MSc in Tourism Leadership Innovation
Course Overview
The MSc in Tourism Leadership Innovation is a research-informed executive Master's programme running twelve to eighteen months that prepares senior tourism leadership innovators for corporate development, portfolio innovation and board-level practice across UK and international organisations. The curriculum is aligned with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Tourism Society, BCS and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) references, so students engage with the executive innovation vocabulary used across London tourism corporate development directorates, innovation partners and executive consultancy houses. The programme sits inside LSTITM's Tourism Professional and Strategic Studies department and includes a substantial research dissertation on a chosen leadership innovation question.
By graduation you will lead executive tourism leadership innovation decisions, own portfolio innovation strategies, coordinate senior stakeholder cycles at board level and produce publishable research on a chosen leadership innovation question. You will leave with a research dissertation, executive-quality innovation case studies and evidence of senior board engagement that London tourism executive teams recognise. The programme also develops disciplined executive governance and research-informed innovation leadership skills expected of Master's-level tourism leadership innovators.
Key Features
- Research-informed executive Master's aligned with CMI, Tourism Society, BCS and WTTC references for tourism leadership innovation.
- Executive academic modules covering portfolio innovation, corporate development and executive innovation practice.
- Substantial research dissertation on a chosen tourism leadership innovation question.
- Structured coaching in board-level briefing writing, non-executive engagement and executive readouts.
- Introduction to tourism corporate development including M&A basics, portfolio structuring and partnership design.
- Portfolio of executive innovation case studies, research dissertation and board-quality readouts.
- Weekly readings from CMI, Tourism Society and WTTC public materials on executive innovation practice.
- Tutor-led coaching on writing publishable innovation research and board briefings for tourism boards.
- Simulation exercises drawn from realistic London tourism corporate development scenarios.
- Career support for corporate development, innovation director and consultancy roles.
What You Will Learn
- Leading executive tourism leadership innovation decisions across portfolio, corporate and partnership dimensions.
- Owning portfolio innovation strategies across a small set of tourism business programmes.
- Coordinating senior stakeholder cycles at board and non-executive committee level.
- Producing publishable research to Master's standard on a chosen tourism leadership innovation question.
- Writing board-level innovation briefings that align product, marketing and corporate development teams.
- Preparing executive innovation readouts for tourism boards and non-executive committees.
- Applying CMI-referenced executive governance around delegation, coaching and succession.
- Coordinating tourism innovation corporate development with M&A basics and partnership review.
- Reading tourism corporate development releases and identifying strategic implications.
- Handling multi-cultural board-level stakeholder groups with confident, research-informed innovation narratives.
Who This Course Is For
- Bachelor graduates progressing into executive tourism leadership innovation practice in London.
- Career changers moving from senior innovation directorates into tourism-specific executive practice.
- International applicants preparing for senior corporate development and consultancy careers.
- Junior tourism innovation directors wanting formal recognition of executive practice with research evidence.
- Applicants planning progression into corporate development director and executive innovation leadership.
Career Pathways
- Head of Tourism Innovation
- Tourism Corporate Development Director
- Tourism Programme Director (Senior)
- Tourism Consultancy Partner
- Chief Tourism Officer
- Global Tourism Manager (Senior)
- Tourism Investment Analyst (Senior)
The LSTITM careers service coaches every learner on CV, LinkedIn and interview technique and pairs candidates with executive innovation vacancies from London corporate development directorates, innovation partners and consultancy houses. Career support continues throughout executive-track progression, with dedicated interview clinics for tourism corporate development and non-executive positions.
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 for international applicants.
- A 500-word research statement on the applicant's chosen area of leadership innovation specialisation.
- Two academic or professional references and a short interview with the 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 shaping modern global tourism. Alignment with recognised UK bodies including the Tourism Society, ITT, ABTA, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and UKHospitality means LSTITM graduates carry credible, industry-referenced study.
Our curriculum is written by former destination directors, travel technologists, tourism consultants and marketing leaders, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals, senior tourism practitioners and international applicants alike. Career services span CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and warm introductions to London executive tourism leadership innovation teams across corporate development directorates and consultancy partners.
Apply for MSc in Tourism Leadership Innovation
The MSc in Tourism Leadership Innovation is your executive route into board-level tourism leadership innovation practice with the research foundation London senior tourism organisations recognise. Bring your executive innovation experience, appetite for research and interest in board-level corporate development decisions and turn it into a Master's dissertation and executive portfolio the sector respects. Applications open across the year for on-campus, online and distance-learning routes and admissions can advise on the right fit. Advance into executive tourism leadership with LSTITM. Enrol Now.
