Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland (HTMi)

PROFILE HOTEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE SWITZERLAND (HTMI)

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Ranked #19

QS WUR Ranking By Subject 2025 for Hospitality and Leisure Management.

Top 20 in 2025

QS University Global Rank for Hospitality and Leisure (as published by HTMi).

Established in 1999

Year of Establishment

Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland (HTMi) is a private hospitality school in Sörenberg, Canton Lucerne, Switzerland, located in a UNESCO Biosphere area. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate hospitality, tourism, events, and culinary-focused programmes, typically with multiple intakes each year and a study plus internship structure. Key benefits for international students include living and studying in a resort campus setting with on campus accommodation and meals structured into published semester fees, plus strong published employability and employer satisfaction metrics.

ACHIEVEMENTS

HTMi publishes outcomes focused achievements including pass rate, employability after completion, and employer satisfaction indicators, positioning these as performance measures for its hospitality focused training and internship pathways.

  1. 96% pass rate.
  2. 94% employability within 2 months of course completion.
  3. 90% employer satisfaction level and 93% employers will recommend HTMi students.

FACILITIES

HTMi facilities are centred around a hotel campus learning environment and dedicated centres that support practical hospitality training and student development. Students reside, study, and train in two traditional Swiss hotel buildings upgraded to modern standards. The institute also presents dedicated centres of excellence for career, culinary, events, and research activities.

  1. Culinary Centre, HTMi Switzerland campus
  2. Career Centre, HTMi Switzerland campus
  3. Events Centre, HTMi Switzerland campus
  4. Research Centre, HTMi Switzerland campus
  5. Hotel campus training environment in two buildings, Mariental and Panorama, HTMi Switzerland campus

LOCATION

Hotel Campus Mariental Panorama

Marientalweg 3, Sörenberg 6174, Canton Lucerne, Switzerland

INTAKE & PROGRAMMED OFFERED

Intake

PRE UNIVERSITY

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: 5.5

UNDERGRADUATE

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: 5.5

POST GRADUATE

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: 6.0

Programmes

List of all diploma programmes

  1. Certificate in International Hotel and Tourism Operations
  2. Diploma in International Hotel and Tourism Management
  3. Higher Diploma in International Hotel and Tourism Management

List of all pathway programmes

  1. 4 Year Diploma and Bachelor’s Degree Programme (Dual Degree structure)
  2. 3 Year Graduate Faster International Bachelor Degree Programme

List of undergraduate programmes

  1. Bachelor, BSc (Honours) Degree in International Hospitality Management
  2. Bachelor, BA Degree in International Hospitality Business Management
  3. Bachelor, BA Degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management
  4. Bachelor, BA Degree in International Hospitality and Events Management
  5. Bachelor, BA Degree in International Hospitality Marketing Management
  6. Bachelor, BA Degree in International Hospitality and Human Resources Management
  7. Bachelor, BSc in International Culinary Arts Business
    Bachelor Degree Specialisations (final project options)
  8. Business Management
  9. Tourism Management
  10. Events Management
  11. Marketing Management
  12. Human Resources Management

List of postgraduate programmes

  1. Postgraduate Diploma in International Hotel and Tourism Management
  2. Postgraduate Diploma in International Hotel Events Management
  3. MSc International Events and Hospitality Management
  4. MBA Hospitality Management
  5. Master (MSc) Hospitality and Tourism Management and MBA in Hospitality Management (Dual Degree)
  6. Master’s Dissertation Course
  7. Master of Arts (MA) in Hotel Business Management

List of other programmes

  1. Diploma Manager in Training for Trainers in Hotel Management Advanced
  2. Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma in European Baking and Pastry Arts and Culinary Arts (Tailor Made)
  3. Culinary Arts Diplomas
  4. Culinary Bachelor Degree
  5. Culinary MBA
  6. Certified Professional Foundation in English for the Hospitality Industry
  7. Certified Professional in Hospitality Operations
  8. TVET Courses

TUITION FEE & LIVING COST

TUITION FEE

APPLICATION FEE

NA

PRE UNIVERSITY

UNDER GRADUATE

POSTGRADUATE

CHF 51,000 to CHF 60,000 per year

CHF 60,000 per year

CHF 56,000 to CHF 66,000 per year

Living Cost

Approximately CHF 1,500 per month (including accommodation and meals)

ACCOMODATION

on-campus
Hotel Campus Mariental and Panorama

Students live on campus in the two hotel campus buildings where study and training also take place. Standard accommodation is described as a shared room arrangement with nearby shared bathroom, with paid upgrade options subject to availability.

  1. Standard accommodation charge: CHF 2,500 per 20 weeks
  2. Room types and upgrade supplements per 20 weeks: three share with bathroom CHF 550, two share with bathroom CHF 800, single room shared bathroom CHF 1,000, single room with bathroom CHF 1,650