What delivery modes are available for the Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy?

The Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy is offered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes at LSHRM. On-campus places are based in London, while online and distance-learning cohorts follow the same Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy syllabus with live tutor sessions and recorded content.

What are the entry requirements for the Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy?

Entry to the Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy follows the LSHRM Advanced Diploma (UK Level 5-equivalent) route. Applicants typically need the qualifications outlined in the Entry Requirements section, plus the standard English-language and technology requirements. LSHRM welcomes UK and international applicants to the Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy.

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Course Overview

The Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy is an LSHRM Advanced Diploma (UK Level 5-equivalent) programme running across a 12 to 15 months study window and delivered from our London base as part of the Harold International College of London portfolio. Sitting inside the Resort & Business Management department, the programme focuses on the strategy and business-planning discipline needed to design, launch and scale independent hospitality ventures in the UK and internationally. The syllabus is UK-referenced, written for applicants who intend to work in real hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses, and shaped alongside bodies such as the Institute of Hospitality and the HOSPA so that every module maps to how the UK sector actually operates.

By graduation you will be able to produce a full hospitality venture business plan, model unit economics, and step into a hospitality entrepreneur or business development role. The programme is structured across on-campus, online and distance-learning delivery, uses live tutor-led sessions supported by recorded material, and articulates cleanly into the next LSHRM level so you can plan your full progression from day one. Every assessment is built around applied hospitality practice rather than abstract theory, meaning your portfolio at the end of the Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy is directly relevant to interview and role conversations across London hotel groups, boutique brands and international resort operators.

Key Features

Advanced Diploma focused on independent and portfolio hospitality entrepreneurship
Aligned with management practice referenced by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Institute of Hospitality
Includes concept design, unit economics, capital-raising and scaling modules
Cohort-based delivery with UK boutique and international case studies
Assessments based on a full hospitality venture business plan
Direct progression to the Higher Diploma in Hotel Business Management

What You Will Learn

Design a hospitality concept from proposition to guest journey
Model unit economics for boutique hotels, resorts and F&B outlets
Build a capital raise and investor deck to UK sector standard
Design a scaling plan across single-unit to multi-unit operations
Manage brand, marketing and channel strategy for an independent venture
Coordinate legal, licensing and compliance for a UK hospitality venture
Coach a founding team through opening and stabilisation
Recognise the role of the Marketing Society, CIM and Institute of Hospitality in UK hospitality entrepreneurship

Who This Course Is For

Hospitality professionals planning their own venture
Boutique and independent operators formalising their strategy practice
International founders targeting UK hospitality markets
Career changers with strong business backgrounds
LSHRM Diploma holders progressing to Level 5

Career Pathways

Hospitality Entrepreneur
Hotel Business Manager
Business Development Manager
Franchise Manager
Brand Manager
Hotel Development Manager

LSHRM careers services support every Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy student with CV and LinkedIn coaching, interview practice and structured introductions to London hotel groups, luxury resort operators, boutique brands, cluster hotels and the wider UK hospitality supply chain. Because the Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy sits within the Resort & Business Management portfolio, career support is tuned to the specific hiring rhythm of hospitality entrepreneurship strategy, and continues after graduation through the LSHRM alumni network.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to the Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy should meet the standard LSHRM Advanced Diploma (UK Level 5-equivalent) criteria. Each application is reviewed individually and international qualifications are welcomed.

A completed LSHRM Diploma or equivalent Level 4 qualification
Alternatively, 2+ years of relevant hospitality, hotel or resort experience with a strong statement of purpose
IELTS 6.0 or equivalent English proficiency for international applicants
Two academic or professional references
Access to a computer and reliable internet for online delivery

Why Study at LSHRM

LSHRM is the London School of Hotel and Resort Management and a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the operational and strategic disciplines that run modern hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses. Every LSHRM programme is aligned with recognised UK professional bodies including the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA and the British Institute of Innkeeping, so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.

Our curriculum is written by former hoteliers, revenue leaders, housekeeping directors and hospitality technologists, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals and international students alike. Students on every LSHRM route are supported by dedicated career services covering CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and introductions to London hotel groups, luxury resort operators, boutique brands and the wider hospitality supply chain. LSHRM's articulation model means every Certificate and Diploma leads cleanly into an Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma and full honours degree and with Master's routes for those aiming at general management, executive and consultancy roles.

Apply for Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy

Applications for the Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Entrepreneurship Strategy are open on a rolling basis, with online interviews for international applicants and short assessment calls for on-campus routes. Our admissions team will guide you through document verification, fee options and cohort start dates, and the LSHRM student support team is available from the moment you enrol through to graduation. Progress into supervisory and strategic hospitality practice and secure your place on the next LSHRM cohort. Enrol Now.