How long is the Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics?

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics runs 15 to 18 months. Full-time online learners on the Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics typically finish in fifteen months while distance learners can pace to eighteen.

How is this Higher Diploma delivered?

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics is offered online, on-campus in London and by distance learning. All three routes on the Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics lead to the same LSTITM Level 5+ articulation award.

How is the Higher Diploma recognised by UK employers?

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics is aligned to UK Level 5+ articulation practice referenced by the Tourism Society, WTTC and CMI, giving UK tourism boards, consultancies and regional agencies a credible department-lead economic signal.

What are the entry requirements at this level?

Applicants to the Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics need an LSTITM Advanced Diploma or equivalent Level 5 qualification, or 3+ years supervisory tourism experience with a portfolio statement, plus IELTS 6.0 for international entry and an admissions interview.

What are the fees for this Higher Diploma?

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics sits at LSTITM's Higher Diploma fee band with instalments, employer sponsorship options and international payment support. Contact admissions for the current schedule and any bursary.

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Course Overview

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics is a professional articulation LSTITM programme that connects supervisory tourism knowledge with applied economic reasoning. Delivered over 15 to 18 months across online, on-campus and distance modes, this UK Level 5+ Higher Diploma sits within the Tourism and Destination Management department and is aligned with practice referenced by the Tourism Society, WTTC and the Chartered Management Institute. Learners work through units on visitor economy modelling, price sensitivity, elasticity, spillover measurement and department-level economic reporting.

By graduation, students can build a small visitor economy model for a UK region, run a defensible price sensitivity analysis, translate elasticity thinking into department-lead pricing decisions and brief a tourism executive on economic impact with balanced evidence.

Key Features

Twelve-unit Higher Diploma aligned to Level 5+ tourism economics articulation practice
Content referenced against Tourism Society, WTTC and CMI economic commentary
Live case studies drawn from UK regional visitor economies
Structured modelling templates used across LSTITM's articulation routes
Pricing and elasticity drills for department-lead decision making
Progression route into LSTITM's BA and MSc tourism economics-linked pathways
Career mentoring with London tourism analysts and destination economists

Every feature on the Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics is scaffolded so that Advanced Diploma graduates and experienced supervisors can articulate their tourism knowledge with applied economic reasoning at department-lead depth. Tutors bring live UK regional visitor economy models so learners see how economic thinking actually reaches a tourism executive decision. Assessment blends portfolio work with observed economic briefings across a full articulation cycle.

What You Will Learn

Building a small visitor economy model for a UK region
Running defensible price sensitivity analysis at department-lead depth
Translating elasticity thinking into pricing decisions
Briefing a tourism executive on economic impact
Reading economic commentary from WTTC and Tourism Society
Measuring visitor spillover across nearby local economies
Handling department-level economic questions from senior leadership
Preparing evidence packs suitable for regional economic tourism consultation

Skills are practised through structured visitor economy models, price sensitivity workbooks, elasticity analyses and executive economic briefs drawn from live UK regional cases. Each learner leaves the Higher Diploma with a portfolio of department-lead economic artefacts ready for a UK tourism board or consultancy interview at articulation level and further degree study.

Who This Course Is For

Advanced Diploma graduates progressing into department-lead economic roles
Tourism practitioners moving into pricing and revenue leadership
International applicants building UK articulation-level economic evidence
Career changers with economic backgrounds moving into tourism decisions

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics suits LSTITM Advanced Diploma graduates progressing into department-lead economic roles, tourism practitioners moving into pricing and revenue leadership and international applicants preparing to join UK tourism boards and consultancies with credible articulation-level economic evidence. Career changers with economic backgrounds in adjacent sectors take this Higher Diploma to translate their reasoning into tourism-specific commercial applications across UK regional economies and international destinations, and existing operator finance staff use it to move into department-lead pricing decisions with structured economic evidence across the full trading cycle at articulation depth.

Career Pathways

Tourism Economics Coordinator
Department Lead Tourism Economist (Junior)
Tourism Pricing Analyst (Articulation)
Regional Tourism Economics Officer
Tourism Investment Analyst
Tourism Consultancy Economist (Support)
Tourism Policy Economist (Support)

LSTITM's careers service supports Higher Diploma graduates with articulation CVs, economic portfolio guidance and introductions to London tourism boards, regional development agencies and consultancies recruiting department-lead economic talent.

Entry Requirements

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

Why Study at LSTITM

LSTITM is the London School of Tourism and International Travel Management, a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the destination, business, systems and strategic disciplines that shape modern global tourism. Every LSTITM programme is aligned with recognised UK tourism and marketing bodies including the Tourism Society, the Institute of Travel and Tourism, ABTA, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and UKHospitality, so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.

Our curriculum is written by former destination directors, travel-industry technologists, tourism consultants and marketing leaders, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals and international students. LSTITM'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 consultancy, corporate development and executive tourism leadership.

Apply for Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics

Applications for the Higher Diploma in Tourism Economics open across the year. Submit your Advanced Diploma transcript or equivalent Level 5 evidence, references, portfolio statement and English-language proof through the LSTITM portal, and complete an interview with the LSTITM admissions team. Complete your operational-to-managerial articulation with LSTITM. Enrol Now