The Competition

A review of other online or distance Master programmes in hospitality, hotel and tourism management shows a handful of (mainly US) institutions offering master programmes, and these include:

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Offers a two-year Hospitality Master program of 10 courses delivered online. Faculty use hospitality and general business examples and students' job experiences to relate courses to the real world. The Internet is used as the medium to deliver course material.

George Washington University. Offers a Master of Tourism Administration Degree (online). Each class session contains a condensed lecture of 15 minutes in length, downloadable lecture slides, reading assignment, class discussion topic.

Auburn University. The Department of Nutrition and Food Science, which is part of the School of Human Sciences, offers graduate study leading to a Master of Science degree with emphasis in hotel and restaurant management (HRM).

University of North Texas. Hospitality Management program requirements include a minimum of 24 semester hours within the 36 hours required for a Master of Science degree. Eight courses are delivered asynchronously using Web CT.

University of Houston. Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management offer a Masters in Hospitality Management On-line.

Hibernia College (Ireland) in conjunction with the IHF provides a distance programme in Hospitality Management.

Florida International University. Offers a Master of Science in Hospitality Management - Executive Master's Track degree from FIU School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. The Executive Master's Track Distance Learning Program is a 22-month degree program with 10 courses / 30 credit hours of graduate work. The cost for the Program is US$20,000, which includes classroom instruction on CD-ROM supplemented with Internet-based learning, course materials, support services, and miscellaneous fees.

Other hospitality & tourism online learning programmes

Cornell University (e-Cornell) Offers a Master Certificate in the Essentials of Hospitality Management - 7 online courses of 15 hours each and a Master Certificate in Foodservice Management – 8 online courses. (cost US$6864.00)

American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute. Offers single hospitality courses and a Hospitality Management Diploma online.

University of Massachusetts. Offer an online Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Management. It includes general management courses and introductory courses from each of the three areas of specialization within the Hospitality and Tourism Management degree program.

Southern New Hampshire University. Distance Education in conjunction with the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Management offers a 14-course, 42 credit Master of Science program in hospitality administration.