How long is the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies?

The MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies runs 12 to 18 months. Full-time students complete the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies in around a year.

How is this programme delivered?

The MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies is delivered on-campus, online and via distance learning. Every route to the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies includes research seminars and executive case studies.

Is this UK-recognised?

The MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies is an LSTITM postgraduate award aligned with ITT, Tourism Society and WTTC reference standards for airline collaboration practice.

What entry criteria apply?

Applicants to the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies need a 2:2 honours degree or 5+ years senior experience and IELTS 6.5. A research statement supports the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies application.

How much is the tuition?

Current tuition for the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies is published by LSTITM Admissions. The MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies offers postgraduate instalments.

MSc Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies | LSTITM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies is a 12 to 18 month postgraduate qualification for senior practitioners working at the interface of airline networks, destination organisations and tourism boards. It is aligned with the Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT), Tourism Society and WTTC reference standards for airline and destination collaboration.

By graduation, students can lead joint airline and destination programmes, brief boards on route development and tourism cooperation and author a research-informed dissertation on airline and destination collaboration.

Assessment on the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies combines executive assignments, a research-informed dissertation and one strategic capstone. Learners select their dissertation topic in the first term so that every subsequent module contributes to their final research question, and the resulting dissertation is a portfolio document ready for use in senior airline and destination interviews.

Key Features

Delivered on-campus in London, online and via distance learning
Curriculum aligned with ITT, Tourism Society and WTTC references
Postgraduate MSc with a dissertation on airline collaboration studies
Research-informed seminars on route development and joint marketing
Case studies from UK airline groups, tourism boards and airports
Executive coaching for airline and destination leadership transitions
Career service for airline and destination-side executive roles
Dissertation topic chosen in term one so every module reinforces the research question
Strategic capstone reviewed by a panel of LSTITM industry faculty

What You Will Learn

Airline network planning basics and route economics
Joint marketing structures between airlines and destination boards
Air-service development instruments and airline incentive programmes
Cooperative decision-making frameworks at airport hubs
Research methods for airline collaboration dissertations
Executive briefing formats for route committees and boards
Ethics and geopolitical intelligence in airline destination programmes
Sustainability and decarbonisation considerations for airline partnerships
Executive research methodology including qualitative and quantitative design
Postgraduate academic writing to publication-ready standards
Executive coaching cadences with LSTITM aviation and destination faculty

Who This Course Is For

Bachelor graduates targeting executive airline destination roles
Senior tourism board staff moving into airline collaboration briefs
International postgraduate applicants targeting UK aviation MSc study
Career changers with 5+ years airline commercial experience
Aspiring heads of route development and airline partnerships in tourism

Career Pathways

Airline Ground Services Manager (Executive)
Tourism Corporate Development Manager (Aviation)
Global Tourism Manager (Airline)
Head of Tourism Development (Aviation)
Tourism Consultancy Partner (Aviation)
Regional Tourism Director (Route Development)
Tourism Board Coordinator (Aviation)

LSTITM's careers service connects MSc students with executive aviation and destination recruiters at UK airline groups, airports and tourism boards, plus executive coaching.

MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies students also benefit from a quarterly executive aviation salon where working route development directors and airline commercial heads share live route dilemmas with the cohort. Distance-learning students join by video and receive sanitised route papers and joint marketing frameworks for their own reference. Past alumni consistently cite this salon as the feature that most translated postgraduate airline collaboration theory into the confidence to step into a route committee conversation.

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 senior tourism or airline experience
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band under 6.0) or equivalent English proficiency
A 500-word research statement on the applicant's chosen area of airline collaboration
Two academic or professional references and a short interview

Applicants who narrowly miss the IELTS 6.5 threshold can take LSTITM's postgraduate pre-sessional English support before joining the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies, and international applicants receive a personal admissions reply within three working days. Applicants without a first degree but with five years of senior airline or destination commercial experience should submit a portfolio statement and a research proposal to be considered.

Why Study at LSTITM

LSTITM is the London School of Tourism and International Travel Management, a specialist division of Harold International College of London. Every LSTITM programme is aligned with the Tourism Society, ITT, ABTA, CIM and UKHospitality reference frameworks.

Our postgraduate curriculum is written by former route development directors, airline commercial leaders and destination consultants and delivered across three flexible modes with dedicated executive career support.

Master's graduates from LSTITM's airline collaboration studies route step into executive roles with a research-informed dissertation, an industry-facing capstone and a personal executive coaching relationship maintained for the full duration of study. Alumni report that this triple combination is what most differentiates the LSTITM postgraduate aviation experience from more academic MSc routes elsewhere in the UK sector.

Apply for MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies

Applications are open now for the next intake of the MSc in Tourism Airline Collaboration Studies. Advance into executive tourism leadership with LSTITM and secure a research-informed postgraduate MSc on airline collaboration. Termly intakes are open across on-campus, online and distance-learning modes so senior professionals can pick the route that best fits their executive commitments. Applications are reviewed on a first-come basis and the LSTITM admissions team responds within three working days. Enrol Now.