Bachelor in Tourism and recreation

Tourism and recreation is a bachelor's degree program at Uniwersytet WSB Merito Warszawa, based in Warszawa, Poland, running three years and taught in English, with yearly tuition of 2200 EUR. The programme is designed for students whose way of life centres on travel, sport, and recreation, teaching them to combine that passion with a career in a sector that has become a significant industry branch of regional and global importance. Graduates can go on to work as leisure time animators, SPA and wellness managers, healthy lifestyle advisors, tour leaders, travel agents, or tourist information employees. During the course of study, students learn how to obtain and present tourist information, the methods for preparing and running selected forms of active tourism, and the workings of professions within the tourism and recreation industry. The programme places emphasis on learning practical aspects of the profession from industry specialists, with business practitioners invited during specialty classes to share their experience. Students also learn to use industry software such as Ekoncept, MerlinX, Amadeus, BlueVendo, KWHotel, and S4H, professional systems used daily by tour operators, travel agencies, and event agencies to manage mass reservations of airline tickets, hotel accommodation, and related bookings. Tourism and recreation as a field combines elements of hospitality management, event planning, and customer service, applied to the travel and leisure industry. Graduates of three-year, English-taught bachelor's programmes such as this one commonly move into operational roles across hotels, travel agencies, wellness facilities, and tourist information services, with the option of continuing to master's-level study.