Established in the year 2002, the College of Tourism & Hotel Management (COTHM) is the ‘Leading Hotel School of Pakistan’ committed to upholding standards of excellence in Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Travel and Tourism Management education and training in Pakistan. In addition to the management level study programs, COTHM also encompasses a wide range of Hospitality Skills Training Programs of the Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) stream.
Driven by a professional vision that addresses the need and challenges of human resource development in the hospitality sector of the modern era, the core philosophy of education at COTHM is to combine two elements of education - theory and practice - which balances the academic learning with hands-on training.

COTHM has collaboration with several esteemed international and local academic partners which include:

»Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH), UK

»American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AH & LEI), USA

»Institute of Commercial Management (ICM), UK

»Taylor’s College University, Malaysia

»Eurhodip – The Leading Hotel Schools in Europe

»World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS)

»Chefs’ Association of Pakistan (CAP)

»The International Hotel School Association (Euhofa) Netherland

»International Center for Business Communication (ICBC) USA

»Learn Travel UK, Council on Hotels, Restaurant and Institutional Education (CHRIE) USA

»Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE), Punjab, Pakistan

»Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), Govt. of the Punjab, Pakistan, Lahore

»Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)

»Pakistan Overseas Employment Promoters Association (POEPA)

In the past 12 years, COTHM has become an international name. It has received several prestigious international awards and certificates of excellence in the field. Four of these high-profile awards are:

»Lamp of Knowledge Award for an Outstanding Hospitality Educator, USA, 2014

»The Financial Daily Award (TFD) Best Hotel School of Pakistan, 2014

»Consumer Choice Award (CAP) Best Hotel School of Pakistan, 2014

»Government of Sindh Award - Best Hotel School of Pakistan, 2014