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Digital Hospitality and Travel Leadership at University of West London - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

The global tourism industry is the seventh fastest-growing industry in the world with the hospitality sector alone worth £2.5 trillion to the global economy. This course has been developed in consultation with the industry and offers a fascinating insight into the continuously changing arena of digital hospitality and travel services. Finding the connections between leadership and digital disruption is not easy and involves a radical transformation of organisations in the sector. These three key themes - leadership, digital disruption, and transformation - are the foundation of this course. Addressing the talent needs of the future, the course has been designed to equip a new generation of leaders with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that will enable you to exploit disruptive technologies, develop innovative digital travel services and drive your organisation’s digital transformation for operational efficiencies and enhanced customer value. As well as providing insight into the transformative potential of technologies such as Big Data, AI, Machine Learning, Robotics and the Internet of Things in hospitality and travel. You can choose to qualify with these awards:

  • PG Dip - full-time for 8 months or part-time for 20 months
  • PG Cert - full-time for 4 months or part-time for a minimum of 8 months
  • MSc - full-time for one year or part-time for two years.
The MSc Digital Hospitality and Travel Leadership focuses on the exploitation of digital transformations to improve business and customer services, a key feature of management positions within the hospitality and travel sectors. Although there are elements of IT within the course, this is not a course about developing computer programmes and mobile apps. Throughout the programme, you will be able to assess how technology is helping organisations look at the way they interact with both their internal and external stakeholders as well as adapt to changes in the micro and macro environment. You will develop a broad and in-depth understanding of the evolving field of travel and hospitality technology enhancing your ability to analyse business and organisational strategy for planning and implementing new technologies for the traveller and guest experience. You will develop plans to overcome the challenges of the integration of digital tools and systems in its business culture and processes as well as devising techniques for attracting and retaining talent that is fluent in using digital tools and analytical strategies. You will learn the importance of data management, analysis and practice of the methods employed in industry to resolve a variety of challenges and problems in the hospitality and travel sectors; whilst exploring the leadership skills and traits required to facilitate an entrepreneurial environment, in today’s ever-changing work environment, where businesses operate in an environment that is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Through the programme, we aim to enhance your mindset to become more agile in the ways you innovate and manage your businesses in the digital hospitality and travel ecosystem. The course is supported by industry and guest lecturers from industry will be a feature of this programme, bringing to life the key aspects of the course.

Entry requirements

Applicants would be expected to have a related honours degree 2.2 or above from a UK university, or its equivalent. Applicants without the above qualifications but possessing relevant work experience are invited to apply. In exceptional circumstances, candidates seeking entry onto the programme without non-standard academic qualifications will be considered in accordance with the University’s policy for the Recognition of Prior (Experiential) Learning.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Please refer to www.uwl.ac.uk for fee information
Digital Hospitality and Travel Leadership at University of West London - UCAS