Higher Diploma in Hotel Business Development
Course Overview
Delivered over 15 to 18 months, the Higher Diploma in Hotel Business Development is a UK Level 5+ articulation Higher Diploma that centres on hotel business development across new-hotel openings, brand partnerships and franchise growth. The curriculum is aligned with UKHospitality, HOSPA, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Association of British Travel Agents and framed around resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management.
On completion, learners can own the department-level delivery of the day-to-day and cyclical work the syllabus targets, and can position themselves credibly for the next role in resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management.
Students on the Higher Diploma in Hotel Business Development 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 resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management. Tutors reinforce the applied focus with worked walk-throughs, live property examples and structured feedback on submitted work.
Key Features
- UK Level 5+ articulation Higher Diploma running 15 to 18 months
- Curriculum aligned with UKHospitality, HOSPA, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Association of British Travel Agents
- Content anchored in the working practice of resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management
- Applied focus on hotel business development across new-hotel openings, brand partnerships and franchise growth
- Assessments based on applied hospitality briefs, not just written exams
- Tutor group sizes kept small for meaningful cohort discussion
- Case studies drawn from London hotels, cluster brands and resort operators
- Optional employer-facing capstone task
- Dedicated tutor Q&A time on hotel business development across new-hotel openings, brand partnerships and franchise growth
What You Will Learn
- Working with market-entry analysis
- Working with brand-partnership evaluation
- Working with commercial due diligence
- Working with pre-opening resource planning
- Working with franchise and management contracts
- Working with new-hotel opening (NHO) plans
- Working with owner and investor pitching
- Working with portfolio-expansion strategy
- Reading and interpreting reports linked to hotel business development across new-hotel openings, brand partnerships and franchise growth
- Communicating outcomes across resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management
- Translating classroom routines into on-property practice
Who This Course Is For
- operational managers building the technician-to-manager bridge
- Advanced Diploma graduates articulating into department-head roles
- senior supervisors moving into head-of-department territory
- hospitality professionals with 3+ years of supervisory experience
- Candidates preparing for interviews at London hotel groups and international operators
- Aspiring department leaders building their case for promotion in resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management
Career Pathways
- Business Development Manager
- Revenue Manager
- Guest Experience Manager
- Hospitality Entrepreneur
- Tourism Business Manager
- Franchise Manager
- Corporate Development Manager
Careers coaching for Higher Diploma programme students includes tailored CV clinics, LinkedIn positioning, mock interviews and employer connections aligned with resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management.
LSHRM alumni from the Higher Diploma in Hotel Business Development 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 resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management, 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 completed Advanced Diploma or equivalent Level 5 hospitality qualification
- Alternatively, 3+ years of supervisory hospitality experience with a portfolio statement
- IELTS 6.0 or equivalent English proficiency for international applicants
- Two academic or professional references
- Interview with the LSHRM admissions team
Why Study at LSHRM
LSHRM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London, focused entirely on the operational and strategic disciplines that keep modern hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses running. LSHRM builds each award around UK professional-body practice (Institute of Hospitality, HOSPA, BCS, CIM and UKHospitality among them) so students learn the vocabulary, standards and reporting employers already expect.
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. Students receive detailed written tutor feedback on every major assessment for the Higher Diploma in Hotel Business Development, so the study record reads as a professional portfolio rather than a set of grades.
LSHRM's award ladder connects every level of study, so learners can move from Certificate through Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma and Bachelor, with Master's routes for candidates targeting executive and board-level roles.
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