contact us for help.

 2. Make your study application: 

Once your MyLinc account is set up, log in to make your application. Let us know what you would like to study and give us as much information as you can, as this will help speed up your application. You can save your progress and come back later to complete your application. 

We ask for information about: 

• Your chosen study programme
• When you expect to start
• Your previous study, including your last year of high school
• Your English language test results (if English is not your first language)
• Other documents to support your application if applicable. 

If you are unable to provide your documents in your application, email them to [email protected]. 

 3. Monitor your emails

We’ll keep in touch with you about your application via email and may ask for more information. Once we have everything we need, and if you meet the criteria for your chosen qualification, you will receive an offer letter via email. 

 4. Accept your offer on MyLinc

After you accept your offer on MyLinc, you’ll receive instructions on how to complete your enrolment. You’ll also get your LU username, password and email address. These are sent via email, so monitor your junk/spam folders.  

 5. Check any conditions in your Offer Letter

If we require supporting documentation, please supply that as soon as possible so we can move you through the enrolment process more quickly. If we’ve asked you to provide evidence of your identity, read the instructions carefully.