What are the benefits of the Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management?

The Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management offers numerous benefits, including:

• Industry-recognised qualification accredited by OTHM , enhancing your career prospects and professional credibility
• Flexible online learning that fits around your schedule, allowing you to balance work and study commitments
• Practical skills development applicable to real-world scenarios, preparing you for the challenges of tourism and hospitality management
• Expertise in strategic management and marketing to drive business growth and success
• Access to a global network of like-minded professionals and industry experts
• Enhanced career progression opportunities in senior management roles within the tourism and hospitality sector

If "What are the benefits of the Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management?" is shaping your shortlist, use the points below to decide whether the Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management is the right next move.

• Align the credit value with any top-up, MBA, or professional route you already have in mind.
• Online delivery suits careers that cannot pause for campus study — materials and assessments stay in the LSBR portal.
• Check that OTHM recognition matches what your employer or next university expects.
• Map the Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management outcomes to the role title or promotion you want in the next 12–24 months.

Core modules and themes from the Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management:

• Strategic Management and Marketing — The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of strategic management and marketing in tourism and hospitality organisations. Learners will study a range of organisations and apply theories to understand strategic decision-making and strategic marketing.
• Destination Management — The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ ability to analyse the role of tourism and the visitor economy in modern international tourism destinations from a range of theoretical perspectives. Learners will gain a critical understanding of broader perspectives required to manage and market tourism in the modern international destination, and to inform their tourism and marketing strategies.
• International Tourism Policy and Development — The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ critical understanding of the principles of tourism policy and how these relate to issues of development. Learners will evaluate theories of international development and apply these to a tourism context. Learners will also apply development indicators and create proposals for tourism projects to address development problems.
• Digital Tourism and Hospitality — The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ ability to critically analyse the role of technology within the tourism and hospitality industry, including the evaluation of the impacts of new and emerging technology on organisational operations. Learners will consider the emergence of the digital concept and analyse the influence of social media from both consumer and organisation perspectives
• Advanced Research Methods — The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ research skills and their ability to examinine and critique a range of research paradigms and techniques, in a tourism and hospitality research context. The unit will provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to identify and investigate problems and issues within tourism and hospitality and to apply appropriate research methods.
• Organisational Behaviour in International Contexts — The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of a range of theoretical and empirical approaches to organisational behaviour in the tourism and hospitality industry. Learners will examine concepts of culture and its multifaceted impacts on managerial behaviour. Learners will review and analyse complex issues that managers have to resolve. Learners will gain a detailed grounding in managing in different cultural contexts and in the management of diverse individuals, groups and teams.

Check you are a strong match before you apply:

• The Level 7 qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Learners will be expected to hold the following:
• Level 6 Qualification or an Undergraduate Honour’s Degree or an equivalent international qualification OR
• Learners who have work experience and demonstrate drive and ambition to start their own business, or work in business development; OR
• Learners who possess a first degree in another discipline and want to develop their own business or shift careers. In certain circumstances, learners with considerable experience but NO FORMAL QUALIFICATION may be considered, subject to interview and being able to demonstrate their ability to cope with the demands of the programme. The qualification is offered in English.

1. Apply online — open enrolment for the Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management and complete your details.
2. Pay the £10 application fee — reserves your application and unlocks the next steps.
3. Upload documents and start — once accepted, access the learner portal and begin your modules.

Everything you need to decide is on this page — when you are ready, enrol above or use the application button at the bottom.