Since 1970, Florida State University has offered all students the opportunity to discover a world of hotels, restaurants, foods, and wines in the heartland of the European hospitality industry. This five week program achieves an ideal educational balance: accelerated classroom instruction, travel, and on-site observation of industry operations. In Leysin, professional, cultural, and recreational attractions abound. Sporting activities include a health spa, mini-golf, indoor swimming, tennis, horseback riding, and summer skiing on the Matterhorn, at nearby Zermatt.

Excursions
The class schedule is structured to provide appropriate lectures and class meetings and course-related field trips while providing ample time for individual and small group travel. The Burgundy and Alsatian wine regions, the French and Italian Riviera, Paris, Barcelona, Florence, Venice, Rome, Salzburg, Vienna, Munich, Lucerne, and Amsterdam are but a few destinations easily visited in a four-day trip.


Housing
Participants will stay and take classes in a Swiss Chalet dedicated solely to our program. Located just above the village, it offers comfortable bunk-bed accommodations, up-to-date baths, recreation room, dining room, and television lounge. Most of the bedrooms boast balconies with spectacular views. A European staff prepares and serves buffet-style meals each class day.

Quick Facts: Switzerland
Location: Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy
Population: 7.4 million
Time Zone: EST + 6 hours
Area: 15,942 sq mi; slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Language: German, French, Italian
Currency: Swiss franc [Click here for currency converter]