Why choose the School of Accounting, Law and Sustainable Tourism
In the National Student Survey 2025, 90% of our tourism, transport and travel students were satisfied with how well the course developed knowledge and skills for the future.
We are conveniently located close to relevant employment opportunities, with London Luton Airport on the doorstep as well as TUI, Easyjet, and leading international hotel brands such as Hilton, Ibis and Marriott.
Option of a year-long placement, giving you industry experience and the chance to boost our future employability.
About the course
Combining theory and practice of tourism and aviation management, this course builds your understanding of the global issues affecting international tourism and aviation. It explores the industry’s challenges of rapid growth; the emergence of new destinations; climate change; and the ethics of managing a business in areas such as the environment and people leadership. Our teaching reacts quickly to industry updates, ensuring you are ready to hit the ground running when you start your career in the sector.
Facilities and specialist equipment
- Excellent Learning Resources Centre with an extensive library, giving you access to a wide range of academic and industry knowledge including e-journals, e-books and information databases as well as traditional printed books
- Our simulation software ‘Simulate’ allows you to take control of your own airline and gain key insights into airline management
Your student experience
Our tourism, transport and travel (includes aviation) courses are in the UK top 20 for student satisfaction (CUG, 2025).
Our aviation teaching team includes experienced industry professionals in the fields of airlines, airport operators and other aviation roles worldwide; one of the team is a panel representative on the Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee and another is engaged with airport security at Birmingham Airport.
Our aviation industry links include London Luton Airport; the Civil Aviation Authority; and Highlands and Islands Airports.
Take advantage of local industry-relevant employment opportunities such as London Luton Airport, TUI, EasyJet, Luton Hoo Hotel, and leading hotel brands such as Hilton, Ibis and Marriott.
Field trips are organised in conjunction with the Student Union’s Tourism and Aviation Society and may include visits to London Luton Airport, TUI, Olympic Park and the World Travel Market.
Attend talks from international aviation and tourism professionals, broadening your understanding of what is possible in the field. Recent speakers have had influential positions at Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd, London Luton Airport, Enterprise Rent-a-car and Wizz Air.
Benefit from our Aviation Job Fair, attended by airlines and airports, providing opportunities to explore further employment or internships.
with Professional Practice Year
This course has the option to be taken over four years which includes a year placement in industry. Undertaking a year in industry has many benefits. You gain practical experience and build your CV, as well as being a great opportunity to sample a profession and network with potential future employers.
There is no tuition fee for the placement year enabling you to gain an extra year of experience for free.
*Only available to UK/EU students.
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with Foundation Year
A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.
Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification.
With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire.
The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.
This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.
Why study a degree with a Foundation Year?
- Broad-based yet enough depth to give you credible vocational skills
- Coverage of a variety of areas typically delivered by an expert in this area
- Gain an understanding of a subject before choosing which route you wish to specialise in
- Great introduction to further study, and guaranteed progression on to one of our Undergraduate degrees
The degrees offering a Foundation Year provide excellent preparation for your future studies.
During your Foundation Year you will get the opportunity to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate Undergraduate course to help you achieve this; providing you meet the entry requirements and pass the Foundation Year.
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Year 1
Applied numeracy for business – Develop key numeracy skills vital to your future employability. Beginning your professional business journey – Take on business challenges and collaborate with peers in a professional environment. Structure and development of the air transport industry – Build your knowledge of the complex regulations and business of the commercial air transport industry. Managing people in tourism and aviation – Learn people-managing skills in the commercial tourism and aviation industry.
Year 2
Tourism and society – Develop your awareness of how tourism and society interact to create change. Airline revenue management – Show a detailed understanding of airline finance and economics. Data and research methods for business – Learn research and data-analysis methods to support you in applying research findings to business issues. Global airline, airport and cargo operations management – Explore commercial airline and airport markets, fleet and network planning, and cargo air transport. Marketing and digital transformation in travel and tourism – Understand the key principles of marketing, with a focus on the benefits and threats of the on-going digital transformation of marketing.
You also have a choice of four optional modules:
- Strategic business planning
- Employment law
- Contingency planning and crisis management
- Managing the experience economy
Year 3
Tourist destination development – Explore the factors leading to the development of places as tourist destinations as well as the exploitation of destination environments as a tourism resource. Managing safety and security for air transport – Examine the regulations and systems that increase safety and security while investigating the factors that contribute to aircraft accidents and incidents. Business project – Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the research process, critically analysing data and using it to produce an evidence-based business project.
You also have a choice of four optional modules:
- Ethics and corporate social responsibility for business
- Management and leadership
- Managing sustainable destinations
- Entrepreneurship and business excellence.
For an at-a-glance list of modules for this course, download the course specification.
In line with the Business School's commitment to practice-based education a large part of the assessment will relate to your demonstration of your ability to synthesise class room learning with real life scenarios within the international tourism and aviation industry. We will want to see that you understand the theory and have developed critical thinking skills which help you evaluate the relevance of what you have learned.
To assess this range of integration of theory and skills into sound practice we use a range of methods for example: written exams written assignments portfolios reports individual or group oral presentations and practical skills assessment. The assessments test the ability to construct a reasoned sustained and coherent argument and to articulate it fluently. Students are required to demonstrate an appropriate level of research of independent argument and to reference in an appropriate way. Unit assessment is based on specified learning outcomes and threshold criteria.
Careers
This course provides a pathway into the tourism and hospitality industry in roles such as tourism officer tour operator customer service manager ground service manager tourism information centre manager or travel agency manager.
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2026/27 is £9,790 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2026/27 is £9,790 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2026/27 is £9,790 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
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