Our Study & Work in Spanish Hotels program offers you a unique opportunity to improve your Spanish and earn a small allowance while you gain valuable work experience in Spain’s hospitality industry. This program is available for students of many nationalities.

You will have a Spanish language immersion course at don Quijote before putting your new skills into practice on a paid work placement in a Hotel or Country House.

You will work in beautiful mainland Spain’s or in the Spanish Balearic or Canary Islands. You will have accommodation and meals provided during the work placement phase and you will earn an allowance of between € 200 and € 400 per month.

Practical Information - Study & Work in Spanish hotels

• Duration
  Spanish course: 4 weeks (minimum)
  Work experience:
  • 2 months for students from USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Japan
  • 2 months (minimum) to 4 months (maximum) for citizens of the EU, Iceland, Switzerland and Norway
• Eligibility, Citizenship
  Students between 18 - 30 years old from the EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan
• Eligibility, Interest in the Tourism Industry
  We require that participating students must be 18 - 30 years old and have either academic coursework or work experience in tourism, leisure, hospitality management or food service.
• Spanish Course
  Intensive course
• Spanish Level
  Upper intermediate preferred
• Start Dates
  All year round upon availability and length of stay.
• Age Range
  You must be 18 - 30 years old
• Accommodation
  Spanish course: Host family, student residence or shared student flat.
  Work placement: Full board, on site accommodation
• The School and work placement
  Spanish course: Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, Salamanca, Tenerife, Valencia, Seville, Malaga, Alicante, Cadiz, Pamplona or Marbella. More about our destinations
  Work placement: Spanish mainland, Mallorca, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote or Tenerife, depending on your preferences and subject to availability

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