It can. The Hotel Manager entry accepts a post-secondary diploma or certificate in hotel or restaurant management together with three years of experience in that field. Both halves must be documented, and the experience must be management rather than general hospitality work.
Two documents, not one
Applicants relying on the experience route need to document both halves of the qualification. The diploma establishes the subject matter, and the experience is a separate requirement with its own evidentiary burden. Useful evidence is a letter from each relevant employer stating the dates, the position, the departments and staff for which the applicant was responsible, and the fact that the role was management within a hotel or restaurant operation.
Payroll records or contracts can corroborate the dates. The duties must establish management rather than general hospitality work. The USMCA entry requires three years of hotel or restaurant management experience but does not state that those years must follow the diploma, so document the complete qualifying period rather than imposing an extra sequencing rule.