Optionally, upon the completion of the Postgraduate Diploma programme and before beginning the top up master programme, students can pursue an internship of 6 months. This is recommended especially for those of them who have not accumulated practical experience in the industry until the completion of this course, but also to obtain funds to continue their studies toward the master level.

The internship is designed to shape students' skills and knowledge in working at the forefront and takes place in Greece or Cyprus hotel companies that have signed agreements with Academy American Hotel in this respect.

- average working hours: 8h/day, 40h/week.
- as compensation, in addition to professional experience acquired, each student receives a monthly salary (about 500 EUR), accommodation and meals.
Some of the companies in Greece where students can perform their first internship:

■ Atlantica Hotels & Resorts
■ Sunshine Vacation Clubs (Crete, Rhodes, Corfu)
■ White Lindos Resorts
■ Varos Village Lemnos
■ Hersonissos Group Hotels
■ Archipelagos Resort Hotel, Paros
■ Makriammos Hotel, Thassos
■ Iberostar Creta Panorama, Creete
■ Lichnos Beach Hotel & Suites
■ Ocean Blue Hotel, Rhodes
■ Kyllini Beach, Kyllini
■ Castro Beach Hotel, Creete
■ Krotiri Resort, Halkidiki
■ Robinson Hotel, Creete