Higher Diploma in Resort Development
Course Overview
Delivered over 15 to 18 months, the Higher Diploma in Resort Development is a UK Level 5+ articulation Higher Diploma that centres on resort development at higher-diploma level across planning, phasing and operator selection. The curriculum is aligned with the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA and the Chartered Institute of Marketing and framed around resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management.
By the end of the Higher Diploma in Resort Development, students can own the department-level delivery of the routines it covers and translate the classroom material into everyday hotel and resort practice.
Students on the Higher Diploma in Resort 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 the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA and the Chartered Institute of Marketing
- Content anchored in the working practice of resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management
- Applied focus on resort development at higher-diploma level across planning, phasing and operator selection
- Assessments based on applied hospitality briefs, not just written exams
- Rolling intakes across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes
- Tutor group sizes kept small for meaningful cohort discussion
- Optional employer-facing capstone task
- Practical assessment briefs anchored in resort development at higher-diploma level across planning, phasing and operator selection
What You Will Learn
- Working with feasibility and market-demand studies
- Working with masterplan phasing
- Working with pre-opening critical-path planning
- Working with operator-selection process
- Working with hotel-and-branded-residence mixed use
- Working with leisure and F&B programming
- Working with ROI and IRR sensitivities
- Working with sustainability at masterplan level
- Working with senior colleagues to prioritise projects in resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management
- Translating classroom routines into on-property practice
- Communicating outcomes across resort, revenue, marketing and hospitality business management
Who This Course Is For
- hospitality professionals with 3+ years of supervisory experience
- senior supervisors moving into head-of-department territory
- international candidates seeking full articulation into UK degree study
- Advanced Diploma graduates articulating into department-head roles
- Candidates preparing for interviews at London hotel groups and international operators
- Working practitioners looking to sharpen their vocabulary in resort development at higher-diploma level across planning, phasing and operator selection
Career Pathways
- Hotel Development Manager
- Hospitality Marketing Manager
- Tourism Business Manager
- Financial Controller
- Revenue Manager
- Brand Manager
- Hospitality Entrepreneur
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 Resort 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. 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 interviews with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.
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. LSHRM alumni from the Higher Diploma in Resort Development regularly return to guest-tutor future cohorts, which keeps the case material grounded in current industry practice.
LSHRM's articulation model means each Certificate and Diploma leads cleanly into an Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma and full honours degree, with Master's routes reserved for those aiming at general management, executive and consultancy roles.
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