MSc in Tourism and Hotel Policy
Course Overview
The MSc in Tourism and Hotel Policy is a postgraduate programme of 12 to 18 months delivered by LSHRM. It develops the executive disciplines needed to shape tourism and hospitality policy at national, regional and industry-body level, covering policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, regulatory design and evidence-informed advisory work. The programme references Tourism Society, WTTC, UKHospitality and Institute of Hospitality and includes a policy dissertation.
By graduation you will have completed a defended dissertation on a tourism and hotel policy theme, contributed to an advisory research project and developed executive-level fluency in policy leadership.
The postgraduate curriculum walks you through executive-level tourism and hotel policy through taught modules, advisory research and a defended dissertation on a policy theme. Assessment blends policy papers, an advisory research project, taught module assessments and a dissertation viva with academic and industry examiners.
Modules across the Tourism and Hotel Policy 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 Tourism and Hotel Policy learners never lose momentum between modules.
On completion, Tourism and Hotel Policy 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 Tourism and Hotel Policy 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 tourism and hotel policy syllabus
- Tourism Society, WTTC, UKHospitality and Institute of Hospitality references
- Advisory research project participation
- Policy analysis modules
- Stakeholder engagement workshops
- Online, on-campus and distance-learning delivery
- Progression into policy advisory and executive posts
- Policy paper assessments with individual tutor feedback
- Advisory research project participation
- Taught module assessments with executive-level content
- Dissertation viva with academic and industry examiners
What You Will Learn
- Lead policy analysis for tourism and hospitality settings
- Handle stakeholder engagement at executive level
- Structure regulatory design conversations
- Coordinate evidence-informed advisory work
- Interpret tourism and hospitality data for policy audiences
- Support policy statement drafting for industry bodies
- Handle multi-stakeholder tourism programmes
- Complete a defended dissertation on a policy theme
- Handle executive-level policy analysis conversations
- Handle executive-level stakeholder engagement conversations
- Handle executive-level regulatory design conversations
- Handle executive-level evidence-informed advisory conversations
- Handle executive-level multi-stakeholder programme conversations
- Handle tourism and hotel policy content in the context of executive-level global operations, policy and corporate strategy
- Handle tourism and hotel policy content with awareness of UK professional-body references
- Handle tourism and hotel policy content across on-campus, online and distance learning delivery modes
- Handle tourism and hotel policy content in the context of London hospitality employers
- Handle tourism and hotel policy content with cross-department awareness across a hotel property
- Handle tourism and hotel policy content in the context of career progression to the LSHRM continuing professional development portfolio
Who This Course Is For
- Senior hospitality and tourism professionals targeting policy posts
- Corporate office professionals moving into policy leadership
- Applicants with 5+ years senior hospitality or tourism experience
- International policy professionals preparing for UK executive posts
- Existing tourism and hospitality executives moving into policy roles
- International executive policy professionals preparing for UK executive posts
Career Pathways
- Hospitality Policy Advisor
- Regional Director
- Business Consultant
- Head of Hospitality Consulting
- Corporate Development Manager
- Executive Director
LSHRM careers advisors support MSc students with executive policy CV drafting, advisory interview drills and introductions to London policy institutions, tourism boards and industry bodies.
Past LSHRM MSc graduates have moved into hospitality policy advisor, tourism strategy director and executive director posts inside UK tourism boards, London policy institutions and hospitality industry bodies.
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 policy advisors and hospitality executives, so the content reflects the real advisory work shaping tourism and hotel policy.
LSHRM's postgraduate policy content sits inside the wider Global Hospitality Strategy department, so learners engage with executive, consultancy and luxury peers throughout the programme.
Apply for MSc in Tourism and Hotel Policy
Applications for the MSc in Tourism and Hotel Policy 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 Tourism and Hotel Policy 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
