MSc in Global Hotel Strategy
Course Overview
The MSc in Global Hotel Strategy is an executive Master's degree in shaping global strategy for hotel groups across brand, distribution and asset dimensions. The programme runs for 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route at Master (MSc / MA) standard and is delivered across on-campus, live online and distance-learning routes, keeping content aligned with UK sector references including Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality.
By the end of the Master's you will be equipped to join or return to a corporate-strategy or executive-track role in a global hotel group, ready to operate inside front-office and rooms division in UK and international hotels at the level the qualification implies.
The MSc in Global Hotel Strategy 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
- 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route Master (MSc / MA) route delivered on-campus, live online and via distance learning.
- Practical work on asset-light growth using real hospitality case material.
- Curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and other UK sector references.
- Personal tutor support across the 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route of study.
- Structured coverage of regional operating models within the Hotel Operations & Front Office discipline.
- Articulation into higher LSHRM routes for students building a longer study path.
What You Will Learn
- How to link this subject area into the wider Hotel Operations & Front Office operating model.
- How to escalate risks and issues that appear inside shaping global strategy for hotel groups across brand, distribution and asset dimensions.
- How to apply multi-brand portfolio strategy inside a working hospitality environment.
- How to use global distribution economics to solve realistic operational problems.
- How to read the KPIs and reporting attached to shaping global strategy for hotel groups across brand, distribution and asset dimensions.
- How to plan and structure work in shaping global strategy for hotel groups across brand, distribution and asset dimensions.
- How to communicate strategic capital allocation outcomes upward to managers and outward to guests where relevant.
- How to move from theory to routine daily practice inside shaping global strategy for hotel groups across brand, distribution and asset dimensions.
- How to explain the value of your work to a manager, a peer team and a guest where relevant.
- How to move from theory to routine daily practice inside shaping global strategy for hotel groups across brand, distribution and asset dimensions.
- How to explain the value of your work to a manager, a peer team and a guest where relevant.
Who This Course Is For
- Career-change professionals with five-plus years of leadership experience.
- Bachelor-graduates continuing into research-informed executive study.
- Senior hospitality practitioners moving into executive general management.
- Consultants and corporate-development candidates building a specialist thesis.
Career Pathways
- Senior Reception Supervisor
- Senior Guest Service Manager
- Senior Front Office Manager
- Senior Hotel Operations Manager
- Senior Duty Manager
- Senior Reservations Manager
Graduates of the MSc in Global Hotel Strategy typically target roles within boutique city hotels and comparable operators. The LSHRM careers hub supports graduates with CV writing, LinkedIn optimisation and mock interviews, alongside employer introductions to hotels, resorts and hospitality businesses hiring for these roles. Recruiters in front-office and rooms division in UK and international hotels increasingly look for candidates who can point to a structured, UK-aligned qualification alongside applied evidence. The MSc in Global Hotel Strategy is designed to give you exactly that combination, so your CV lands in a stronger shortlist band from day one.
Entry Requirements
- A UK 2:2 (Lower Second Class) honours degree or overseas equivalent in any discipline
- Applicants without a first degree may be considered with 5+ years of senior hospitality experience
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band under 6.0) or equivalent English proficiency
- A 500-word research statement covering the applicant's chosen area of hospitality specialisation
- Two academic or professional references and a short interview
Why Study at LSHRM
LSHRM sits inside Harold International College of London as its specialist school for hotel, resort and hospitality management. Programmes are built around live UK industry practice and aligned with professional bodies such as the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA, BICSc and the British Institute of Innkeeping, so students graduate with a credible, industry-referenced qualification.
Every course is written by senior hospitality practitioners and delivered through on-campus study, live online delivery and distance learning, giving each applicant a route that fits their life, location and current role. LSHRM's Master's routes sit at the top of the articulation ladder, feeding graduates directly into executive, general management, corporate development and consultancy roles across UK and international hospitality.
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With the MSc in Global Hotel Strategy you gain a Master (MSc / MA) qualification aligned with Institute of Hospitality and rooted in shaping global strategy for hotel groups across brand, distribution and asset dimensions. Advance into executive hospitality leadership with lshrm. Enrol Now.
