Program Overview

MBA in Global Hospitality Management

Overview

The MBA in Global Hospitality Management is a 3-semester program designed to launch your career from day one. It is an industry-leading career accelerator for ambitious hospitality professionals, providing a combination of business strategy, management theory, and real-world problem-solving.

Academic Structure

• Semester 1: Presentation of Applied Research Project outline
• Semester 2: Scheduling of Applied Research Project course
• Semester 3: Independent learning, off-campus option available

Academic Content

This intensive 3-semester program gives you the chance to focus on your weaknesses, develop your strengths, and build your career in the direction you want to take it.

Semester 1

• A deep dive into personal development and leadership skills
• Managing complex organizations
• Hospitality financial analysis
• Strategic marketing
• Hospitality economics and disruptive business models
• Consumer behavior and insights
• Hospitality economics and advanced management topics

Semester 2

• Business strategies and performance monitoring
• Corporate finance
• Data analytics and decision making
• Sustainability and CSR in hospitality
• International business field trip

Specializations

• Advanced Revenue and Performance Management Specialization
• Hospitality Entrepreneurship and Business Development

Each specialization includes a bespoke Consultancy Project, conducted for leading, real-world brands, giving you the opportunity to devise solutions to real-life business challenges directly related to your specialization.

Business Field Trip

Les Roches MBA students enjoy an immersive business field trip to Chicago, where they witness first-hand how world-class brands make hospitality magic happen in a global city.

Admission Information

Next Intake Dates

• September 2025
• February 2026

Minimum Age

• 23

Education

• Bachelor-level undergraduate degree in a relevant field (business or hospitality preferred) is required

Work Experience

• Relevant work experience of minimum 2 years, preferably in hospitality

English Level

• If English is not your first language, or if you have not spent the last two years studying in an institution where English is the primary language of instruction, please enclose a copy of one of the following:
  • IELTS: overall 6.0 and min. 5.5 in every sub-component
  • TOEFL: Internet-based 80 or paper-based 550
  • First Cambridge Exam: Grade A
  • Cambridge Advanced Exam: Grade C
  • Duolingo 115 with no component under 105

Fees

Academic Expenses

• Tuition Fees: 57,600 CHF
• Learning Resources: 1,180 CHF
• Les Roches for life career support: 1,500 CHF
• Health and accident insurance: 2,680 CHF
• Business Field Trip: 4,500 CHF
• Total: 67,460 CHF

Living Expenses

• Flexible board: 7,600 CHF
• Total: 7,600 CHF

Career Opportunities

An MBA in Global Hospitality Management opens doors in leadership positions across a range of sectors, including:

• Marketing
• Revenue management
• Hotel operations
• Finance
• Consultancy
• Event management

Faculty

Our MBA in Global Hospitality Management faculty team combines experience in frontline hospitality leadership positions with proven academic prowess.

• Dr. Annick Darioly Carroz, Professor
• Dr. Annick Darioly Carroz, Professor

FAQs

What can I do after completing an MBA in hotel management?

With an MBA in Hospitality Management, you open up a wider variety of leadership career paths, due to the broader business curriculum on offer.

Which MBA is best for hospitality management?

The Les Roches MBA in Hospitality Management has been running successfully for two decades now, and in that time, it has powered many hundreds of students up the managerial ladder.

Which country is best for an MBA in hospitality?

Switzerland is the natural choice for an MBA in hospitality, being considered the home of hospitality.

What is the scope of an MBA in Hospitality Management?

The nature of an MBA is to set the table for a leadership career. Our MBA in Hospitality Management follows that same track, covering the broader economics of hospitality, together with strategic marketing, consumer insights, business strategy, corporate finance, data analytics, and much more.

Is it worth doing an MBA in Hospitality Management?

Achieving an MBA is virtually guaranteed to improve your prospects, given how it represents a highly valued and globally-recognized qualification.