Interested in a career in hotels or hospitality, this is the placement for you!

Gain valuable experience during your gap year in one of India's top luxury hotels. The chain of hotels, located in Kerala, provides an unparalleled ethos for community development, environmental awareness and the practice of Indian holistic therapies like Ayurveda.

Although this is a business operating in one of India's most important economic fields - tourism, it emphasizes environmentally-sensitive tourism. So along with the ayurvedic massage, cooking and yoga classes and its modern, state-of-the-art service to its guests, it uses biodigesters and waste treatment plants to convert effluents into clean fuel. These hotels blend into their environment, giving to the local community and living side by side with nature.

Your Role: Well, you need to earn a living but if you're into environmental issues and you like working with people - what better place to do an internship? This company positively welcomes interns and provides them with mentors. It encourages staff to innovate, so you could find yourself involved in anything and are welcome to make suggestions.

You will be working in the various different areas of the hotel as per the ebb and flow of guests. Provide restaurant service at breakfast, accompany the guest activities in the mid-morning, assist check-ins/outs at noon, do kitchen 'mise-en-place' (site preparation) for lunch in the afternoon and be part of the team which serves dinner. This gap year work placement also encourages you to participate in other areas of the hotel operations - for example community development projects related to the local environment or improving your hospitality skills through training.

What you gain: If you are interested in enhancing your CV or want to learn about the hospitality industry aboard, this is a top gap year project. In your work you would improve your hospitality skills and also gain a valuable insight as to how Indians and others holiday, Indian culture and lifestyle.

Going to a new country can be unnerving. But it?s a great experience when you have the basics taken care of. At GapGuru, we have arranged for what we believe will make for a comfortable trip.

What?s included?

• Country and Project Guidance ? There is so much to choose from! Our team gives you a run down on destinations and projects that you are tempted to go for, so that you can choose the right placement. If you are not sure of what you want to do or where you want to go, our experienced team is there to guide you all the way.
• Pre Departure Briefing ? Before you leave for your chosen destination, we will arrange for a pre departure briefing where we help you out with extremely helpful details. Things like ? what clothes are suitable, peculiarities of people, food that you could get, safety of the place and precautions if any, how much should you pay for a cup of coffee ? simple things to make your life easier !
• Guidance for processing visa ? GapGuru will arrange for all the relevant documents and guide you through the visa process.
• Airport Pick Up ? Arriving in a new city and not knowing where to go and how to go can be quite unsettling. A GapGuru representative will meet you at the airport and take you to your place of stay where you can put your feet up after a long flight.
• In country Orientation and Welcome Pack ? When you arrive in the city, you will have an orientation where you could meet other gapers from GapGuru, know all about the city, how to find your way around, where to get SIM cards for the phone, small bits that you will need help sorting out in the first few days.
• In Country Support ? Our local co-ordinators act as a friend and guide through out your stay. Whether you feel home sick or just want some local information, they are there to make sure you have a memorable experience.
• Accommodation ? In most cases, you will be staying with a local host family. It gives you a taste of the daily life of a local and sample some delicious come cooked food. In some cases accommodation is provided with the projects.
• Breakfast and Dinner

Not included: ( But we are happy to assist you with)

• International Flights
• Visa and Travel insurance fee
• Vaccination
• Local Transport and Travel
• Personal Expenses

Next Steps
If you like this project, you can apply now here.
If you have some questions, send us an enquiry or call us and we?ll be happy to help.

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