Learn from people who run hotels
Serving executives from Meliá, Marriott, Hyatt and Minor Hotels teach your classes.
Vatel Madrid Campus
Start: Mid-September 2026
The teaching staff of our MBA Program is made up of a wide group of professionals with specific and up-to-date knowledge of the hotel sector, as well as extensive experience in the management of its different areas. Likewise, their enormous capacity as experts, share and facilitate access to the skills that our students need for their future as managers in this field, is highly valued.
The MBA program has been expanded with specific content on entrepreneurship: Sessions on Entrepreneurial Management, Opening of Hotel Establishments, Entrepreneurial & Revenue Restaurant Management and Entrepreneurial Finance enrich the content of the program and prepare students to create and develop their own business ideas.
Our teaching model is based on an active methodology, which favors student learning through their continuous participation in the development of classes. We want them to be the protagonists of their educational process and, to this end, their intervention is encouraged in constant debates, promoted in the classroom by the teachers and the students themselves;
At Vatel Spain, our faculty is comprised of leading professionals and recognized experts from the hospitality and tourism sector, who bring a valuable combination of real industry experience and academic excellence. Their dedication and knowledge guarantee a comprehensive education, preparing our students to successfully lead in a global and competitive environment.
Carlos Erburu
General Manager Thompson Madrid & Hyatt Centric Madrid
Carmen Bucher
Vice President Operations Control, NH Group
Federica Ilaria Fornaciari
Global Executive Vice President Strategy, Brand & Relations @WAM Global
Tetyana Ryblaka
Global Business Director Events en Nanook Agency
Faithful to Vatel's philosophy of combining theory and practice in its study plans, MBA students will carry out 10 months of internships, thus completing their training in prestigious hotels in the sector; a key period that will mark your immediate work future. More than 1.500 hours of work performing functions at a managerial level such as Assistant Director in the Accommodation, Operations, Marketing & Sales, Administration & Finance or Food and Beverage Departments, among others, finish preparing the students for a immediate departure to the working market.
To lead international hospitality, not just to work in it.
The MBA International Hospitality Management is adapted to the European Higher Education Area and designed to provide a comprehensive view of the hotel industry. Through a strategic and operational approach, students gain an in-depth understanding of the hotel business and develop the skills to lead successfully in a competitive, constantly changing environment.
The programme strengthens skills such as leadership, innovation and strategic thinking, with management tools that build a 360° vision of the company. It includes solid training in commercial and financial practices adapted to hospitality, and students work alongside peers from diverse backgrounds in an international environment that enriches their understanding of cross-cultural management.
Who want to step straight into hotel management.
With 5 years of experience in middle management positions in hospitality or tourism, ready to move into leadership.
Who want to launch their own venture: the programme includes specific entrepreneurship content.
International industry awards for the Vatel networkServing executives from Meliá, Marriott, Hyatt and Minor Hotels teach your classes.
More than 1,000 hours as assistant manager in prestigious hotels.
At the Vatel Recruitment Forum, hotel chains interview students table by table.
Specific content to create and develop your own hospitality venture.
Students are the protagonists of their own education: they take part in constant debates in class and work in work groups throughout the programme.
They study real hotel industry cases and develop their management skills through a business game that puts them in front of real business problems and real decisions.
True to Vatel's philosophy of combining theory and practice, students complete up to 10 months of internships in prestigious hotels, working at management level: a key period that shapes their immediate career.
Assistant general manager · Operations manager · Entrepreneur
Assistant hotel manager · Rooms division director · Guest experience manager
Marketing director · Sales director · Communications manager
Revenue manager · Finance director · Human resources · Events and wedding planning · Wine tourism
Every year, dozens of hotel chains interview our students table by table at Vatel Madrid. Many sign their first contract right there.
2025 Forum: Hilton · Hyatt · IHG · Iberostar · Meliá · Marriott · Accor · Radisson · Minor · Pestana · Barceló · Mandarin Oriental
“The MBA at Vatel Madrid changed my life and opened the doors to what I had always dreamed of. Today I am an events coordinator at a major chain.”
“I chose the MBA specialising in finance, and Barceló encouraged me to do it. Right after finishing, I was hired as assistant manager at Barceló.”
“Tourism is the strongest sector in Spain right now, but to succeed in such a competitive field you need to go through every area of hospitality.”
Two years, including the internship period: more than 10 months in hotel industry companies.
You can take it 100% in English or 100% in Spanish, full-time and on campus in Madrid.
In October 2027. Admissions are now open.
University graduates and/or young professionals with 5 years of experience in middle management positions in hospitality and/or tourism.
Up to 10 months and more than 1,000 hours working at management level, such as assistant manager in Rooms Division, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Administration & Finance or Food & Beverage.
120 ECTS credits. The programme is adapted to the European Higher Education Area.
Leave your details in the form or talk to the admissions team by WhatsApp, email or phone. You can also book a call or visit the Madrid campus.
