Vatel Madrid Campus

MBA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT

The MBA International Hotel & Tourism Management is adapted to the European Higher Education Area and is made up of 120 ECTS credits and is designed to provide a comprehensive view of the hotel industry, addressing the key skills needed to excel in the sector. The program seeks to strengthen fundamental skills such as leadership, innovation and strategic thinking, offering management tools that strengthen the 360° vision of the company. In addition, the MBA includes solid training in commercial and financial practices adapted to the hotel industry.Through effective marketing strategies and financial analysis tools, students learn to increase revenue and maintain competitiveness in a demanding market. This comprehensive training prepares them to face the financial and commercial challenges of the sector, ensuring efficient and sustainable management.Students are immersed in an international environment, working alongside peers from diverse backgrounds, which enriches their understanding of cross-cultural management and international market dynamics. This unique exposure equips graduates with the adaptability and global mindset required to lead successfully in an ever-evolving, interconnected world.

Through effective marketing strategies and financial analysis tools, students learn to increase income and maintain competitiveness in a demanding market. This comprehensive training prepares them to face the financial and commercial challenges of the sector, ensuring efficient and sustainable management.

Start: Mid-September 2026

Duration: 2 years.Theoretical training: classes from Monday to Friday

Internships: 10 month of internships in companies and institutions in the sector

Student profile: Higher graduates and/or young professionalswith 5 years of experience in middle management positions inhospitality and/or tourism.

English Language 100%

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The teaching staff of our MBA Program is made up of a wide group of professionals with specific and up-to-date knowledge of the hotel sector, as well as extensive experience in the management of its different areas. Likewise, their enormous capacity as experts, share and facilitate access to the skills that our students need for their future as managers in this field, is highly valued.

The MBA program has been expanded with specific content on **entrepreneurship**: Sessions on Entrepreneurial Management, Opening of Hotel Establishments, Entrepreneurial & Revenue Restaurant Management and Entrepreneurial Finance enrich the content of the program and prepare students to create and develop their own business ideas.

Our teaching model is based on an **active methodology,** which favors student learning through their continuous participation in the development of classes. We want them to be the protagonists of their educational process and, to this end, their intervention is encouraged in constant debates, promoted in the classroom by the teachers and the students themselves;

Leading Professionals Shaping the Future of Hospitality and Tourism

At Vatel Spain, our faculty is comprised of leading professionals and recognized experts from the hospitality and tourism sector, who bring a valuable combination of real industry experience and academic excellence. Their dedication and knowledge guarantee a comprehensive education, preparing our students to successfully lead in a global and competitive environment.

Carlos Erburu
General Manager Thompson Madrid & Hyatt Centric Madrid

Carmen Bucher
Vice President Operations Control, NH Group

Federica Ilaria Fornaciari
Global Executive Vice President Strategy, Brand & Relations @WAM Global

Tetyana Ryblaka

Global Business Director Events en Nanook Agency

1500 hours of internship, KEY PRACTICES FOR THE TRAINING OF FUTURE HOTEL MANAGERS

Faithful to Vatel's philosophy of combining theory and practice in its study plans, MBA students will carry out 10 months of internships, thus completing their training in prestigious hotels in the sector; a key period that will mark your immediate work future. More than 1.500 hours of work performing functions at a managerial level such as Assistant Director in the Accommodation, Operations, Marketing & Sales, Administration & Finance or Food and Beverage Departments, among others, finish preparing the students for a immediate departure to the working market.