What is the duration of the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management?

The Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management is designed to run over 15 to 18 months, with weekly live sessions and self-paced study built into the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management schedule.

Is the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management delivered online or on campus?

You can study the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management either fully online or on-campus in central London. Online students receive the same taught content and assessment schedule as on-campus learners, so your Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management outcome is the same in either mode.

How industry-recognised is the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management?

The Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management is aligned with UK and international hospitality bodies including Institute of Hospitality (IoH) and Institute of Hotel Management (IHM). LSILHHM programmes are aligned with these standards rather than accredited by them, which means the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management references their frameworks throughout its taught content.

Who can apply for the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management?

Admission to the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management is based on LSILHHM's Higher Diploma (UK Level 5+ articulation) entry route. Key criteria for the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management are: A completed Advanced Diploma or equivalent Level 5 hospitality qualification; Alternatively, 3+ years of supervisory hotel, resort or luxury service experience with a portfolio statement; IELTS 6.0 or equivalent English proficiency for international applicants.

What does the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management cost and are there payment plans?

LSILHHM publishes tuition fees for the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management at each intake, and payment plans are typically available. Contact the admissions team for current Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management fee bands and to check scholarship eligibility.

Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management | LSILHHM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management introduces you to hospitality management inside a hotel operations setting, delivered by the London School of International Luxury Hospitality & Hotel Management (LSILHHM), a division of Harold International College of London. The programme runs for approximately 15 to 18 months and is written against UK and international hospitality standards, with reference to bodies such as Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Institute of Customer Service (ICS), giving you the technician-to-manager articulation for department-head, duty-manager and sub-executive positions in luxury and international properties. The Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management sequences its modules so that theory is always tested against the operational realities of a functioning resort.

From the first week, you will study a structured curriculum that connects hotel operations to guest experience and front office inside a four-star property setting, so when you finish the course, you will be ready to move into department-head and duty-manager roles, own performance for a defined operational area and mentor supervisors below you. Applied exercises across the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management draw on the routines and standards used inside UK and international hotel operations businesses, so nothing you study feels detached from the industry.

The hotel operations sector continues to expand across the UK and internationally, and employers consistently ask for graduates who understand both the service side of the business and the commercial framework that sits behind it. The Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management responds to that demand by keeping every module close to real operational settings. LSILHHM has built the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management to reflect the day-to-day paperwork, systems and service moments that shape a modern resort operation.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with UK and international hospitality standards, including Institute of Hospitality (IoH) and Institute of Hotel Management (IHM)
Delivered over 15 to 18 months across online and on-campus routes at LSILHHM London
Weekly live sessions with tutors drawn from senior hospitality, luxury service and travel practice
Structured articulation pathway into the next LSILHHM programme level, with credit protection where applicable
Rolling intakes so applicants can join the programme at multiple points across the year
Reference to British Hospitality Association (UKHospitality) and Chartered Management Institute (CMI) sector benchmarks throughout the taught modules
One-to-one tutorial slots to unblock coursework and shape your assignment portfolio

What You Will Learn

Coordinate front-of-house and back-of-house teams during service peaks
Apply the operational rhythm of a modern hospitality property
Read a departmental P&L and identify low-hanging performance gaps
Interpret occupancy and ADR data at a practitioner level
Manage guest complaints in line with brand recovery protocols
Interpret occupancy, ADR and RevPAR reports at a working level
Contribute to duty-management, quality and audit routines

Who This Course Is For

Career changers with three or more years of supervisory experience in the sector
Supervisors moving into duty-manager and department-head roles
LSILHHM Advanced Diploma holders completing an operational-to-managerial articulation
International applicants looking for a Level 5+ articulation into a Bachelor top-up

Career Pathways

Resort General Manager
Hospitality Quality Manager
Guest Experience Manager
Hospitality HR Manager
Duty Manager
Hotel General Manager
Hotel Revenue Manager

Every LSILHHM student on the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management route is supported by our careers service, which covers CV and LinkedIn coaching, interview practice and structured introductions to luxury lifestyle hospitality brands, four-star and five-star hotel groups, UK resort operators active in our alumni network. The careers team works with you from the first term to shape a realistic post-programme plan and to align your assignment portfolio with the roles you want to move into next.

Higher Diploma graduates are placed to take on department-head, duty-manager and sub-executive positions, with the option to top up to a full LSILHHM Bachelor degree. Applied assignments on the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management produce coursework that goes straight into an interview portfolio, so what you have studied is easy to explain to a hiring manager.

Entry Requirements

A completed Advanced Diploma or equivalent Level 5 hospitality qualification
Alternatively, 3+ years of supervisory hotel, resort or luxury service experience with a portfolio statement
IELTS 6.0 or equivalent English proficiency for international applicants
Two academic or professional references
Interview with the LSILHHM admissions team

Why Study at LSILHHM

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.

LSILHHM is the London School of International Luxury Hospitality & Hotel Management , a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the operational, service and strategic disciplines that run five-star hotels, luxury resorts, boutique properties, luxury travel and premium tourism experiences worldwide. Applied to the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management, that model gives you a credible, London-based route with clear signals to future employers in the hotel operations space about what you have covered and how you have been assessed.

Apply for Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management

Complete your operational-to-managerial articulation with LSILHHM by applying for the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management. Contact LSILHHM admissions to confirm Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management intake dates, entry requirements and delivery options for your circumstances, and secure your place on the next cohort. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the admissions team is on hand to answer questions on the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management before you submit. Once your place on the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management is confirmed, LSILHHM's admissions and student-success teams will walk you through onboarding, module access and your first tutorial slot. Enrol Now.