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SEA Business, Hospitality & Culinary Camp: Hospitality Camp in Montreux

Montreux, SwitzerlandSwiss Education Academy (SEA)

Latest published dates
Jun 28 – Aug 15, 2026
Duration
1–7 weeks
Ages
16–17
2026 price

$2,911

Course price for 1 week

Business & Hospitality Camp (ages 16–17)

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A taste of Swiss hospitality education at 16 — on the real campuses where it's taught. SEA's Business & Hospitality and Culinary camps put students aged 16–17 (programme runs to 20) inside Hotel Institute Montreux and the culinary school at Le Bouveret: Entrepreneurship & Leadership and Swiss Hospitality Revealed weeks, or hands-on culinary training, plus Lake Geneva summers. Key facts: Ages 16–17 (programme accepts to 20) • Montreux (and Le Bouveret for Culinary), Switzerland • Business & Hospitality or Culinary summer camp • Residential on hotel-school campuses • Weekly sessions Sunday–Saturday, 28 June – 15 August 2026, 1–7 weeks • From CHF 2,350 per week including accommodation, full board (weekend brunch), weekend excursions and evening activities • 20 lessons/week, average class 12, themed weeks (Business: Entrepreneurship & Leadership / Swiss Hospitality Revealed) • Run by the Swiss Education Group (SHMS, HIM, Culinary Arts Academy). Best for: older teens weighing hospitality, business or culinary careers — a low-risk trial of Switzerland's signature industry on genuine university campuses. Parents should check: final dates, prices and availability (price varies by room/options — provider calculator); enrolment fee, transfers and compulsory health insurance for non-EU participants; visa requirements; note most classmates may be 16–20. Information checked against official provider sources on 8 July 2026. Details may change — always confirm directly with the provider before booking.

Language

English

Program type

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Accommodation

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About

About the Course

Business & Hospitality: themed weeks — Entrepreneurship & Leadership (week 1) and Swiss Hospitality Revealed (week 2) — 20 lessons/week, average class 12. Culinary: hands-on kitchen training on hotel-school campuses. Book 1–7 weekly sessions.

What’s Included

From CHF 2,350 per week including accommodation, full board with brunch, excursions and evening programme; final price varies by options (provider calculator). Reference extras (2026 winter rates, confirm for summer): enrolment CHF 125, Geneva transfer CHF 200/way, health insurance CHF 75/week for non-EU.

Accommodation

Residential on the Hotel Institute Montreux campus (Avenue des Alpes 15, by the lake and station); Culinary students also use the Le Bouveret culinary campus. Standard rooms with upgrades via the price calculator.

Meal Plan

Full board plus weekend brunch — cooked on campuses that train professional hoteliers and chefs.

Activities & Excursions

Afternoon activities and sports, evening events (movie nights, quizzes, karaoke) and weekend excursions across Switzerland — Lake Geneva, mountains and cities.

Facilities

Hotel Institute Montreux: a hospitality-university campus in central Montreux, steps from the lakefront promenade; culinary facilities at Le Bouveret on the lake’s eastern shore.

Camp Experience

The Swiss Education Group runs some of the world’s top-ranked hospitality schools — this camp is a genuine preview of that world, with an international 16–20 cohort and campuses that double as universities in term time.

Language Camp prices

Business & Hospitality Camp (ages 16–17)

20 Lessons · 16–17 yrs · All levels

2026 price

Week 1 theme: Entrepreneurship & Leadership; Week 2: Swiss Hospitality Revealed. 20 lessons/week at Hotel Institute Montreux with hospitality-industry teachers, plus activities, evening events and Swiss weekend excursions. From CHF 2,350 per week (accommodation, full board and excursions included).

Morning classes Monday–Friday (four 45-minute lessons, 20/week, average class 12); afternoons of activities; weekend excursions and brunch.

A real taste of Swiss Education Group campuses: industry-grade classrooms and kitchens, themed weeks and an international 16–20 peer group.

Daily Schedule

  1. Breakfast

    07:0008:00

  2. Classes

    08:3012:30

  3. Lunch

    12:3013:30

  4. Dinner

    18:3019:30

  5. Evening activities

    20:0022:00

  6. Lights out

    22:30

Included items

  • International students
  • Small groups
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Excursions
  • Movie Night
  • Outdoor Sports Games
  • Cafeteria
  • Residence accommodation
  • Smart classroom
  • WiFi

Optional Extras

Top recommendation

Recommended for most families

Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.

Geneva–Montreux/Leysin transfer (per way)

2026 winter reference rate; confirm for summer

Enrolment fee

2026 winter reference CHF 125 — confirm current fee

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School

Swiss Education Academy (SEA) logo

Swiss Education Academy (SEA)

Swiss Education Academy SA (Avenue de Florimont 11, Montreux) is the youth-camp arm of the Swiss Education Group: summer camps in Language (Leysin, ages 10–16), Business & Hospitality and Culinary (Montreux/Le Bouveret, ages 16–20) hosted on the campuses of the Swiss Hotel Management School and Hotel Institute Montreux, plus a January Winter Camp in Leysin combining language or business/hospitality classes with ski weeks (2026 edition: 11–24 January, CHF 2,350/week; 2027 dates TBA). Weekly summer sessions run 28 June – 15 August 2026. Contact via the website form; agents via the SEA Coordinator programme.

swisseducationacademy.com

Location

Map showing camp locationHotel Institute Montreux, Avenue des Alpes 15, 1820 Montreux, Switzerland (Culinary also at Le Bouveret), Montreux

Frequently Asked Questions

CampsBooking lists this programme for ages 16–17; the provider accepts students up to 20, so classmates may include young adults. Ages 10–16 attend SEA’s Language Camp in Leysin.

The base weekly price includes campus accommodation, full board with weekend brunch, weekend excursions and evening activities. Enrolment, transfers and (for non-EU) compulsory health insurance are extra.

Students live on staffed university campuses with organised days and evening programmes; the cohort is older (16–20), so supervision is lighter-touch than junior camps — worth discussing with the provider for 16-year-olds.

More about this camp

SEA's Business, Hospitality & Culinary Camp is run on the campus of the Hotel Institute Montreux, on Avenue des Alpes by Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland — a real Swiss hospitality school. It is specifically for older teenagers, aged 16 to 17. Programme and activities. The camp offers a taste of Swiss hospitality education, with Business & Hospitality and Culinary strands, on the actual campus where these subjects are taught to university-age students. This is a subject-focused, career-oriented programme rather than a language or general activity camp — it suits a teenager genuinely interested in business, hospitality or the culinary field. Families should read what each strand covers. Accommodation. Students board residentially on the Hotel Institute Montreux campus by the lake. Using a working hospitality school's campus means professional-standard facilities. Families should confirm room configurations and supervision. Ages, dates and duration. The camp is for ages 16 and 17 only — a narrow, older band consistent with the career-focused, pre-university nature of the programme. A large number of arrival dates is listed from late June. Location and travel. Montreux is at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, in the canton of Vaud. Geneva airport is around an hour and a quarter away by train. Transfer arrangements are not published. Who the programme may suit. This camp may suit older teenagers, 16 and 17, who are seriously interested in business, hospitality or culinary careers and want a genuine taste of Swiss hospitality education on a working campus. It is not a general summer camp or a language course, and it does not suit younger children — the minimum is 16. Families should confirm which strand fits their teenager's interest before booking.