More flexibility in hotel industry training in Thun
From the 2026/27 academic year onwards, the Thun Hotel Management School will offer students the option of commuting daily instead of staying at the school hotel. Teaching hours, inter-company courses and the organisation of the school day will be adjusted accordingly to offer this flexibility.
The Thun Hotel Management School will introduce a hybrid school hotel model from the 2026/27 academic year onwards. Students will then be able to choose whether to complete their training at the school hotel with or without overnight accommodation. According to a statement, this is intended to offer greater flexibility.
The school is responding to “changing needs among students and businesses, as well as new economic conditions”. For some students, staying overnight at the school hotel is a financial challenge.
To make both models possible, teaching hours, inter-company courses and the organisation of the school day will be adjusted accordingly. In doing so, the practice-oriented management school for the hotel and catering industry in Switzerland aims to “preserve what has proven itself while breaking new ground” and “ensure the long-term attractiveness of the school block model”.
As the Thun Hotel Management School emphasises, both variants guarantee the same quality of training, support and structure. The hybrid school hotel model applies to all three training occupations – hotel communication HOKO, hotel and catering specialist FAHH/PAHH and restaurant specialist REFA/REAN – and to all years of training.