Diploma of Business (International Tourism)

For those with a love of travel, the Diploma of Business (International Tourism) equips you with the skills needed for a successful career in the diverse global tourism industry. This course provides an introduction to key concepts relating to the tourism industry. As your career develops, the knowledge and experience gained while studying the Diploma of International Tourism could lead you to working with businesses as diverse as airlines, attractions, tour operators and travel companies.

The Diploma of Business (International Tourism) offers you a stand-alone qualification through the Aspire Institute or, should you wish to further your studies, you could choose to use your diploma qualification as a pathway into a bachelor program at ICMS, with completed specialisations and subjects counting towards your degree. Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Business (International Tourism) you will receive advanced standing for subjects in an ICMS bachelor degree.

All Aspire students are part of the ICMS student community, with lectures held at our Northern Beaches campus and core business subjects at our new City campus, subject to availability. Aspire students receive dedicated academic support, including study skills.

Areas of study

Apply technical business knowledge to a range of tourism industry contexts, appraise performance of self and others within a tourism business setting, describe solutions to routine tourism business situations, develop basic academic and applied research skills within a tourism context, develop technical and theoretical business knowledge of tourism and its concepts in some depth, explain the importance of ethical and sustainable business practices in a global tourism context, identify appropriate sources of data for problem solving in a global tourism industry context, name specialist tourism technology, present project findings in both written and personal presentation forms to diverse tourism industry audiences, use business management principles and motivational factors to diverse individuals and teams in the tourism industry.

Career opportunities

Destination sales coordinator, guest relations assistant, resort manager, travel and tourism consultant, tour wholesaling and operations, tourism bureau consultant, regional destination coordinator, destination development manager, theming consultant, cruise director, assistant hotel manager, airline operations coordinator.

Fees and charges

Visit the Aspire Institute website for current fee information.