How long does the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management take to complete?

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Management runs over a duration band of 15 to 18 months. LSTITM structures the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management so students can pace study around work and personal commitments across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes.

How is the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management delivered?

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Management is delivered flexibly across on-campus sessions in London, live online seminars and structured distance-learning modules. Applicants to the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management can choose the delivery mix that best fits their schedule and location.

Is the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management recognised in the UK?

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Management is a UK Level 5+ articulation qualification aligned with CMI senior-management standards. Graduates of the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management articulate into LSTITM Bachelor honours top-up routes.

What are the entry requirements for the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management?

Entry to the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management requires a Level 5 qualification or 3+ years' supervisory tourism experience. Applicants to the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management complete an interview.

How much does the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management cost, and is funding available?

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Management sits within LSTITM's Higher Diploma fee band, with instalment plans and international scholarship options. The Higher Diploma in Tourism Management fees team confirms current bands.

Higher Diploma in Tourism Management | LSTITM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Higher Diploma in Tourism Management is an LSTITM Higher Diploma (UK Level 5+ articulation) programme running for a duration band of 15 to 18 months. It is structured for Level 5+ articulation into honours-degree study and delivered by academics, industry contributors and practitioners from London's Tourism & Destination Management community. The course centres on tourism management, taught across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes so that UK-based and international applicants can study without disrupting their working commitments.

By graduation, students on the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management are producing department-head-grade work drawn from destination stewardship, visitor journey design and place-based tourism development. This Higher Diploma articulates operational tourism experience into department-head practice for UK destinations, tour operators and travel-technology firms. You will build cross-functional management capability spanning operations, marketing, systems and commercial planning at UK Level 5+ articulation.

Key Features

Integrated management studios covering department-head practice across LSTITM specialisms.
Alignment with CMI Level 5+ articulation for degree top-up progression.
Reference to Tourism Society, UKHospitality and ABTA senior-management themes.
Portfolio project leading a UK tourism organisation's cross-department review.
Guest sessions with London DMO, operator and travel-tech senior leaders.
Direct articulation into LSTITM's Bachelor honours top-up routes.

What You Will Learn

Lead cross-department operations across a UK tourism organisation.
Coordinate commercial, marketing and systems teams towards shared KPIs.
Interpret consolidated performance data across operations and channels.
Manage senior colleagues through appraisal, development and succession.
Lead operational change including new markets, products and partnerships.
Apply UK employment, safeguarding and consumer-protection duties at department-head level.
Coach middle managers through recovery and crisis response.
Prepare board-ready operational and commercial briefs.

Who This Course Is For

Advanced Diploma graduates progressing into department-head tourism roles.
Experienced tourism supervisors articulating their practice into degree-level study.
International applicants seeking a UK Level 5+ articulation qualification in tourism.
Career changers with senior operational leadership experience entering tourism.

Alongside the taught modules, the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management incorporates seminar reflection, small-group critique and live-brief clinics with LSTITM industry contributors. Learners on the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management join a peer cohort drawn from UK, European and international backgrounds, which supports the cross-market perspective expected of modern Tourism & Destination Management professionals. This mixed learning environment consolidates the tourism management themes into working practice and gives every student a reference network in the London tourism community they can draw on across their career.

Assessment on the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management blends practical portfolio work, short written reflections and applied case exercises drawn from live UK travel-industry briefs. Teaching staff on the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management give structured formative feedback throughout the programme so students know exactly where they stand against the Higher Diploma (UK Level 5+ articulation) learning outcomes. LSTITM's academic team also supports every learner with study-skills tutorials, referencing clinics and an academic-integrity induction that meets UK higher-education expectations across on-campus, online and distance-learning delivery modes. Students also access a dedicated learning portal with reading lists, recorded lectures and industry-current examples that keep the tourism management content connected to real UK travel-industry practice.

Career Pathways

Tourism Department Head
Destination Manager (Senior)
Head of Guest Services (Travel)
Regional Tourism Manager
Tour Operator Manager
Tourism Programme Director (Junior)

Graduates of the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management are supported by the LSTITM careers service, which offers CV coaching, LinkedIn reviews and introductions across London tourism boards, tour operators, OTAs, airline ground services and destination management organisations.

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 (ITT), ABTA and the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), 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 for 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 Management

Applications for the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management are open now for the next intake. Speak with LSTITM's admissions team to discuss entry routes, delivery mode, funding and progression from your current qualification or role. Complete your operational-to-managerial articulation with LSTITM, and secure your place on the Higher Diploma in Tourism Management today. Enrol Now.