BHMS · Lucerne · 18 July – 1 August 2027
Switzerland's
Summer Camp
for Ages 16–20
Two weeks in Lucerne. Real kitchens, 5-star hotels, bold business ideas — and the Alps in between. Not a kids' camp.
The programme
Pick your track.
Share the summer.
Mornings: hands-on workshops in the track you choose. Afternoons: everyone together — mountains, lake, cities.
Culinary Foundations
Knife skills to plating, taught by expert chefs in real kitchens.
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Hospitality Experiences
Luxury service, guest experience and hotel tech — inside real 5-star hotels.
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Business Innovation
Startups, brands, strategy and emerging tech — build and pitch your own ideas.
Explore the track →Camp 2026, as it happened
Real campers. Real certificates.
Follow this summer's camp live on @bhmslucerne.
The scholarship voucher
Every camper leaves with a CHF 3,300 scholarship
Every participant receives a CHF 3,300 scholarship voucher — the full camp fee — applied to your tuition when you join a BHMS degree programme within two years.
No other Swiss hotel-school camp gives every participant a voucher this visible and this simple. Two weeks to test the industry — at a school ranked QS #12 — Hospitality & Leisure Management 2026 — and if you continue, your camp was an investment, not an expense.
How the voucher worksYour scholarship voucher, in numbers
Every participant leaves camp with a CHF 3,300 scholarship voucher. Use it on BHMS tuition within two years — this is what it does to your costs.
- Camp fee
- CHF 3'300
- Scholarship voucher applied to tuition
- − CHF 3'300
- Net cost of your camp
- CHF 0
Condition: apply the voucher to a BHMS degree programme within 2 years of camp. Full conditions
Beyond the classroom
Lucerne is the campus
Mount Pilatus. BBQ boats on Lake Lucerne. Day trips to Zurich, Bern, Geneva and Basel. Chocolate workshops, fondue nights, 5-star hotel tours, the Swiss Transport Museum.
Students 18–20: not too old. Exactly right.
Gap year? Just graduated? Deciding what's next? This is a career taster with people your age — not a children's camp.
The 18–20 experienceParents: Swiss safety, full transparency
Supervised accommodation, all meals, airport pickup to drop-off, one published price, and a school with 25+ years of hospitality education behind it.
Parents & safetyQuick answers
Asked every week
Who is the BHMS Summer Camp for?
Students aged 16–20 from around the world. Exceptionally, motivated students who are over 15 can be accepted. You need pre-intermediate English — the camp runs entirely in English.
What does CHF 3,300 include?
Everything: daily workshops and study materials, shared accommodation, all meals, afternoon activities and excursions, airport transfers on arrival and departure, and a Certificate of Attendance. There are no hidden extras.
What is the scholarship voucher?
Every camp participant receives a scholarship voucher worth CHF 3,300 — the full camp fee. Join a BHMS degree programme within two years and the voucher is applied to your tuition. No draw, no conditions on grades: every camper gets one. Details on the Pathway page.
Do I have to choose one track?
Yes — you pick Culinary Foundations, Hospitality Experiences, or Business Innovation for your morning workshops. Afternoons and excursions are shared with the whole camp, so you experience Switzerland together.
Where do campers stay?
In shared BHMS accommodation in Lucerne, supervised, with all meals included. Details and photos are on the Parents page.
Do I need a visa?
Depends on your nationality. Schengen-exempt passports need no visa for stays under 90 days. If you need one, BHMS issues an official invitation letter after registration — see the Visa page.
Summer 2027: same weeks, same price. Places are limited.
18 July – 1 August 2027 (final dates confirmed at registration) · CHF 3'300 all-inclusive · Ages 16–20
Every participant receives a CHF 3,300 scholarship voucher — the full camp fee — applied to your tuition when you join a BHMS degree programme within two years. How the credit works →