TIIB Exclusive

Tourism and Airbnb Business Operator

TIIB certificate. Not a Pearson award.

Short-term rental is a real business in Dubai with real rules. Four months on property management, listing and pricing, guest standards, the legal side, and the revenue management that decides whether a unit makes money in August.

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At a glance

Duration
4 months
Study mode
Full time or part time, four months
Fee
AED 25,000 for the programme
Internship
Not included

Entry

  • No prior qualification in the subject.
  • Working English and a real interest in the field.
  • Next intake September 2026
  • Dubai Knowledge Park

What you study

  1. 01Property ManagementRunning a unit: turnover, maintenance, suppliers.
  2. 02Online Booking PlatformsListing, ranking and photographing for the platforms.
  3. 03Hospitality and Guest ServiceThe standards guests rate you against.
  4. 04Tourism MarketingMarketing a stay as an experience rather than a room.
  5. 05Legal RequirementsPermits, licensing and what the law requires here.
  6. 06Revenue ManagementPricing across a season so the year works.

Where it leads

Where graduates go:

  • Operating your own short-term rental units.
  • Running a small tourism business.
  • Consulting for hospitality operators.

What it costs

Payable in instalments.

Standard fee. Instalment plans are agreed with your offer. Registration is a one-off AED 1,000, and the application fee is AED 100, which admissions invoices after you apply. Visa costs are separate and are set out on the student visa page.

Every fee in one place

Why here

  • An approved Pearson centre

    TIIB is approved to deliver and assess Pearson's Higher Nationals in Dubai Knowledge Park. This programme is our own, so it carries a TIIB certificate rather than a Pearson award.

  • 35+ founders teach here

    People who run companies now, in the room, not teachers who ran one years ago.

  • 22+ companies take our students

    That is the network the careers team introduces students into, whatever they are studying.

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Next steps

The next step is your application.

It takes about ten minutes and your answers save as you go. If there is one thing you want to check first, ask before you start.

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