BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management
Course Overview
The BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management is a full honours and placement Bachelor (BA / BSc) programme delivered over a duration band of 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma). It sits within the LSILHHM department of Luxury Hospitality & Resort Management and is written to align with the practice standards referenced by Leading Hotels of the World and Forbes Travel Guide, giving applicants credible, industry-referenced study across five-star and boutique luxury hospitality. The BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management is designed for students who want a UK-referenced credential in executive luxury hospitality management that maps clearly onto the way modern hotel, resort and travel employers organise their teams, brand standards and guest-experience metrics.
By graduation, students on the BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management are able to own a strategic brief, design a commercial plan and run a brand refresh study in London luxury hotels and five-star resort operators, and understand how executive luxury hospitality management sits alongside the wider disciplines of VIP guest relations, bespoke service design, concierge and butler service. The programme is built around applied case work, portfolio evidence and structured reflection so that every student leaves the BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management with a defensible piece of work they can present at interview when moving into graduate management scheme entry.
Key Features
- Structured articulation towards onward routes into a Master's degree or graduate management scheme, so the BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management sits inside a clear LSILHHM study pathway rather than as a standalone credential.
- Delivery across on-campus and online modes to suit international applicants, UK-based working professionals and career-changers moving into executive luxury hospitality management.
- Applied case studies drawn from London luxury hotels, five-star resort operators and boutique properties, so students see how executive luxury hospitality management plays out in different operating models.
- Access to LSILHHM's careers service covering CV writing, LinkedIn coaching, mock interviews and structured introductions to employers hiring for graduate management scheme entry.
- A named academic mentor for every BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management student, coaching progression from module one through to portfolio submission and articulation planning.
- A curriculum written to reflect current practice referenced by International Spa Association and equivalent international bodies, refreshed each intake against sector guidance.
- Portfolio-based assessment supported by dedicated LSILHHM tutors from VIP guest relations and bespoke service design backgrounds, with individual written feedback on every submission.
What You Will Learn
- Own a strategic brief and design a commercial plan in a way that reflects current UK hospitality practice and international brand-standard expectations.
- Communicate confidently with guests, colleagues and suppliers using UK hospitality vocabulary, service scripts and professional written follow-up.
- Personalise guest-facing and back-of-house workflows connected to executive luxury hospitality management, with a clear view of who owns which handover.
- Prepare evidence for portfolio assessment demonstrating full honours and placement capability in executive luxury hospitality management, mapped against LSILHHM assessment criteria.
- Assess how commercial pressures, brand promise and guest feedback loops shape executive luxury hospitality management across UK and international properties.
- Use structured problem-solving to respond to service recovery and guest-experience incidents, including root-cause review and preventive action.
- Coordinate with adjacent departments including VIP guest relations, bespoke service design and concierge and butler service, so executive luxury hospitality management sits inside a joined-up guest experience.
- Reflect on your professional practice and plan an articulation route into higher-level LSILHHM study, together with your academic mentor.
Who This Course Is For
- Working practitioners who want a UK-referenced full honours and placement qualification in executive luxury hospitality management they can use inside their current employer.
- guest-facing professionals moving from mainstream hospitality into premium and luxury properties, who need a structured programme rather than fragmented CPD.
- International applicants seeking a London-based credential aligned with recognised UK hospitality bodies, with clear articulation into further LSILHHM study.
- Career-changers who need a portfolio-based credential that maps to graduate management scheme entry rather than a purely theoretical course.
- Applicants planning a clean articulation path from Certificate and Diploma routes towards Bachelor and Master's study at LSILHHM.
Career Pathways
- Boutique Hotel Manager
- VIP Guest Relations Manager
- Five-Star Hotel Manager
- Spa & Wellness Director
- Luxury Brand Manager
- Butler & Guest Services Manager
The LSILHHM careers service supports every BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management student with CV writing, LinkedIn coaching, mock interviews and structured introductions to UK and international employers across London luxury hotels, five-star resort operators and boutique properties. Students are also supported to identify graduate schemes and progression tracks running inside luxury hospitality & resort management employers, and to shape their portfolio evidence so it maps clearly to graduate management scheme entry. Career-planning tutorials run alongside the taught modules of the BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management rather than only at the end of the programme.
Entry Requirements
- A-Levels (BBC or above) or IB (26+ points) or equivalent overseas qualifications
- A completed Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma for top-up routes
- IELTS 6.0 overall (no band under 5.5) or equivalent English proficiency
- Personal statement outlining career objectives in the hospitality or luxury sector
- Two academic or professional references
Why Study at LSILHHM
Our curriculum is written by former luxury hotel general managers, resort operations directors, chief concierges, spa and wellness leaders, luxury food and beverage professionals and international travel executives, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals and international students alike.
LSILHHM's articulation model means every Certificate and Diploma leads cleanly into an Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma and full honours degree — with Master's routes for those aiming at senior luxury hospitality management, consultancy and executive roles.
Apply for BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management
Applications for the BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management are open now. LSILHHM admissions can guide you through the entry criteria, articulation options and any credit-transfer questions specific to executive luxury hospitality management, and can talk you through how the BA in Executive Luxury Hospitality Management maps onto your intended progression into graduate management scheme entry. Prospective students are welcome to book a short admissions call to talk through delivery mode, intake dates and the portfolio requirement in more detail. Apply for your full LSILHHM undergraduate hospitality degree and secure your place with LSILHHM. Enrol Now.
