FOR HOTEL SCHOOLS

The industry's real tools —
in your classroom.

We partner with hotel schools and hospitality management programmes worldwide, making HotelCompass available as a curriculum tool so students trace end-to-end what it takes to arrive at an operational hotel — and graduate fluent in the real work of the industry, not just its theory.

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WHY PARTNER WITH HOTELCOMPASS

Six ways your institution benefits.

We built HotelCompass with practitioners — the same hoteliers and accountants whose judgement shapes the industry your students are entering. Extending that to the classroom is, in our view, a basic obligation.
1
Real industry tools, not simulations
Your students use the same feasibility engine, financial models, BOQ audit tools, operator database, and HMA templates that real developers, investors, and banks use on live deals. No toy simulations. The skills transfer directly.
2
Curriculum that mirrors the real workflow
Students work through the actual sequence of a hotel development — site appraisal → feasibility → financial model → operator selection → HMA negotiation → construction → opening → operations. Nothing missed, nothing out of order.
3
Graduates who are industry-ready
Your alumni arrive at employers already fluent in USALI 12th Edition, HMA clause structures, feasibility discipline, and the realistic economics of an African mid-market hotel. That means one less training burden for employers — and better placement rates for you.
4
A platform your faculty can teach with
Faculty get administrator dashboards, sample case studies, downloadable assignment briefs, and guided walkthroughs. Designed so lecturers — including those without recent industry experience — can teach the platform with confidence from week one.
5
A live pipeline of real African projects
Students see actual pipeline data — proposed and under-construction hotels across 54 African countries, refreshed weekly. Final-year projects can be grounded in real market conditions, not textbook case studies that were fresh a decade ago.
6
Direct connection to the industry
Institutions on the HotelCompass programme become part of a network that includes developers, operators, investors, and DFIs using the platform. Guest lectures, industry mentorship, and internship pipelines follow naturally.
ONBOARDING IN FOUR STEPS

How we bring your programme onto the platform.

From first enquiry to your first cohort of students working live in the platform, typically three to six weeks.
Step One
Apply
Submit your institution's details via the application form at the bottom of this page. We review within five business days.
Step Two
Scoping Call
A senior HotelCompass team member meets your programme director to understand your curriculum, course structure, and cohort size. We map platform modules to your modules.
Step Three
Faculty Enablement
Two training sessions for faculty plus self-paced access to the Academic Tutorials library — 20 structured modules — 8 student modules completing the Foundation tier, plus 12 lecturer modules across three teaching pillars covering how to teach, how to stay industry-current, and how to run a coherent hospitality-finance programme. Your lecturers leave ready to deliver.
Step Four
Cohort Onboarding
Students get their own secure accounts under your institution's workspace. Lecturers and students use the self-paced tutorial library as their primary onboarding — with 20 structured modules, quizzes, and a downloadable Certificate of Completion. Our team is reachable by email for escalations beyond the tutorials.
CURRICULUM MAPPING

Which of your courses the platform supports.

HotelCompass modules map cleanly to the standard hospitality-management curriculum. Below is a typical mapping; we'll refine it against your specific programme during onboarding.
Course / ModuleHotelCompass Tools Used
Hotel Development & Feasibility AI Feasibility Engine · Site Appraisal Wizard · Market Intelligence (54 countries)
Hospitality Finance & Investment 8-Year USALI 12th Edition Financial Model · Three-Approach Valuation (DCF / Income Cap / Comparables) · Funding Wizard (DFI / PE / Debt / Islamic)
Hotel Operations & Management KPI Benchmarking · Rate Optimisation · Staffing & Payroll Calculator · SOP Generation
Hotel Management Agreements & Brand Strategy Operator Database (40+ brands) · HMA Drafting Tool · Clause-Level Negotiation Guide
Revenue Management Demand-Based Pricing · RevPAR Analytics · Competitor Benchmarking (ADR / Occupancy / RevPAR)
Construction & Pre-Opening BOQ Audit & Value Engineering · FF&E and OS&E Scheduling · Pre-Opening Budget Models
Sustainability & ESG in Hospitality ESG Scorecard · Green Certification Roadmap (EDGE / LEED / IFC Performance Standards)
Hospitality Law & Regulation HMA Clause Library · Jurisdiction-Specific Regulatory Notes · Knowledge Base
Strategic Management (Capstone) Full Development Case Simulation — students take a site from feasibility to opening, with live data
Extensive Tutorial Library · Self-Paced Certification

Lecturers and students train themselves.

Our tutorial library covers 20 structured modules across two tracks — 12 for lecturers covering how to teach the Foundation curriculum, how to stay industry-current, and classroom craft; 8 for students completing the full Foundation tier of hospitality-finance fundamentals from asset-class literacy through to the advisor profession. Intermediate, Advanced and Capstone tiers are in active development. Each module carries a self-check quiz. Completing 50% of a track unlocks a verified Certificate of Completion bearing our Seal of Authenticity.

FOR LECTURERS

12 modules · ~11 hours

Teaching the Fundamentals
  • Teaching Hotels as an Asset Class
  • Teaching Classification, Segmentation and Positioning
  • Teaching the Development Lifecycle
  • Teaching USALI and Operator Economics
Industry Currency
  • Staying Current on Brands, Operators and HMAs
  • Following Hotel Capital Markets
  • Keeping Current on Operational Technology
  • Market Updates — Africa, EMEA and APAC
Classroom Craft
  • Case Teaching for Hospitality Finance
  • Assessment Design for Financial Modules
  • Industry Guest Lecturers and Site Visits
  • Building a Coherent Hospitality-Finance Programme
FOR STUDENTS

8 modules · ~11 hours

Foundation · Industry Fundamentals
  • The Hotel Industry as an Asset Class
  • Hotel Classification, Segmentation & Positioning
  • The Development Lifecycle — From Idea to Stabilisation
  • Demand Drivers and Site Selection Theory
  • USALI 12th Edition
  • KPIs Beyond USALI
  • The Investor Universe
  • The Advisor Role
Intermediate, Advanced and Capstone tiers are in active development — schools enrolled now receive all future modules at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion
Issued automatically at 50%+ track completion. Verifiable. Downloadable as PDF with our hand-signed Seal of Authenticity.
Apply for access →
A note on support: The tutorial library is designed for complete self-orientation. Our team responds to email for escalations not covered by the tutorials, but we deliberately do not offer live helpdesk support — the tutorials answer 95% of questions faster than a call would.
WHAT YOUR STUDENTS RECEIVE

Each student's own workspace.

Every student on the programme gets their own secure account, provisioned under your institution's master workspace. They keep access for the duration of their studies. Their completed capstone work is portable — they take it with them when they graduate.
  • Personal login and private workspace
  • Unlimited feasibility studies across five countries of their choice
  • Unlimited financial models (USALI 12th Edition)
  • Full access to the 40-brand operator database
  • Graded assignment submissions visible to their faculty
  • Portfolio export on graduation — PDF, Word, Excel
  • Industry-recognised certificate on completion of the programme
  • Alumni access — continued 30% discount on personal use after graduation
HotelCompass Seal of Authenticity
Every graduate portfolio carries the HotelCompass Seal
Work produced on the platform bears our seal of authenticity when exported — signalling to future employers that the analysis was built with industry-standard tooling, not a classroom simulation.
ACCESS & FEES

Free for accredited educational institutions.

HotelCompass is provided at no cost to accredited hospitality programmes, tourism colleges, and university business schools. This is our contribution to the next generation of African hoteliers.
ACADEMIC PARTNER PROGRAMME
Free· for accredited institutions
For paying commercial clients, pricing starts at USD 41/month. Academic access is sponsored entirely by the platform.
  • Unlimited student accounts under your institution's workspace
  • Faculty administrator dashboards with grading and progress tracking
  • Pre-built curriculum units mapped to standard courses
  • Two faculty training sessions per academic year
  • Extensive self-paced tutorial library — 20 modules, quizzes, and a Certificate of Completion
  • Email-based support for questions the tutorials do not cover
  • Alumni retain 30% discount lifetime
  • Annual programme review and refresh
Apply for the Academic Partner Programme →
Applications are reviewed in the order received. We typically respond within five business days.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Train the next generation on real tools.

Your graduates deserve to enter the industry already speaking its language. HotelCompass is how we make that happen — together.
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