BA in Online Travel and Booking Systems
Course Overview
The BA in Online Travel and Booking Systems is a full BA honours degree in operating the online travel, OTA and booking systems ecosystem that hospitality brands trade through, structured across a 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma) study window at Bachelor (BA / BSc) standard. Delivery mixes on-campus sessions, live online cohorts and distance-learning packs, with a curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association).
By graduation you will step out ready to enter an OTA, channel management or reservations-systems graduate route, working with confidence across hospitality technology, digital operations and guest-tech systems.
The BA in Online Travel and Booking Systems places heavy emphasis on evidence, reflection and applied practice, so every assessment can be reused later in an interview folder or professional-body portfolio submission.
Key Features
- Sessions on booking-flow analytics that translate straight into daily practice.
- Personal tutor support across the 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma) of study.
- Live examples pulled from distribution and OTA platforms and comparable operators.
- Reference material drawn from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and TechUK.
- 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma) Bachelor (BA / BSc) route delivered on-campus, live online and via distance learning.
- Practical work on GDS content control using real hospitality case material.
What You Will Learn
- How to escalate risks and issues that appear inside operating the online travel, OTA and booking systems ecosystem that hospitality brands trade through.
- How to apply OTA parity management inside a working hospitality environment.
- How to use channel manager rules to solve realistic operational problems.
- How to keep records and evidence that support future professional-body membership routes.
- How to document wholesaler contract terms clearly for supervisors, colleagues or auditors.
- How to plan a personal development trajectory anchored in operating the online travel, OTA and booking systems ecosystem that hospitality brands trade through.
- How to plan and structure work in operating the online travel, OTA and booking systems ecosystem that hospitality brands trade through.
- How to reflect on your own performance inside operating the online travel, OTA and booking systems ecosystem that hospitality brands trade through and turn it into a personal development plan.
- How to build a portfolio of applied work that supports future professional-body membership applications.
- How to reflect on your own performance inside operating the online travel, OTA and booking systems ecosystem that hospitality brands trade through and turn it into a personal development plan.
- How to build a portfolio of applied work that supports future professional-body membership applications.
Who This Course Is For
- Higher Diploma-holders using LSHRM's top-up route into the final year.
- A-Level, IB or international-qualified school-leavers targeting a hospitality career.
- International applicants targeting UK hospitality graduate schemes.
- Career-change candidates seeking a full honours degree on a placement pathway.
Career Pathways
- PMS Administrator
- Digital Marketing Manager
- Smart Hotel Operations Manager
- Booking Platform Manager
- Guest Experience Technology Lead
- Hospitality Data Analyst
Graduates of the BA in Online Travel and Booking Systems typically target roles within distribution and OTA platforms and comparable operators. LSHRM careers advisers help you sharpen your CV, LinkedIn and interview approach, and connect you to hiring managers across UK hotels, resorts and hospitality suppliers relevant to this route. Recruiters in hospitality technology, digital operations and guest-tech systems increasingly look for candidates who can point to a structured, UK-aligned qualification alongside applied evidence. The BA in Online Travel and Booking Systems is designed to give you exactly that combination, so your CV lands in a stronger shortlist band from day one.
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 specialist hospitality school of Harold International College of London, focused entirely on hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses. Our programmes are shaped by working practitioners and aligned with the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA and the British Institute of Innkeeping to keep every qualification credible in the eyes of UK and international employers.
Delivery spans on-campus study at our London base, live online cohorts and distance-learning packs, so every LSHRM student can study without stepping away from the sector. Bachelor graduates can continue directly into LSHRM's Master's programmes, joining the pipeline for general management, executive and consultancy roles inside hospitality.
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