BA in Hospitality Platform Management
Course Overview
The BA in Hospitality Platform Management is a full UK Bachelor honours degree running 36 months full honours (with top-up routes available for Higher Diploma holders) at LSHRM. It concentrates on hospitality platform management across PMS, CRS and channel-manager systems, and is aligned with UK professional bodies including BCS, TechUK, HOSPA and the Digital Skills Council.
On completion, learners can design and defend the day-to-day and cyclical work the syllabus targets, and can position themselves credibly for the next role in hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations.
Students on the BA in Hospitality Platform Management work through a structured, project-informed curriculum that maps directly onto the routines seen in working hotels and resorts. Every module ties back to a real operational question, so learners graduate able to talk about the material in the vocabulary used by hiring managers across hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations. Tutors reinforce the applied focus with worked walk-throughs, live property examples and structured feedback on submitted work.
Key Features
- full UK Bachelor honours degree running 36 months full honours (with top-up routes available for Higher Diploma holders)
- Curriculum aligned with BCS, TechUK, HOSPA and the Digital Skills Council
- Content anchored in the working practice of hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations
- Applied focus on hospitality platform management across PMS, CRS and channel-manager systems
- Rolling intakes across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes
- Career support with tailored CV, LinkedIn and interview coaching
- Tutor group sizes kept small for meaningful cohort discussion
- Practical assessment briefs anchored in hospitality platform management across PMS, CRS and channel-manager systems
- Dedicated tutor Q&A time on hospitality platform management across PMS, CRS and channel-manager systems
What You Will Learn
- Working with user-role and permission design
- Working with central-reservation-system logic
- Working with PMS vendor evaluation (Opera, Mews, Cloudbeds)
- Working with distribution parity governance
- Working with system integration mapping
- Working with platform migration planning
- Working with SaaS contract management
- Working with channel-manager configuration
- Working with senior colleagues to prioritise projects in hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations
- Reading and interpreting reports linked to hospitality platform management across PMS, CRS and channel-manager systems
- Communicating outcomes across hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations
Who This Course Is For
- Higher Diploma graduates using the top-up route
- career-changers moving into a full graduate hospitality degree
- A-Level students seeking a specialist hospitality degree in London
- IB and international-baccalaureate graduates targeting UK undergraduate study
- Aspiring department leaders building their case for promotion in hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations
- Candidates preparing for interviews at London hotel groups and international operators
Career Pathways
- Guest Experience Technology Lead
- Revenue Systems Analyst
- CRM Manager
- Hospitality Data Analyst
- Reservations Systems Specialist
- Hotel Systems Manager
- Booking Platform Manager
Careers coaching for Bachelor honours programme students includes tailored CV clinics, LinkedIn positioning, mock interviews and employer connections aligned with hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations.
Graduates of the BA in Hospitality Platform Management typically progress into roles across London boutique hotels, international hotel groups, integrated resort operators, luxury lifestyle brands, cluster hotels and independent city hotels. The LSHRM careers team runs employer events, industry meetups and one-to-one sessions to help learners position their experience against real vacancies in hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations, and to build a job-search plan that reflects the pace and language of the sector. Alumni often move between operator groups over the first few years of their careers, and the LSHRM network stays available for career-move conversations long after graduation.
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
The London School of Hotel and Resort Management sits inside Harold International College of London and concentrates exclusively on the hotel, resort and integrated-hospitality disciplines that underpin the sector. Programmes are aligned with UK professional bodies such as the Institute of Hospitality, HOSPA, UKHospitality and BICSc, giving graduates a recognisable frame of reference when they meet employers in London and internationally.
The curriculum is authored by former hoteliers, revenue directors and hospitality technology leaders, and can be taken on-campus in London, online or by distance learning to suit working schedules. Students on every LSHRM route are also supported by a dedicated careers service covering CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and introductions to London hotel groups and international operators.
The LSHRM articulation model means students on this programme can progress directly into the next level of study without repeating material, and Master's routes are available for candidates moving into general management and consultancy work.
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