MSc in Travel and Tourism Management
Course Overview
MSc in Travel and Tourism Management delivers postgraduate depth for senior practitioners in tourism operations, airline and airport services, ticketing, and global travel management. Delivered by LSILHHM, a specialist division of Harold International College of London, MSc in Travel and Tourism Management is written to align with recognised UK and international hospitality bodies and runs across a 12 to 18 months study band. The programme is designed to prepare you for credible practice within modern hotels, luxury properties, premium travel businesses or international tourism operations, with a focus on the applied skills employers ask for.
By the end of the Master's you will have delivered postgraduate applied assessments, completed a dissertation or capstone and demonstrated the executive vocabulary expected in senior director conversations. Throughout MSc in Travel and Tourism Management, LSILHHM tutors draw on London-based hospitality practice and international employer expectations, and each cohort of MSc in Travel and Tourism Management is kept small enough to keep tutorials personal and applied. Students on MSc in Travel and Tourism Management are supported at every stage by the LSILHHM tutor team, and the programme is built to work for international applicants alongside UK-based students.
The LSILHHM careers team is embedded in every stage of MSc in Travel and Tourism Management, from pre-application interview coaching through cohort inductions to structured post-graduation introductions.
LSILHHM's articulation model means MSc in Travel and Tourism Management sits inside a clear progression pathway rather than as a stand-alone qualification, so students on MSc in Travel and Tourism Management always have a mapped next step.
The LSILHHM approach to MSc in Travel and Tourism Management keeps every module grounded in current UK and international hospitality practice, and each unit within MSc in Travel and Tourism Management is designed to avoid abstract theory in favour of applied briefs and workplace-relevant assessment.
Assessment across MSc in Travel and Tourism Management is progressive rather than exam-heavy, with a mix of written briefs, structured presentations, reflective tasks and applied portfolio work.
MSc in Travel and Tourism Management is designed to fit alongside existing work commitments, so many students on MSc in Travel and Tourism Management continue in a hospitality, tourism or aviation role while studying.
MSc in Travel and Tourism Management tutors draw on ongoing employer conversations to keep case-study briefs aligned with the operational, service and commercial roles LSILHHM graduates step into afterwards.
MSc in Travel and Tourism Management is delivered by LSILHHM under Harold International College of London's overall academic governance, with programme leaders drawn from senior operational and executive industry backgrounds.
Every cohort of MSc in Travel and Tourism Management is treated as a small learning community, with practitioner-tutors available for structured feedback and one-to-one review throughout the programme.
Key Features
- World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) referenced sustainability content where relevant
- Assessment includes destination briefs, ticketing exercises and airline service audits
- Practitioner-led tutorials with tutors drawn from tourism and aviation employers
- Modules referencing IATA and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) subject-matter norms
- Modules referencing Airports Council International (ACI) service themes
- Airline operations, ground services and passenger experience modules woven through
What You Will Learn
- Contribute to tourism corporate strategy at board level
- Interpret multi-partner tourism performance data as an executive leader
- Complete a dissertation on a travel and tourism research question
- Coordinate senior recruitment and coaching for tourism leads at director level
- Design executive strategic plans across tour products and destinations
- Lead travel and tourism operations at executive and portfolio level
- Coordinate cross-partner executive strategic planning across tourism suppliers
- Support brand-standard rollouts across international tourism touchpoints
Who This Course Is For
- Aspiring senior directors, consultants and executive luxury hospitality leaders
- Senior practitioners with 5+ years of relevant experience without a first degree
- International postgraduate applicants targeting UK Master's programmes
- Graduates from any discipline targeting an executive Master's route
Career Pathways
- Destination Marketing Manager
- Travel Technology Manager
- Ticketing & Reservations Manager
- Cabin Crew Manager
- Airline Revenue Manager
- Aviation Safety Officer
- Airline Customer Experience Manager
LSILHHM's postgraduate careers service supports every Master's student with introductions to senior director, consultancy and board-track roles across international luxury hospitality, tourism and aviation employers.
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 or luxury service 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 LSILHHM
LSILHHM is the London School of International Luxury Hospitality & Hotel Management, a specialist division of Harold International College of London that focuses squarely on the operational, service and strategic disciplines that run modern hotels, luxury resorts, boutique properties, premium travel businesses and international tourism operations. Every LSILHHM programme is aligned with recognised UK and international hospitality bodies, including the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality, the Institute of Travel and Tourism, the Chartered Management Institute and the Global Wellness Institute.
Our curriculum is written by former luxury hotel general managers, resort operations directors, chief concierges, spa and wellness leaders, food and beverage directors and international travel executives, and every route is supported by a dedicated careers service covering CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and structured introductions to leading UK and international luxury hospitality, tourism and aviation employers.
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