MSc in Luxury Hospitality Strategy
Course Overview
The MSc in Luxury Hospitality Strategy is a postgraduate programme of 12 to 18 months delivered by LSHRM. It develops the executive disciplines needed to lead luxury hospitality groups, covering luxury positioning, brand stewardship, luxury operations governance and executive committee contribution. The programme references CMI, Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA and includes a luxury dissertation.
By graduation you will have completed a defended dissertation on a luxury hospitality theme, contributed to a luxury research project and developed executive-level fluency in luxury hospitality leadership.
The postgraduate curriculum walks you through executive-level luxury hospitality strategy through taught modules, luxury research and a defended dissertation on a luxury theme. Assessment blends luxury papers, a luxury research project, taught module assessments and a dissertation viva with academic and industry examiners.
Modules across the Luxury Hospitality Strategy programme are delivered in short weekly units with practical activities anchored to real hotel workflows, and every intake sits within a wider LSHRM cohort that combines learners from London, the UK regions and international markets. Tutor contact hours are protected across each week, with dedicated office-hour slots and asynchronous forum support so that Luxury Hospitality Strategy learners never lose momentum between modules.
On completion, Luxury Hospitality Strategy learners can progress into the LSHRM continuing professional development portfolio, moving from executive postgraduate standard into advanced research and consulting territory without repeating material. Every Luxury Hospitality Strategy student is also supported by the LSHRM alumni network, which gathers hospitality professionals from London hotel groups, resort operators and hospitality technology firms across the UK and further afield.
Key Features
- Executive postgraduate luxury strategy syllabus
- CMI, Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA references
- Luxury positioning modules
- Brand stewardship workshops
- Executive committee contribution drills
- Online, on-campus and distance-learning delivery
- Progression into luxury executive posts
- Luxury paper assessments with individual tutor feedback
- Luxury research project participation
- Taught module assessments with executive-level content
- Dissertation viva with academic and industry examiners
What You Will Learn
- Lead luxury hospitality strategy at executive level
- Handle luxury positioning across markets and brands
- Structure brand stewardship for luxury hospitality
- Coordinate luxury operations governance at group level
- Interpret luxury market data for board decisions
- Handle luxury guest expectations at executive level
- Support executive committee decisions on luxury programmes
- Complete a defended dissertation on a luxury theme
- Handle executive-level luxury positioning conversations
- Handle executive-level brand stewardship conversations
- Handle executive-level luxury operations conversations
- Handle executive-level luxury guest expectation conversations
- Handle executive-level luxury market data conversations
- Handle luxury hospitality strategy content in the context of executive-level global operations, policy and corporate strategy
- Handle luxury hospitality strategy content with awareness of UK professional-body references
- Handle luxury hospitality strategy content across on-campus, online and distance learning delivery modes
- Handle luxury hospitality strategy content in the context of London hospitality employers
- Handle luxury hospitality strategy content with cross-department awareness across a hotel property
- Handle luxury hospitality strategy content in the context of career progression to the LSHRM continuing professional development portfolio
Who This Course Is For
- Senior luxury hospitality professionals targeting executive posts
- Corporate office professionals moving into luxury leadership
- Applicants with 5+ years senior hospitality experience
- International professionals preparing for UK executive luxury roles
- Existing luxury hospitality executives moving into leadership roles
- International executive luxury hoteliers preparing for UK executive posts
Career Pathways
- Global Brand Director
- Regional Director
- Vice President of Operations
- Director of Hospitality Strategy
- Corporate Development Manager
- Head of Hospitality Consulting
LSHRM careers advisors support MSc students with executive luxury CV drafting, board-level interview drills and introductions to London luxury groups and international luxury operators.
Past LSHRM MSc graduates have moved into global brand director, head of luxury operations and corporate development director posts inside London luxury groups and international luxury operators active across the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
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 is the London School of Hotel and Resort Management - a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the operational and strategic disciplines that run modern hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses.
Our curriculum is written by former hoteliers, revenue leaders, housekeeping directors and hospitality technologists, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals and international students alike.
The MSc is authored by former luxury general managers and corporate leaders, so the content reflects the real briefs of executive luxury leadership.
LSHRM's postgraduate luxury content sits inside the wider Global Hospitality Strategy department, so learners engage with executive, consultancy and policy peers throughout the programme.
Apply for MSc in Luxury Hospitality Strategy
Applications for the MSc in Luxury Hospitality Strategy open on rolling intakes with dedicated postgraduate cycles. Advance into executive hospitality leadership with LSHRM admissions. The programme sits at executive postgraduate standard and is delivered by an academic team that continues to advise the wider hospitality sector. Support is available throughout the Luxury Hospitality Strategy programme from admissions to graduation, and every intake is supported by LSHRM course leaders and student services. Advance into executive hospitality leadership with LSHRM with LSHRM admissions. Enrol Now
