Some educational institutions, for example, encourage their staff to work in industry during the summer period. The operation of hotel schools can further support this, in addition to enabling trainees to learn in a real-life context, such as the Hotel School Astoria in Slovenia and Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Hotel ICON, as can inviting people working in industry to participate in workshops and give guest lectures. Work needs to be organised in a way that is conducive to learning and certain conditions need to be in place for this to be effective.