26 PhD programmes in Tourism & Leisure in Europe

The Tourism programme from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is the result of the coordination and cooperation between research teams with a track record in the scientific-social knowledge of tourism and in accredited training programmes.

The Tourism Management course from the University of West London focuses on exploring risk, resilience and innovation within the tourism sector. We place a special emphasis on understanding challenges and opportunities in world tourism cities, tourist behaviour in the digital age and the relationship between tourism and well-being. 

The PhD programme in Tourism from Technological University of the Shannon in the Faculty of Business and Hospitality will open up a wide range of career opportunities, depending on your specitic topic of study, your motivations, and your nterests and skills.

The University of Brighton took a pioneering role in the development of Sport and Leisure Cultures research and it has been a key discipline at the university.

Through this Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies PhD programme from Newcastle University you'll join a thriving, high-profile interdisciplinary research community of postgraduate research students and experienced academic researchers who are key figures in their fields.

This Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey will challenge you with new ideas to develop you as a critical researcher, as well as helping you build a solid grounding in research methodologies. 

The Doctoral Programme in Tourism degree of Universidade de Aveiro, seeks to create a new research programme, under the umbrella of the Bologna Treaty,

The Tourism Management course offered at Eastern Mediterranean University has been designed in consultation with business and industry leaders and reflects the most recent international and local developments in industrial practice and technology. It is geared to prepare students to meet and deal with the challenges in a global perspective. 

The Tourism and Hospitality programme offered at University of Brighton has taken a pioneering role in the academic study of tourism, tourism management, events and hospitality and welcomes students undertaking PhD research across all aspects of tourism and hospitality.

Our Marketing, Events and Tourism research degree (MPhil/PhD) at University of Greenwich allows you to undertake rigorous and critical exploration of one or more of these fields with support from an expert supervisor.

The Tourism and Leisure course from Rovira i Virgili University aims to train students to become researchers and professionals who are able to provide new concepts, new tools of analysis and new and innovative solutions to academic organisations and tourist and leisure destinations and corporations.

 As a postgraduate researcher in Tourism at University of Lincoln, you can become an integral part of our research community, working with leading academics whose research has gone on to impact business, policy, and society on an international scale.

At Oxford Brookes University you can pursue independent research in Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management, developing specialist expertise and contributing to knowledge in your field.

Help to enrich local, national and international communities through research by joining a team of expert researchers in the field of Culture, Heritage and Society. 

The Marketing, International Business and Tourism programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University enables researchers to deepen their expertise and develop advanced research and practical skills across marketing, international business, tourism, and related commercial fields.

The aim of Contemporary Tourism Studies programme from University of Maribor is to form a profile of a doctoral candidate who will be qualified to conduct research in the tourism sector and capable of managing tourism development projects and who will direct the future development of tourism through critical reflection.

The presented study programme aims to prepare students primarily for scientific academic activity.  Tomas Bata University in Zlín offers the Tourism Economics programme. 

The tourism and hospitality department offers a supportive research environment that provides opportunities for candidates to succeed in their chosen research area. The successful completion of the Tourism and Hospitality course at University of Plymouth will prepare you well for the a career in academia or industry.

With a MPhil/PhD in Tourism at Middlesex University you'll get an unprecedented opportunity to explore the field of tourism and hospitality management – and making a lasting contribution to existing knowledge and research.

This Conservation of Cultural Heritage programme at University of Lincoln is designed for students who have a passion to pursue a conservation or heritage-based research project defined by themselves, but with the support of an academic environment and supervisors.