Spain
Intern in Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona is one of Europe’s top tourism hubs, offering hospitality interns opportunities in boutique hotels, global chains, and tourism businesses in a vibrant, culturally rich city.
Internship Fields
Tourism & Hospitality Internships Abroad
Hospitality Internships in the World’s Most Exciting Tourism Destinations
Take Your Hospitality & Tourism Career International
Tourism and hospitality are one of the world’s biggest and fastest-changing industries. Professionals who succeed here are those who see it from a global perspective. An international hospitality internship does more than boost your resume. It helps you build cross-cultural skills, gain language confidence, and get real-world experience that employers in hotels, travel agencies, and tourism companies everywhere want.
Adelante Abroad places tourism and hospitality interns in top tourist destinations across Spain and South America. Some of our past students have worked at a boutique hotel in Barcelona, an eco-tourism agency in Chile, or a resort in Punta del Este, Uruguay. No matter your interests, we’ll help you find a placement that aligns with your goals and sets you on the right career path.
Our tourism and hospitality internships abroad run year-round, including summer, in five locations: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Punta del Este, Uruguay, and Viña del Mar & Valparaíso, Chile. Most placements require at least basic Spanish, but Adelante offers language classes at the start of your program to help you prepare.
Why Choose a Tourism & Hospitality Internship Abroad?
The hospitality industry rewards those who bring real international experience to the table. Here’s why tourism and hospitality students pursue internships abroad:
Work in world-class tourism destinations
Spain and South America attract millions of visitors every year. Gaining experience in these markets gives you insight into high-volume, high-expectation hospitality environments that translate everywhere.
Build bilingual hospitality skills
Working with Spanish-speaking guests, colleagues, and supervisors is one of the fastest ways to develop the language skills that give you a competitive edge in hotels, travel agencies, and tourism companies across the globe.
Explore different hospitality tracks
From hotel front office and event planning to eco-tourism operations and travel agency logistics, our placements cover the full breadth of the industry.
Gain cross-cultural guest service experience
Understanding how to serve and communicate with guests from different cultural backgrounds is a skill that hospitality employers actively seek and rarely find in domestically trained candidates.
Stand out for graduate roles and hotel management programs
International internship experience signals initiative, adaptability, and a global outlook that domestic placements simply can’t replicate.
Earn academic credit
Most Adelante interns receive academic credit through their home university, with full documentation support from our team.
These placements are open to candidates from hospitality management, tourism, hotel administration, event planning, business, and related fields. No specific degree is required; what matters most is a passion for the industry and a genuine enthusiasm for working with people from all different parts of the world.
What Will You Do as a Tourism & Hospitality Intern Abroad?
Your placement will depend on your destination, interests, and Spanish level, but here’s a look at the types of roles and responsibilities our tourism and hospitality interns may take on:
Hotel Internships Abroad
Hotel placements are available in boutique hotels, European chains, and large resort properties, including golf and tennis-centered hotels in Spain. Depending on your language level and background, you may work in various hotel departments such as guest services and reception, catering and room service, hotel administration, and event planning and management. It’s an immersive, fast-paced environment where each day brings something different, and your Spanish will improve faster than you can imagine.
Travel Agency & Tour Operations
Travel agency placements put you at the heart of the tourism industry. In Uruguay, interns work hands-on with tour operations, running logistics between the airport and capital hotels, accompanying vacationers on tours, and helping plan adventure trips for youth groups. It’s an active, client-facing role that builds communication, logistics, and customer service skills in an exciting environment.
Eco-Tourism & Extreme Tourism
Chile is home to some of Adelante’s most unique tourism placements, with extreme and eco-tourism agencies operating out of Viña del Mar and Valparaíso. These placements are ideal for candidates passionate about sustainable travel, outdoor adventure, and responsible tourism. You will work with an agency that takes guests off the beaten path, gaining insight into one of the fastest-growing segments of the global tourism industry.
Event Planning & Hospitality Management
Some of our hospitality placements focus on event planning, working within hotels or tourism organizations to coordinate and execute events for guests and clients. These roles are excellent for candidates interested in the management side of hospitality, and they build project management, communication, and organizational skills that transfer across the broader industry.
Destinations
Our Top Tourism & Hospitality Intern Abroad Destinations
Spain
Intern in Madrid, Spain
Spain's capital is a major hospitality hub, home to international hotel chains, high-end event venues, and a thriving tourism infrastructure that serves millions of visitors each year. Madrid placements give interns exposure to a sophisticated, fast-moving urban tourism market.
Spain
Intern in Seville, Spain
Seville's rich history, stunning architecture, and deeply immersive Spanish culture make it one of the country's most beloved destinations and a fantastic place to build a hospitality experience.
Latin America
Intern in Uruguay
Uruguay placements are among the most active in our portfolio: interns work directly in tour operations, handling logistics between the airport and capital hotels, and going out on actual tours with visiting vacationers. It's hands-on, client-facing, and genuinely exciting.
Latin America
Intern in Chile
Chile's central coast is home to two of South America's most distinctive cities. Working with extreme and eco-tourism agencies in Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, interns gain exposure to sustainable travel, adventure tourism, and responsible hospitality practices in a setting of stunning natural beauty.
Programs
Programs With Tourism & Hospitality Placements
Barcelona
Internships in Barcelona
Intern in Barcelona with housing, placement, and language classes included. Guaranteed placements across 30+ fields, programs starting monthly.
Madrid
Internships in Madrid
Intern in Madrid with housing, placement, and language classes included. Guaranteed placements across 30+ fields, programs starting monthly.
Seville
Internships in Seville
Intern in Seville with housing, placement, and language classes included. Guaranteed placements across 30+ fields, programs starting monthly.
Viña del Mar – Valparaíso
Internships in Chile
Intern in Chile with housing, placement, and language classes included. Guaranteed placements across 30+ fields, programs starting monthly.
Montevideo – Punta del Este
Internships in Uruguay
Intern in Uruguay with housing, placement, and language classes included. Build your resume while living in Montevideo or Punta del Este.
What’s included
Every Adelante Program Includes
Affordable Programs
Both our Internship Abroad and Study Abroad Programs are among the most affordable you’ll find. Explore a new country and gain meaningful internship experience that makes a difference, without being limited by your budget.
Centralized Accommodations
Enjoy your own private room in a shared city-center apartment, conveniently located near your placement, local life, and weekend adventures.
Guaranteed, Contracted Internship Placement
You’ll receive a signed contract from your host organization before you arrive. We have placed 100% of our candidates in one of their requested fields and stand behind that with a guarantee.
Customized Program Building
Your Adelante director builds your placement around your background, interests, Spanish proficiency level, and areas of interest. No cookie-cutter placements.
Guided Reflection Exercises
We help you identify and articulate the skills you’ve built abroad, an essential step in translating impactful international work into language that resonates on your resume, in interviews, and on graduate school applications.
Academic Credit Support
Nearly every Adelante intern who needed academic credit has received it. We provide full documentation and can work with your home institution to meet their requirements.
How to apply
How the Application Process Works
Apply Online
Fill out our simple online application. There is no fee to apply, and it takes only a few minutes to get started.
Get on the Calendar
Eligible candidates receive a link to schedule a free, first assessment interview by phone or Google Meet.
Interview
We’ll learn about your background, areas of interest, Spanish level, and goals so we can start building the right placement for you.
Interview Results
In real time or within 1–2 business days, you will receive your interview results by email. Successful candidates receive an acceptance letter with clear next steps.
Confirmation
Confirm your spot within one week of acceptance with a $325 confirmation fee. This means there is no tire-kicking, and you are committed to going abroad. A second interview and full placement details follow soon after.
Pre-Departure
Once confirmed, you will receive a comprehensive Pre-Departure Information Packet with everything you need to prepare for your time abroad, including visa guidance if required, along with cultural prep.
Reviews
Hear From Adelante Abroad Candidates
Read what past interns, students and volunteers say about their time abroad with Adelante.
Tourism & Hospitality FAQs
What exactly is a hospitality internship?
A hospitality internship is an internship where students and individuals work in the food and beverage industry, hotel industry, or retail space. This internship is perfect for those who want to get into management of hotels, restaurants, or retail stores.
How can I get a tourism or hospitality internship abroad?
Getting an international internship in tourism and hospitality is made simple with Adelante Abroad. All you need to do is apply through our website with our online application and speak with our program director about your experience and interests. We request your resume and a photo before the interview takes place to make sure your experience, whether it be volunteering or work related, matches what you are applying for. Additionally, we require at least a B1 low intermediate Spanish speaking level to be placed.
What skills do I need for a tourism or hospitality internship?
The experience we are looking for in this sector is past work in the food or beverage industry, working in a hotel, participating in galas, volunteering and being a part of events, serving clients or working at a front desk, etc.
Can I receive academic credit for a tourism or hospitality internship abroad?
Yes, many students are able to get academic credit for their tourism and hospitality internship abroad through their university. Students will need to coordinate with their university’s internship office or academic advisor to see what requirements are needed to be met.
When will I know my host company and internship placement?
After you’ve been accepted into the program, our team carefully matches you with a host company based on your background, goals, and interests. Your internship placement will be finalized 1 month before your departure date, giving you plenty of time to prepare for your experience abroad.
Why Choose Adelante Abroad?
Adelante Abroad has earned the trust of thousands of candidates worldwide through 25 years of guaranteed placements and life-changing experiences. Since 1999, we’ve specialized in providing affordable, customized internship and study abroad programs across Spain, Latin America, and Scotland, and we’re not a large, impersonal agency. We’re a team of seasoned travelers and international education professionals who’ve lived abroad ourselves and know what it takes to make your experience a success.
Every program is built around you: your goals, your values, your background. With in-country directors operating full-time in every city where we have programs, you’re never on your own. No matter where in the world you are.
Ready to Launch Your Tourism & Hospitality Career Abroad?
The best hospitality careers are built on the best experiences, and a tourism and hospitality internship abroad with Adelante offers exactly that. With guaranteed placements in some of the world's most exciting destinations, centralized housing, and a team with experience since 1999, you have everything you need to take the leap. Apply today!