BA in International Hotel Leadership
Course Overview
LSHRM's BA in International Hotel Leadership is a full UK Bachelor honours degree running 36 months full honours (with top-up routes available for Higher Diploma holders), built around international hotel leadership across regions, brands and multi-property portfolios and aligned with the Institute of Hospitality, the World Travel and Tourism Council, HOSPA and CMI.
Graduates leave able to design and defend the programme's core routines and to represent their capability confidently in interviews across global hospitality strategy, executive practice and international operating models.
The BA in International Hotel Leadership sequences its learning around applied hospitality problems rather than abstract theory. Learners encounter case material, live datasets and property walk-throughs, so the study experience mirrors the pace and language of global hospitality strategy, executive practice and international operating models. Each assessment is written to reflect a task a working manager would recognise, not a purely academic exercise.
Key Features
- full UK Bachelor honours degree running 36 months full honours (with top-up routes available for Higher Diploma holders)
- Curriculum aligned with the Institute of Hospitality, the World Travel and Tourism Council, HOSPA and CMI
- Content anchored in the working practice of global hospitality strategy, executive practice and international operating models
- Applied focus on international hotel leadership across regions, brands and multi-property portfolios
- Career support with tailored CV, LinkedIn and interview coaching
- Case studies drawn from London hotels, cluster brands and resort operators
- Rolling intakes across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes
- Practical assessment briefs anchored in international hotel leadership across regions, brands and multi-property portfolios
- Structured milestone reviews across the 36 months full honours (with top-up routes available for Higher Diploma holders)
What You Will Learn
- Working with cross-border talent mobility
- Working with international owner relations
- Working with multi-currency P&L review
- Working with cultural-competency leadership
- Working with global-brand versus independent portfolios
- Working with regional GM development
- Working with brand-standard leadership at scale
- Working with regional cluster operating models
- Communicating outcomes across global hospitality strategy, executive practice and international operating models
- Reading and interpreting reports linked to international hotel leadership across regions, brands and multi-property portfolios
- Translating classroom routines into on-property practice
Who This Course Is For
- Higher Diploma graduates using the top-up route
- international students seeking a specialist UK hospitality bachelors
- career-changers moving into a full graduate hospitality degree
- A-Level students seeking a specialist hospitality degree in London
- Candidates preparing for interviews at London hotel groups and international operators
- Aspiring department leaders building their case for promotion in global hospitality strategy, executive practice and international operating models
Career Pathways
- Strategy Analyst
- Investment Manager
- Regional Director
- Global Brand Director
- Head of Hospitality Consulting
- Executive Director
- Head of Global Operations
Careers coaching for Bachelor honours programme students includes tailored CV clinics, LinkedIn positioning, mock interviews and employer connections aligned with global hospitality strategy, executive practice and international operating models.
LSHRM alumni from the BA in International Hotel Leadership move into positions across UK hotel groups, London-based boutique hotels, international resort operators, cluster hotels and hospitality supply-chain firms. The careers team provides mock interviews, portfolio reviews and warm introductions relevant to global hospitality strategy, executive practice and international operating models, and connects students to employer partners running graduate schemes and mid-career openings. Ongoing alumni events help graduates keep their network active as they move between operators over the first few years of their careers.
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
As a specialist arm of Harold International College of London, LSHRM covers the operational, commercial and strategic disciplines that shape modern hotels, resorts and hospitality groups. 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.
Curriculum authors are former hoteliers, revenue leaders, housekeeping directors and hospitality technologists, and delivery is available across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals and international students alike. 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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