Is tourism management a liberal arts or a science?

Theoretically speaking, tourism management major is a liberal arts major.

Tourism management major is a new discipline established with the development of China's tourism economy and tourism. In China, although this discipline has only been produced for 20 years, it has become an important discipline department in the management discipline system. Tourism management has been juxtaposed with business administration, and it is a first-class discipline of management.

This major trains front-line service and management professionals who meet the needs of tourism enterprises and institutions under the new situation. Have professional knowledge of tourism management, good ideological and moral quality and comprehensive quality, strong comprehensive business ability and development foundation, and be able to engage in tourism management in tourism administrative departments at all levels and tourism enterprises and institutions.

Tourism management employment prospects:

According to the statistics of the World Tourism Organization, tourism has become the largest industry in the world, and it is still growing at a double-digit rate every year.

In China, in 2003, the fixed assets of China's tourism industry reached 843.9 billion yuan, the annual business income was about 230.8 billion yuan, and about 6,487,400 jobs were created. According to the data released by the World Tourism Council at the World Congress organized by the World Tourism Organization, the number of tourism employees in China ranks first in the world. According to the research results of the World Tourism Organization, by 2020, China will become the largest tourist destination in the world, with an annual reception volume of 1.37.

Therefore, there is a big gap in the demand for tourism management talents in China.