Ihre Zukunft beim Studiengang Hotel- und Eventmanagement

There are many roads open to you when you earn your Hotel and Event Management bachelor’s degree. What about working as an event manager at Tomorrowland (ID&T) or as a banqueting manager at the Hotel Sofitel Legend The Grand. You can also work as a hotel manager or organiser of conferences. Do you want to know more about your many options? Take a look at the career opportunities and read interviews with alumni.

Do you want to continue your education after completing the Hotel and Event Management bachelor’s degree? This bachelor’s degree grants you access to many domestic and foreign master’s degrees.

Starting salary

The starting salary for recent hotel school graduates is around € 2,309 per month (Higher Education Guide 2023).

Employment opportunities

Revenue in the hotel and catering industry has been increasing for over six years. That means employment opportunities have also been growing (source: CBS). The hotel and catering sector has one of the happiest professional groups in the Netherlands, so this is definitely a great industry to work in (source: HotelloTOP).

Successful in the hospitality industry

Leisure is big business; from a visit to a festival to spending a nice weekend at a luxury hotel. Every year, it brings in roughly €82 million revenue in the Netherlands. More than 19 million foreign tourists visited our country in the past year and this number will increase in the years to come (source: NBTC). On top of that the Netherlands is the European country with the highest number of conventions. Websites such as Booking.com have created a strong demand for e-commerce professionals. A sector with plenty of future potential!

What can you do and where can you work?

What can you do once you complete the Hotel and Event Management bachelor’s course at Tio University of Applied Sciences?
Nearly every sector of industry has a need for well-trained managers with excellent organisational skills. After completing this bachelor’s degree, you can therefore have your pick of many positions and areas of expertise.

Master's degrees

The Hotel and Event Management degree entitles you to enrol in many national and international master degree programmes. Generally, to follow a master programme, you must complete a pre-master.

Master programmes

Worldwide there are many different master degree programmes offered in various fields of interest. Are you thinking about studying for a master’s degree abroad? Maybe one of the masters offered by Tio’s partner universities will suit you.

Business Administration
Business and Management
Consultancy and Entrepreneurship
Hospitality Management
Hotel and Tourism Management
Innovative Hospitality Management
International Business Management
International Economics and Business
International Event Management
International Hotel Management
International Leisure and Tourism
Leisure
Tourism and Environment
Management
Management & Leadership
Marketing Communicatie
Tourism Destination Management

Alumni association

You can run into Tio alumni anywhere! They work in a wide range of sectors, from SMEs to multinationals or as independent entrepreneurs. Graduates from Tio come together in Tio Alumni: an extensive and important network that can do wonders for your career.

Tio Alumni strives to maintain the bond between Tio and its alumni and strengthen and expand the contacts between alumni. More than ten thousand Tio graduates can meet each other both on- and offline and get together several times throughout the year for networking sessions, master classes and events. The focus is on expanding and maintaining your network. There is also a strong focus on networking via the Tio Alumni LinkedIn group. This is where Tio and its alumni share vacancies and industry-specific information and exchange knowledge.
Tio likes to keep in touch with its former students. It has therefore formed an alumni council made up of twenty-seven former students. The council's members are actively involved in the development of Tio's policies.