University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
The School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, known simply as TIM, was established in 1959 and granted school status in 1966, making it one of the longest standing and most respected programmes in the world for the study of hotel, restaurant, tourism and transportation management.
A pioneer of the integrated travel discipline
TIM was the first school in the Pacific and Asia region to bring hospitality, tourism and transportation together under a single academic discipline, a model that has since been widely adopted elsewhere. Built on a foundation of management science, the school draws on a broad range of disciplines to prepare students for leadership across the full breadth of the travel industry, not just one corner of it.
A home within a globally engaged business school
Since 2019, TIM has operated as a school within the University of Hawai'i's Shidler College of Business, retaining its own identity and focus while gaining the resources and business grounding of a wider college. The arrangement reflects Hawai'i's own reality: tourism is the state's largest industry, and TIM students learn against a backdrop of a fully functioning, world class visitor economy.
Students benefit from a distinctive set of advantages:
- One of the world's longest established programmes in travel industry management
- Integration within the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai'i
- Direct access to Hawai'i's mature and world renowned visitor industry
- Close working relationships with organisations such as the Hawai'i Tourism Authority and the Pacific Asia Travel Association
- Undergraduate, graduate and executive programmes across hospitality, tourism and transportation
A launchpad into the global travel industry
Graduates of TIM move into hotel, resort, tourism and transportation leadership roles across the globe, carrying with them a rare combination of academic depth and direct exposure to one of the world's most sophisticated hospitality markets. For candidates drawn to the full scope of the travel industry, TIM offers a uniquely comprehensive foundation.
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