BA in Hospitality Global Economics

Course Overview

The BA in Hospitality Global Economics sits within LSHRM's Global Hospitality Strategy portfolio as a full three-year Bachelor honours degree, with top-up routes for Higher Diploma holders focused on hospitality global economics. The programme is developed with UK hospitality practice in mind and aligned with sector bodies including the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Learners work through a structured set of modules, applied case exercises and reflective assessments that connect subject content directly to the daily realities faced by regional hotel groups, corporate hospitality functions and specialist consulting practices.

By completion of the BA in Hospitality Global Economics you will be prepared to step into graduate-level roles across strategy, revenue, operations and business functions in modern hospitality organisations, applying knowledge of hospitality global economics directly to the daily rhythm of regional and corporate hospitality leadership functions. Graduates leave with a portfolio of applied work, a defined progression pathway into the next LSHRM stage and the confidence to contribute meaningfully to a UK hospitality employer from day one.

Key Features

• Online, on-campus and distance-learning routes to suit UK-based and international applicants, with the same content and assessment across each mode
• Personal tutor feedback on every assessed task, along with rolling submission windows for working students
• Case material drawn from London hotel groups, resort operators and specialist regional operations providers, giving your learning a strong industry accent
• Direct progression support from the LSHRM careers service into regional and corporate hospitality leadership functions, including CV, LinkedIn and interview coaching
• Syllabus written to UK bachelor standards and referenced against the Institute of Hospitality, with module content shaped by working hospitality practitioners
• Coverage of hospitality global economics that sits neatly within LSHRM's Global Hospitality Strategy teaching pathway and articulates cleanly into the next LSHRM level
• Applied tasks drawn from policy and corporate strategy routines used across modern UK hospitality operations, delivered with tutor commentary and worked exemplars

What You Will Learn

• Ethics, ESG, sustainability reporting and long-horizon planning for hospitality boards
• Techniques for building persuasive, evidence-based arguments about hospitality global economics for executive audiences
• How hospitality global economics sits within corporate hospitality strategy at portfolio, regional and cluster level
• Regional, cluster and portfolio-level decision frameworks used by international hospitality groups
• Board-level reporting, KPI trees, briefing packs and executive summaries prepared for senior leadership
• Application of hospitality global economics to expansion, joint venture, franchise and consultancy briefs in UK and international markets
• Policy, regulation and sector-body engagement including work with UKHospitality, the Tourism Society and international peers
• Financial modelling, investment appraisal and business-case writing for hospitality assets and management contracts

Who This Course Is For

• A-Level and IB school leavers targeting a UK hospitality honours degree
• Higher Diploma holders converting to full honours through the top-up route
• Career changers seeking a full undergraduate qualification
• International applicants preparing for a London-based Bachelor programme
• Family-business successors formalising their strategic sector knowledge

Career Pathways

• Business Consultant
• Investment Manager
• Strategy Analyst
• Head of Global Operations
• Chief Operating Officer
• Hospitality Policy Advisor
• International Development Manager

The LSHRM careers service supports every bachelor learner on the BA in Hospitality Global Economics with CV writing, LinkedIn optimisation, interview coaching and mock assessment days, plus introductions to London hotel groups, resort operators and specialist boutique brands recruiting into regional and corporate hospitality leadership functions. Graduates are also given structured guidance on progression into the next LSHRM stage where they wish to continue their studies.

Entry Requirements

• A-Levels (BBC or above) or IB (26+ points) or equivalent overseas qualifications
• A completed Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma for top-up routes
• IELTS 6.0 overall (no band under 5.5) or equivalent English proficiency
• Personal statement outlining career objectives in the hospitality sector
• Two academic or professional references

Why Study at LSHRM

LSHRM is the London School of Hotel and Resort Management , 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 , with Master's routes for those aiming at general management, executive and consultancy roles.

Apply for BA in Hospitality Global Economics

Applications for the BA in Hospitality Global Economics are open with September and January intakes across on-campus, online and distance routes, and the LSHRM admissions team is available to answer questions about the BA in Hospitality Global Economics at every stage. Apply for your full LSHRM undergraduate hospitality degree and secure your place in the next intake of the BA in Hospitality Global Economics. Enrol Now