A Master’s Degree designed with the industry to shape the next generation of international hospitality leaders
The Master’s Degree in International Hotel Management was created in response to the profound transformation taking place across the hospitality industry: new business models, global brand expansion, accelerated digitalization, sustainability, advanced talent management, and increasingly demanding guest expectations.
Developed in collaboration with Meliá Hotels International, one of the world’s leading hospitality groups, this program delivers advanced, up-to-date training directly connected to the real challenges of international hotel management. Its goal is to prepare professionals capable of leading hotels, teams, and projects in a global, competitive, and constantly evolving environment.
The program combines the academic rigor of the university with the practical expertise of a major international hospitality company and the experience of leading industry professionals. This combination allows students to understand both the core foundations of hotel management and the trends reshaping the future of the sector: operational innovation, revenue management, guest experience, sustainability, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, multicultural leadership, financial management, and international strategy.
Delivered fully online, the program allows students to balance their studies with professional responsibilities while progressing at their own pace. This flexibility makes it especially suitable for professionals looking to advance their careers without stepping away from their current roles.
The result is a program designed for professionals aiming to grow within the global hospitality industry and move into leadership positions across hotels, hospitality groups, tourism companies, specialized consulting firms, corporate departments, and international hospitality projects.
A Master’s Degree developed alongside Meliá Hotels International
Meliá Hotels International is one of the world’s leading hospitality groups, with an extensive portfolio of brands and hotels across key global destinations. Its involvement in the development of this program ensures a direct connection between academic training and the real challenges of hotel leadership: international expansion, operational excellence, guest experience, digitalization, sustainability, talent management, and leadership in multicultural environments.
Through this collaboration, students gain access to a practical and up-to-date perspective on the industry, enriched by professionals with first-hand experience managing hotels, brands, and projects in a highly competitive global market.
Meliá currently operates a portfolio of more than 350 hotels in major destinations worldwide, and its corporate brand is recognized for its commitment to excellence, reputation, and sustainability.
"We are living in a fascinating time for the hotel industry. Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and sustainability are not just themes of the programme; they are tools that we integrate into every project, every case study, every strategy session with our international partner. We want our students to leave here not just with a degree, but with the confidence and vision to lead in a global, complex and opportunity-filled environment".
"Our commitment is to train you with the necessary skills to be the professional that society demands. In our Faculty we promote practical teaching methodology and dynamic and participative teaching, to achieve maximum employability and the development of your entrepreneurial spirit".
Why study the Master of Continuous Training in
International Hotel Management
A global perspective on hotel leadership
Prepare to manage hotels, teams, and projects in a global, competitive, and multicultural industry. The program provides a comprehensive understanding of international hospitality management, from brand strategy and operational excellence to talent management, guest experience, and decision-making across diverse markets.
Advanced training in the latest trends shaping hospitality management
The program covers the areas currently defining competitiveness in hospitality: strategy, operations, revenue management, guest experience, sustainability, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, financial management, and multicultural leadership. This is not just about understanding how the industry works today, but where it is heading next.
Flexible online learning designed around your career
Study at a pace that fits your professional life while preparing to grow within hotels, hospitality groups, tourism companies, specialized consulting firms, corporate departments, and international hospitality projects. A program created for professionals who want to advance without putting their careers on hold.
A global perspective on hotel leadership
Prepare to manage hotels, teams, and projects in a global, competitive, and multicultural industry. The program provides a comprehensive understanding of international hospitality management, from brand strategy and operational excellence to talent management, guest experience, and decision-making across diverse markets.
Advanced training in the latest trends shaping hospitality management
The program covers the areas currently defining competitiveness in hospitality: strategy, operations, revenue management, guest experience, sustainability, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, financial management, and multicultural leadership. This is not just about understanding how the industry works today, but where it is heading next.
Flexible online learning designed around your career
Study at a pace that fits your professional life while preparing to grow within hotels, hospitality groups, tourism companies, specialized consulting firms, corporate departments, and international hospitality projects. A program created for professionals who want to advance without putting their careers on hold.
Syllabus
Students must take 90 credits
60 ECTS
Quality
Qualification: Master of Continuous Training in International Hotel Management
School responsible: School of Economics and Business
Branch of knowledge: Area of Tourism
Type of course: Online
Languages: English
Academic year in which it was introduced: 2026-2027
Duration: 1 year. From October to May.
Total Credits: 60 credits.
Minimum 12 ECTS and maximum 60 ECTS per enrolment and academic period.
Main career opportunities
The Master’s Degree in International Hotel Management is designed to accelerate the professional growth of individuals aspiring to leadership, strategic, and specialized roles within the global hospitality industry.
Upon completing the program, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of international hotel management along with practical skills to advance into leadership positions across hotels, hospitality groups, tourism companies, specialized consulting firms, corporate departments, and emerging hospitality ventures.
Hotel leadership and operations
For professionals looking to lead properties, teams, and key operational areas within hotels and international hospitality groups.
- Hotel General Manager
- Operations Director
- Rooms Division Director
- Food & Beverage Director
- Events and Banquets Director
- Quality and Operational Excellence Manager
Strategic management and corporate functions
For professionals focused on decision-making, profitability, brand positioning, and business growth.
- Revenue Management Director
- Commercial and Sales Director
- Marketing and Communications Director
- Hospitality Finance Director
- Guest Experience Director
- Hospitality Strategy Manager
Innovation, transformation, and new hospitality models
For professionals interested in leading the evolution of the industry through technology, sustainability, and new accommodation concepts.
- Digital Transformation Director
- Innovation and Strategy Director
- Sustainability and ESG Manager
- Director of New Hospitality Concepts
- Co-living, Senior Living, or Branded Residences Project Manager
- Founder or Developer of Hospitality Ventures
International development, investment, and hospitality consulting
For professionals seeking careers in expansion, investment, asset management, strategic consulting, or business development.
- Hospitality Strategy Consultant
- Business Development and Expansion Director
- Hospitality Investment and Valuation Consultant
- Hospitality Asset Manager
- International Expansion Manager
- Hospitality Project Analyst or Consultant
Talent, leadership, and organizational development
For professionals focused on people management, corporate culture, training, and leadership within international hospitality organizations.
- Human Resources and Talent Director
- Corporate Training and Development Manager
- Employee Experience and Culture Manager
- Organizational Development Director
- International Leadership and Talent Manager
Hotel leadership and operations
For professionals looking to lead properties, teams, and key operational areas within hotels and international hospitality groups.
- Hotel General Manager
- Operations Director
- Rooms Division Director
- Food & Beverage Director
- Events and Banquets Director
- Quality and Operational Excellence Manager
Strategic management and corporate functions
For professionals focused on decision-making, profitability, brand positioning, and business growth.
- Revenue Management Director
- Commercial and Sales Director
- Marketing and Communications Director
- Hospitality Finance Director
- Guest Experience Director
- Hospitality Strategy Manager
Innovation, transformation, and new hospitality models
For professionals interested in leading the evolution of the industry through technology, sustainability, and new accommodation concepts.
- Digital Transformation Director
- Innovation and Strategy Director
- Sustainability and ESG Manager
- Director of New Hospitality Concepts
- Co-living, Senior Living, or Branded Residences Project Manager
- Founder or Developer of Hospitality Ventures
International development, investment, and hospitality consulting
For professionals seeking careers in expansion, investment, asset management, strategic consulting, or business development.
- Hospitality Strategy Consultant
- Business Development and Expansion Director
- Hospitality Investment and Valuation Consultant
- Hospitality Asset Manager
- International Expansion Manager
- Hospitality Project Analyst or Consultant
Talent, leadership, and organizational development
For professionals focused on people management, corporate culture, training, and leadership within international hospitality organizations.
- Human Resources and Talent Director
- Corporate Training and Development Manager
- Employee Experience and Culture Manager
- Organizational Development Director
- International Leadership and Talent Manager
Our international approach and the support of a global industry partner
Advance your career in global hospitality with a program designed alongside the industry and focused on the sector’s most internationally competitive leadership roles.
Professional internships
Here are some companies and institutions where you can do an internship and get in touch with the professional world:
- MELIÁ HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
- MINOR HOTELS
- HILTON
- Four Seasons
- Rosewood Hotels
- BARCELÓ HOTEL GROUP
- PARADORES
- ILUNION HOTELS
Some of our activities
The benefit of technology for Tourism
Interview with Natalia Bayona, Director of Innovation, Education and Investments at World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in which she analyses the importance of the application of technological solutions in tourism to help it reach more people, improve customer experience and continue to be the largest employer of young people and women in the world. It also highlights the role of training in empowering young people to be actors of change towards a more sustainable, modern and innovative system.
Nebrija Tourism Week
The Collaborative Economy was the central theme at the Tourism Week held at the Madrid - Princesa Campus of the Nebrija University, with the participation of experts from the sector.
Webinar: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Tourism
Approaches to Artificial Intelligence from the needs of the tourism company and its relationship with the destination.
Webinar: Smart Destinations
Governance strategies in the transition to tourism resilience.
The benefit of technology for Tourism
Interview with Natalia Bayona, Director of Innovation, Education and Investments at World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in which she analyses the importance of the application of technological solutions in tourism to help it reach more people, improve customer experience and continue to be the largest employer of young people and women in the world. It also highlights the role of training in empowering young people to be actors of change towards a more sustainable, modern and innovative system.
Nebrija Tourism Week
The Collaborative Economy was the central theme at the Tourism Week held at the Madrid - Princesa Campus of the Nebrija University, with the participation of experts from the sector.
Webinar: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Tourism
Approaches to Artificial Intelligence from the needs of the tourism company and its relationship with the destination.
Webinar: Smart Destinations
Governance strategies in the transition to tourism resilience.
International Entrepreneurship Week
The Faculty of Economics and Business participated in the International Entrepreneurship Week at the University College Leuven-Limburg (UCLL) in Leuven, Belgium. The students representing the University were Mireya Hernández Pérez, Irene de la Rosa Ceballos, Tobias Held, Lucía D'Antonio Fernández and Lidia Alarcón Santos. As in the previous year, Nebrija was among the winners of the International Week. This week a real case was developed: developing the social media strategy for the Belgian clothing company Cosh.
Universities from Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Italy and Romania also participated in the competition. Our students were accompanied by Jorge Hernando, lecturer from the Faculty of Economics and Business. Congratulations for the great performance in this competition.
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