Hospitality & hotel
internships in Lisbon

Why Lisbon for hospitality

Tourism is one of the pillars of the Portuguese economy, and Lisbon is its busiest city destination. The city has everything from international hotel chains and design hotels to family-run guesthouses, with strong demand all year, not only in summer. For a VET student, this means a real working environment with international guests and a pace that is hard to recreate in a training restaurant at school.

Where students work

• Front office and reception: check-in and check-out, reservations, guest requests, concierge support.
• Housekeeping: room standards, inspection routines, laundry and stock management.
• Food and beverage: breakfast service, restaurant and bar, room service.
• Events and meetings: room set-up, coffee breaks, banqueting support.

Every host hotel is checked by our team for quality of supervision, a real learning plan and relevance to VET hospitality curricula. Each student has a named supervisor at the hotel.

What students learn

Learning outcomes are agreed with your school in the Learning Agreement. In hospitality placements they usually include customer service in English in a multicultural setting, hotel operating procedures and property-management software, quality and hygiene standards, and teamwork across departments.

How it works

1. Your school sends us its profile, group size, sector and dates. We reply with a proposal within 48 hours.
2. We match each student to a host company based on their course, language level and learning objectives. Your school approves every match.
3. We prepare the documents: Learning Agreements, supervision plans and the paperwork your Erasmus+ grant needs.
4. Arrival: airport pickup, accommodation, an orientation day, then the placement starts.
5. Evaluation: supervisor assessment and a Europass Mobility certificate for every student.