Our mission is to shape excellence and innovation in tourism through teaching, learning, quality research, expert advice, and the realisation of innovative business concepts.
The Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) is licensed by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) under licence number 2017-008 as a Higher Education Institution. This licensing permits ITS to offer higher education programmes.
By shape, we mean proactively leading the change process in the tourism industry.
By excellence, we mean being at the forefront of supporting professionals, business concepts, and the industry in achieving the highest levels of quality.
By innovation, we mean fostering creativity, entrepreneurship, and key fundamental attributes within the tourism industry.
By teaching and learning, we mean that remaining committed to providing our students with high-quality education and training programmes that meet the current and future needs of the industry.
By quality research, we mean transitioning from a teaching-based institution to a research-lead institution, striving to generate relevant, comprehensive, and systematic content, concepts, and publications.
By expert advice, we mean supporting and assisting the tourism industry in enhancing its management, standards, processes, and systems to improve excellence and operational and financial performance.
By realisation of innovative business concepts, we mean assisting promising start-ups in the tourism industry in developing and implementing their business ideas.
The Institute of Tourism Studies will lead the transformation of tomorrow’s international tourism industry by focusing its resources on:
Creating a comprehensive and systematic knowledge through high-quality research.
Developing innovative and relevant higher and further education and training programmes that combine technical, generic, and behavioural skills.
Elivering these programmes through a student-centred and inclusive learning environment, integrating theory and practice whilst promoting modern leadership approaches.
Providing strategic expertise and tailored guidance to established industry leaders, helping them navigate challenges.
Mentoring entrepreneurs to successfully commercialise innovative business concepts in the tourism industry..