MSc in Tourism Risk Management
Course Overview
The MSc in Tourism Risk Management is an LSTITM Master (MSc / MA) programme delivered over a 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route window, sitting inside the school's Tourism & Destination Management portfolio and focused on how tourism organisations identify, price and manage the strategic, operational and reputational risks that shape modern travel businesses. It is aligned with recognised UK tourism-sector practice through bodies such as the Tourism Society and the Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT), giving applicants a credible, industry-referenced study route into the field.
By the point of graduation, students on the MSc in Tourism Risk Management are leading a tourism risk management function at executive level, with dissertation-quality evidence supporting risk-appetite decisions to the board, ready to move into the next step of their tourism and travel career with structured evidence of study behind them.
Key Features
- Research-informed postgraduate route with dissertation or capstone
- Aligned with Tourism Society, WTTC and CMI executive risk-management practice
- Modules on enterprise risk, crisis response and reputational risk
- Case work on UK tourism crisis and disruption events
- Guest boards with tourism CROs and insurance-industry specialists
- Assessed by an executive risk-management dissertation or capstone
What You Will Learn
- Build an enterprise risk register for a tourism business
- Set risk appetite and tolerance for board approval
- Design crisis-response playbooks for tourism scenarios
- Model financial impact of tourism disruption events
- Assess reputational risk in tourism brand contexts
- Coordinate insurance, legal and compliance around risk decisions
- Produce a dissertation-level applied study on tourism risk
Who This Course Is For
- Senior tourism operations and strategy leads targeting risk portfolios
- Consultants specialising in tourism risk and resilience
- Bachelor graduates with tourism experience targeting an MSc
- International applicants targeting UK executive tourism risk roles
Career Pathways
- Head of Tourism Risk
- Chief Tourism Officer (Risk Track)
- Tourism Strategy Consultant (Risk)
- Tourism Corporate Development Manager (Risk)
- Tourism Consultancy Partner (Risk)
- Global Tourism Manager (Risk)
- Tourism Investment Analyst (Risk)
The LSTITM careers service supports every MSc in Tourism Risk Management student with CV clinics, LinkedIn reviews, interview coaching and warm introductions to London-based tour operators, tourism boards, OTAs, airlines and hospitality partners across the visitor economy.
Progression from the MSc in Tourism Risk Management feeds naturally into LSTITM's higher-level routes, so students who complete this qualification can articulate cleanly into an Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma or full honours degree without repeating study already covered.
Every module on the MSc in Tourism Risk Management is written to leave learners with concrete evidence they can add to a portfolio, whether that is a report, a plan, a pitch or a reflective log, so the study time turns directly into materials that employers value.
Tutors on the MSc in Tourism Risk Management come from the working UK tourism and travel industry and set assessments that mirror real briefs, so learners are practising against the same problems their future employers face rather than abstract textbook exercises.
Learners on the MSc in Tourism Risk Management join a live cohort with structured peer review, group projects and mentor conversations, meaning the LSTITM study experience carries an informal professional network beyond the modules themselves.
The MSc in Tourism Risk Management is deliberately mapped to the language, KPIs and workflow that recruiters recognise in tour operators, tourism boards, OTAs and travel-technology employers, so applications reference concrete deliverables from the course.
Assessment on the MSc in Tourism Risk Management is spread across the study window rather than concentrated at the end, so tutors can coach improvement between submissions and learners avoid the pressure of a single high-stakes exam.
LSTITM keeps the MSc in Tourism Risk Management cohort size intentionally moderate so that every learner receives personal tutor time on their assessment work, which is critical for the reflective and applied elements of the syllabus.
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, Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT), ABTA, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and UKHospitality, so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.
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Ready to take your next step in tourism? Applications for the MSc in Tourism Risk Management are open now through LSTITM Admissions, with rolling intakes across the year and support for UK, EU and international applicants. Advance into executive tourism leadership with LSTITM and secure your place on the MSc in Tourism Risk Management. Enrol Now.
