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Bachelor in Hotel & Tourism Studies
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On-Campus version
For the first time, Spain ranks as the world’s most tourism-friendly country in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index. Spain receives approximately 85 million annual international tourist arrivals. Spain is rich in natural, and cultural resources and entertainment. It also scores high in infrastructure, travel, and tourism policy, conditions, and business travel. During the last few years, The World’s 50 Best Restaurant listings have been led by the Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca, and The World’s Best Pastry Chef Awards are also led by Spanish chefs. All these facts position Spain as the best place in the world to study tourism at any level.
Get ready to study abroad, come to HTL Spain with the HTL International School Bachelor’s degree in Hotel & Tourism Studies!
HTL International School Bachelor’s degree in Hotel & Tourism Studies is divided into a 3-year program.
The main purposes and objectives are:
- To provide a basic knowledge of the tourism business and show the connections between hotel and travel management
- To acquire a general understanding of the specialization subjects, like events management, human resources, public relations, and tour guiding
- To improve English language communication skills
- To learn a second language and start to use it in a professional environment
This program will provide you with theoretical, linguistic, and practical skills. The academic year is divided into three trimesters: the theory trimester (including languages and professional subjects), the specialization project trimester, which depends on the program of your bachelor’s degree (e.g., hotel and tourism studies, business administration, international business), and an internship trimester.
Your journey at HTL is completely international — the program is taught in English, and you’ll also develop your language skills by studying Spanish, French, or Russian through our intensive modules.
By the end, you’ll be ready to take an official language exam, and if you choose Spanish, you can get your SIELE certificate right at HTL International School, an accredited Instituto Cervantes center.
Our career-focused specialization modules give you the practical expertise that companies are looking for. You’ll graduate ready to work — no extra training needed.
Evaluation is based on ongoing performance, exams, and your final project.
To complete your program, you’ll take part in an internship — in Spain or abroad — applying everything you’ve learned in a real company.
Whether you prefer on-campus learning or live virtual classes, you’ll stay connected to your professors and classmates from anywhere in the world.
Students can transfer between campuses or change the modality of their studies from on-campus to online after completing one module and before starting the next one. The face-to-face modality is offered only on the Barcelona campus. The virtual classroom modality is presented in Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia on the same timetable as the face-to-face modality.
Bachelor in Hotel & Tourism Studies
Online version
Program structure:
Wherever you are, your studies are just one click away! 🌍
With HTL’s Online Campus, you’ll have unlimited 24/7 access to all course materials, recorded lessons, and resources for every subject in your Master’s program.
You’ll also take an intensive language module — choose Spanish, French, or Russian — and prepare for the DELE or SIELE Global exams (levels A1–C1).
And here’s a plus: HTL International School is an official SIELE testing center, accredited by the Instituto Cervantes.
You’ll have up to three months per module to complete your projects and exams — everything happens fully online, so you can study wherever life takes you.
Want practical experience too? You can do an internship anywhere in the world while studying online. HTL takes care of all the agreements — just submit your evaluation certificate at the end to earn your credits.
Need more flexibility? You can switch from Online to On-Campus learning (and back!) every trimester — your education, your way.
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ONLINE ENROLLMENT FORM
To enroll in a Bachelor’s Degree, it is necessary:
1. Fill out the online application form below
2. submit the requested documents:
- passport copy
- last study transcript
- English level certificate, if any. If you don’t have any proof of your English level, you can pass our online English placement test. The direct link is on the Admissions page.
On successfully completing this Higher Graduate Program of Study you will:
1. Be awarded the initial professional degree
- Associate Degree (60 credits)
- Bachelor’s Degree (180 credits)
- Master’s Degree (240 credits)
- SIELE Global Diploma (Spanish Language for Foreigners, official state diploma) or
- French/Russian Language Level Certificate
2. The degree qualifies graduates to take over specialist and managerial positions in the tourism, travel industry, and hospitality, as well as to pursue a Master’s degree course.
3. Have attained a high-level qualification equated to the International studies framework as a Bachelor’s Degree or Grado Propio according to the Spanish National framework.
Graduates can expect to find a job position in:
- Hotels and resorts
- Travel agencies
- Hospitality training and consultancy companies
- Tourism and hotel consultancies
- International, state, regional and local tourism organizations
- Institutional hospitality management
- Conferences and convention centers
- Private event companies
- Eco, adventure tourism organizations
- Business tourism consultancy
- Other various fields in the tourism industry
The HTL International School Bachelor in Hotel & Tourism Studies program prepares you for a successful career in the national and international tourism industry.
The program will help you to develop your managerial capabilities and business sense. A good command of at least two languages will provide you with a privileged position in the employment market. You’ll have a general overview of the key areas of the business of tourism: hospitality and tourism management, events management, public relations and marketing, human resources, and tour guiding.
The program blends the on-campus theory with the online study platform and in-company practical internship. The academic year is divided into three trimesters: the theory trimester (including languages and professional subjects), the specialization project trimester, which depends on the program of your bachelor’s degree (e.g., hotel and tourism studies, business administration, international business), and an internship trimester.
At HTL, flexibility is part of our DNA. 💡
With the On-Campus format, you can still connect to live virtual classes from anywhere in Spain — or even from another country! You’ll join your classmates and professors online, participate in discussions, and complete all coursework without needing to attend physically for theory, exams, or projects.
Prefer to study at your own pace? The Online option gives you 24/7 access to our self-study platform — no fixed schedule, no stress. You decide when and how to study, making it easy to combine your education with a job or internship.
All exams are completed online, and when it’s time for your Final Business Planning & Research Project, you’ll present it on campus, live to your professors.
After the theoretical trimester is finished, all students need to do an internship. Internship requirements are:
- 240 hours per academic year (with the possibility to do more hours)
- Internship tasks need to be in line with the study program
- internship can be done anywhere in the world, in person or remotely
- HTL International school does not place students in the company, but will assist with finding an offer and signing an internship agreement
- For those who are working full-time or do not want to do the internship for any reason, there is an alternative to cover the necessary hours. This will be explained by the tutor.
- Exams and Projects
- Continuous Evaluation
- Internship evaluation
- Final Business Planning and Research Project
- Official Exam of Spanish Language for Foreigners DELE or SIELE; French/Russian language exam
Bachelor in Hotel & Tourism Studies
STUDY PLAN
Year I: 600 h
Module I: Business Spanish/French/Russian I
Module II: General Spanish/French/Russian I
Module III: Accounting
Module IV: Principles of Management and Finance
Module V: Public Relations and: Marketing Management
Module VI: Human Resources Management
Module VII: Introduction to Business Management
Module VIII: Internship (optional)
Year II: 600 h
Module I: Introduction to Hotel Management
Module II: Corporation Finance
Module III: Strategic Marketing
Module IV: Organizational Behaviour
Module V: Leading Customer Experience
Module VI: Real Estate Management
Module VII: General Spanish/French/Russian II
Module VIII: Business Spanish/French/Russian II
Module IX: Internship
Year III: 600 h
Module I: History of Business in Tourism
Module II: Digital Consumer Behaviour in Tourism
Module III: Introduction to Events Management
Module IV: Introduction to Luxury Management
Module V: Introduction to Restaurant Management
Module VI: General Spanish/French/Russian III
Module VII: Professional Spanish/French/Russian III
Module VIII: Internship
Exams
Degree Project
Official Exam of Spanish Language for Foreigners DELE or SIELE
French/Russian language exam
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