MSc in Tourism Industry Innovation
Course Overview
The MSc in Tourism Industry Innovation is a research-informed executive LSTITM Master's programme for senior tourism practitioners moving into innovation leadership across the travel systems sector. Delivered over 12 to 18 months across online, on-campus and distance modes, this postgraduate route sits within the Travel Systems and Global Tourism department and is aligned with practice referenced by BCS, TechUK, IATA and Tourism Society. Students work through modules on advanced tourism innovation, executive product leadership, ecosystem strategy, applied research and a supervised dissertation.
By graduation, students can lead a tourism innovation function at executive level, own executive product decisions, structure ecosystem partnerships and defend an original research dissertation before an academic panel.
Key Features
- Postgraduate curriculum aligned to executive UK travel innovation practice
- Content referenced against BCS, TechUK, IATA and Tourism Society commentary
- Applied innovation dissertation supervised by senior LSTITM tutors
- Structured executive innovation templates used across LSTITM Master's routes
- Executive coaching sessions across the postgraduate cycle
- Progression route into senior travel innovation leadership and consultancy
- Career mentoring with LSTITM alumni now in UK travel innovation executive roles
Every feature on the MSc in Tourism Industry Innovation is scaffolded so that undergraduate graduates and senior practitioners can move from graduate-level knowledge to executive innovation leadership. Tutors bring live UK and international travel innovation programmes so learners see how innovation actually reaches board-level outcomes. Assessment blends portfolio work with observed executive facilitation across a supervised dissertation cycle.
What You Will Learn
- Leading a tourism innovation function at executive level
- Owning executive product decisions across the travel systems sector
- Structuring ecosystem partnerships at executive depth
- Defending an original research dissertation before an academic panel
- Reading innovation commentary from BCS, TechUK and IATA
- Handling ethics and governance in senior travel innovation
- Facilitating executive innovation workshops with senior stakeholders
- Preparing evidence packs suitable for national travel innovation contributions
Skills are practised through executive innovation functions, product decisions, ecosystem strategies and applied research culminating in a full dissertation drawn from live UK innovation cases. Each learner leaves the MSc with a portfolio of executive innovation artefacts and a defended research dissertation ready for senior travel innovation roles across London travel systems employers.
Who This Course Is For
- Bachelor graduates progressing to executive travel innovation leadership
- Senior product and innovation leads moving into executive roles
- International applicants seeking a UK research-informed innovation Master's
- Career changers with 5+ years senior innovation experience in adjacent sectors
The MSc in Tourism Industry Innovation suits LSTITM BA graduates progressing to executive travel innovation leadership, senior product and innovation leads moving into executive roles and international applicants seeking a UK research-informed innovation Master's for their executive interviews across London travel systems employers and international OTAs. Career changers with 5+ years senior innovation experience in adjacent sectors take this MSc to translate their innovation judgement into travel-specific executive practice across UK OTA product teams and international travel technology employers alike, ahead of senior product director interviews.
Career Pathways
- Head of Travel Innovation
- Tourism Product Director
- Tourism Innovation Consultancy Partner
- Executive Innovation Advisor (Tourism)
- Head of Ecosystem Strategy (Tourism)
- Tourism Corporate Development Manager (Innovation)
- Tourism Executive Director (Innovation)
LSTITM's careers service supports MSc graduates with executive CV coaching, innovation portfolio guidance and introductions to London tourism innovation executive teams, OTAs and senior consultancies recruiting Master's-level talent.
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 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 tourism specialisation
- Two academic or professional references and a short interview
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 MSc in Tourism Industry Innovation
Applications for the MSc in Tourism Industry Innovation open on rolling postgraduate cycles. Submit your undergraduate transcript or equivalent, a 500-word research statement, references, English-language proof and complete an interview with the LSTITM postgraduate admissions team. Advance into executive tourism leadership with LSTITM. Enrol Now
