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Tourism and Hotel Management

Kinneret Academic CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 85 or morePeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Double major in Tourism and Hotel Management + Human Resources - direct track - with bagrut and psychometric exam(our wording)

  • English 4 units 60 at least
  • Minimum psychometric score 500
  • Personal interview Required
  • Bagrut gradesFull bagrut

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Double major in Tourism and Hotel Management + Human Resources - track without psychometric exam - bagrut only(our wording)

  • Minimum bagrut average 85
  • English 4 units 60 at least
  • Admission interview Required

Through a preparatory program

Double major in Tourism and Hotel Management + Human Resources - the mechina track - pre-academic mechinot - dedicated mechina for Society and Humanities(our wording)

  • Specialized mechina average 85
  • Admission interview Required
  • To be admitted to the mechina, applicants must meet the following admission requirements: 12 years of schooling with partial bagrut + Mimad 400

Through a preparatory program

Double major in Tourism and Hotel Management + Human Resources - the mechina track - pre-academic mechinot - semester-based mechina(our wording)

  • Semester mechina average 85
  • Admission interview Required
  • To be admitted to the mechina, applicants must meet the following admission requirement: full bagrut certificate

Special track

Double major in Tourism and Hotel Management + Human Resources - track without psychometric exam - bagrut only - admission with special status(our wording)

  • English 4 units 60 at least
  • Admission interview Required
  • 1 year of work in the field is mandatory
  • You can be admitted as a special-status student and, after completing the first semester, move to regular student status, provided your grade average is at least 75.
  • Full bagrut
For adults and those who have studied before2

Double major in Tourism and Hotel Management + Human Resources - the mechina track - pre-academic mechinot - +30 mechina(our wording)

  • Mechina +30 average 85
  • Admission interview Required
  • To be admitted to the mechina, you must meet the following admission requirements: Age 30 or older without a bagrut certificate (or with a bagrut grade that does not allow admission)

Double major in Tourism and Hotel Management + Human Resources - the practical engineer track - certified practical engineer(our wording)

  • Practical engineer diploma average 75
  • Admission interview Required

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

The Hebrew terms

double majorדו-חוגיbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריunitsיח"לpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpersonal interviewראיון אישיbagrut averageממוצע בגרותregular studentמן המנייןmechinaמכינהbagrut certificateתעודת בגרות

What you study

The degree includes courses in business administration, hotel management, and tourism management, and provides in-depth knowledge and understanding of the global and Israeli tourism and leisure industry, as well as practical experience, to prepare graduates for key roles in the tourism industry. At some institutions, the program focuses on tourism studies, without an emphasis on hotel management. Courses in the degree include: introduction to the tourism industry, introduction to economics for tourism, accounting fundamentals, heritage conservation, planning and developing tourist sites, tourism and hotel law, introduction to statistics, management fundamentals in tourism, tourism geography, tourism, society, and the environment, introduction to hotel management, introduction to microeconomics, service quality management, marketing management, tourism planning and development, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Sales and Marketing ManagementPlanning, directing, and coordinating marketing and sales work within or for a company or organization.
  • Travel Agency and Travel ClerkProviding information about travel destinations, preparing travel itineraries, booking travel and accommodation, and registering passengers.
  • Sales AgencyRepresenting companies to sell their goods and services and providing specialized information about these products.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services15%
  • Hospitality Services11%
  • Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles8%

Above-average employment rate: 98% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across colleges)

Graduates’ salaries are below average 12,000 ₪ Average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 87 points
  • Average psychometric score 390 points

Money

How the institution is funded

Budgeted institutions

Tuition2026/27

Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.

Periphery 44 grant

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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