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CETIA - Tourism & Hospitality Innovation

Basque coast hospitality innovation school.

Biarritz, France Official site

Programs

3

across degree levels

Students

3,314est.

61% international

Acceptance

23%est.

selective

Tuition (mid)

$40kest.

full programme

AI-augmentation

76%

upside for grads

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The school

What you need to know

Institution type

Private

Accreditation

—

Faculty ratio

1 : 14

Languages

English

Hospitality rank

Unranked

AI-readiness

Strong

CETIA - Tourism & Hospitality Innovation is a private institution based in Biarritz. The school offers 3 programs across hospitality management, culinary arts, tourism and adjacent disciplines.

Across all programs, graduates face a hospitality industry mid-way through an AI transition: roughly 49% of entry-level task time is automatable today, while 76% of a graduate's output can be amplified by current AI tools. We break this down per program below.

By the numbers

The data on this school

Application volume — trailing 7 years

Applications received per intake.

Global hospitality rank — trajectory

Lower is better. Movements year-over-year.

Graduate employment, 6mo

91%

Placed via school network

92%

Student–faculty ratio

1 : 14

International student share

61%

3 programs

Programs offered

ProgramLevelDurationTuitionAI exposure
BA (Hons) in Tourism Management
tourism
bachelor——
71%
BA in Event Management
event management
bachelor——
64%
MSc in International Tourism Management
tourism
master——
71%

Programs by degree level

Distribution across credentials.

2026 outlook

AI impact — by program

Every hospitality discipline is being reshaped at a different speed. Below is the AI exposure profile for each program at CETIA - Tourism & Hospitality Innovation, with the specific tasks being automated, the work being amplified, and the tools graduates should be fluent in before they leave.

Automation risk vs augmentation upside

Per program — automation is what AI removes, augmentation is what AI multiplies.

School-wide opportunity score

72/100

Projected salary premium: +11% by yr 5

Augmentation minus automation, normalised 0–100.

Exposure

71%

Automation

52%

Augmentation

74%

BA (Hons) in Tourism Management at CETIA - Tourism & Hospitality Innovation sits in the high-exposure band of the AI-impact curve. Roughly 52% of the entry-level task surface is now automatable, while 74% of a graduate's output can be amplified by AI tools. The net effect: graduates who treat AI as a co-pilot are projected to earn +8% more by year five than peers who don't. Highest exposure in the discipline — traditional agency work is being rewritten end-to-end.

AI is taking over

  • —Itinerary generation
  • —Booking & ticketing flows
  • —FAQ and customer-support handling
  • —Translation across channels

AI amplifies

  • +Destination marketing with generative video
  • +Experience design and storytelling
  • +B2B trade & MICE intelligence
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bachelor · event management

BA in Event Management

Exposure

64%

Automation

46%

Augmentation

75%

BA in Event Management at CETIA - Tourism & Hospitality Innovation sits in the moderate-exposure band of the AI-impact curve. Roughly 46% of the entry-level task surface is now automatable, while 75% of a graduate's output can be amplified by AI tools. The net effect: graduates who treat AI as a co-pilot are projected to earn +10% more by year five than peers who don't. Production work is being absorbed — strategy and on-site judgement command a premium.

AI is taking over

  • —RSVP & guest-list management
  • —Run-of-show & briefing drafts
  • —Vendor RFP comparison
  • —Post-event reporting

AI amplifies

  • +Hybrid-event design
  • +Sponsorship analytics
  • +Real-time attendee personalisation
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Exposure

71%

Automation

48%

Augmentation

80%

MSc in International Tourism Management at CETIA - Tourism & Hospitality Innovation sits in the high-exposure band of the AI-impact curve. Roughly 48% of the entry-level task surface is now automatable, while 80% of a graduate's output can be amplified by AI tools. The net effect: graduates who treat AI as a co-pilot are projected to earn +15% more by year five than peers who don't. Highest exposure in the discipline — traditional agency work is being rewritten end-to-end.

AI is taking over

  • —Itinerary generation
  • —Booking & ticketing flows
  • —FAQ and customer-support handling
  • —Translation across channels

AI amplifies

  • +Destination marketing with generative video
  • +Experience design and storytelling
  • +B2B trade & MICE intelligence
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Investment

Tuition vs. peer schools

France hospitality schools — mid tuition

Mid-point of published tuition ranges, in USD.

Min tuition

—

Max tuition

—

Country mid

$26,945

Head-to-head

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