Tourism, Hospitality and Events - Western Sydney University

This week our Tourism, Hospitality and Events - Western Sydney University Destination Management students completed a field trip with their subject coordinator, Thilakshi Mallawa Arachchi. The students moved their usual classroom setting outdoors, spending some time at Parramatta Quay and Parramatta Square. They shared stories about Parramatta's history—from its pre-colonial agricultural practices and Aboriginal connections to the land, to the transformations in its environmental, cultural and social landscape following colonisation. They also discussed the diverse tourism sectors emerging in what feels like a juxtaposed setting: the lush greenery of the riverbed on one side and the rapid urbanisation on the other. This was a great opportunity for our students to see what they have been learning in the classroom firsthand. Thank you for offering this amazing experience for our students Thilakshi!

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This week we had the pleasure of welcoming our new and continuing Tourism, Hospitality and Events - Western Sydney University students at the historic Boilerhouse on our Parramatta South Campus. It was great to welcome so many new people to programs and we look forward to working with them over the next few years.

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Did you know that the Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management has Commonwealth Supported Positions for domestic students in 2024? This means savings of more than 30% on fees. Domestic students may also be eligible for a HECS-HELP loan to defer the ‘student contribution’ fee, allowing them to pay back the loan once they commence earning.

The Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management can be completed in 1 to 2 years of full-time study and prepares students to take on a plethora of professional roles in the tourism, hospitality, events and visitor economy sectors. Our next commencement date is July 2024.

If you have any questions about this great opportunity, please contact Dr Donna James (Academic Program Advisor – Tourism, Hospitality and Events - Western Sydney University) at [email protected].

You can find out more about the Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management here: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/study/courses/postgraduate/master-of-sustainable-tourism-hospitality-and-event-management

📣We have news – we have just launched a new Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management AND Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management!

The programs have been developed to provide students with the specialist knowledge and skills required to shape the future of the tourism, hospitality, and event management sectors in Australia and overseas. There are a wide variety of management and planning majors available within the program, along with optional placements for student to hone their skills and knowledge, and to build networks, to secure employment. The first enrolment is open for commencement in July 2024, with options for two enrolments per year (March and July).

We will be providing more information over coming months, but you are also welcome to join us in an international briefing session we will be holding on Thursday 20th March at 6pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time). In the session Tourism, Hospitality and Events - Western Sydney University's tourism, Hospitality and Events — Western Sydney University lead, Dr Garth Lean, will be joined by other staff and students to provide an outline of the tourism, hospitality and events programs at Western Sydney University and what sets them apart from others. This includes our Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management and Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management.

Please register for the session by following the link 👇 https://uws.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vc6ekzaPTlqsPiTthvWVhw #/registration

You can also find out more about our programs via the following links:

· Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management:
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/study/courses/postgraduate/master-of-sustainable-tourism-hospitality-and-event-management

· Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/study/courses/postgraduate/graduate-certificate-in-sustainable-tourism-hospitality-and-event-management

· Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/study/courses/undergraduate/bachelor-of-tourism-and-event-management

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Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management | Western Sydney University The Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management provides students with knowledge and skills required to shape the future of the tourism and events sectors.

Yesterday Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Heritage, Joseph Cheer, joined ABC TV News Weekend Breakfast hosts Fauziah Ibrahim and Johanna Nicholson in Sydney to talk about tourism.
If you missed it, you can see what Professor Cheer had to say here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lJ3GnvCWk7dz3E6b9w8bMslbO9RF5xH_/view?usp=sharing

If you'd like to learn from the best, you can hear more directly from Joseph in our Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/study/courses/postgraduate/master-of-sustainable-tourism-hospitality-and-event-management

Last year when we launched our Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management program, we acknowledged the growing significance of events to tourism and the wider visitor economy. This significance has become glaringly apparent as fever takes over Sydney this week.

Media is reporting that:

🏨 Hotels in Sydney’s CBD are forecast to hit 100% capacity ahead of Taylor Swift’s Sydney concerts.

🏙Rooms in Sydney's CBD and Sydney Olympic Park are predicted to reach maximum capacity, with Greater Sydney hotels expected to reach 90% fullness.

💸Prices for hotel rooms across Sydney are expected to jump 300%.

🏘The average cost of an Airbnb in the CBD is over $1,000 for two people per night.

See: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/sydney-taylor-swift-eras-concert-fills-hotels/103483478

If you're curious about the skills required to work in tourism, events, or the wider visitor economy, you should check out our Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management program:
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/study/courses/undergraduate/bachelor-of-tourism-and-event-management

Or our Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
https://hbook.westernsydney.edu.au/programs/master-sustainable-tourism-hospitality-event-management/

'Pricing was just ridiculous': Fans fork out thousands on accommodation as Taylor Swift prepares for Sydney shows Good luck getting a hotel in Sydney. Swift's Eras Tour has packed the Harbour City's hotels and driven up short-term rental costs as thousands descend on the city ahead of four concerts.