Training course – AI Agents – Hospitality & Tourism

AI Agents for Hospitality and Tourism

Agentic AI for business teams: understand AI agents, automate workflows safely and keep control with human-in-the-loop and governance.

Duration
6 hours, one session
Format
Online or on-site
Language
German or English
Participants
open dates or exclusive for your team
Certificate
Certificate of attendance

Overview

“AI Agents for Hospitality and Tourism” is a hands-on course for roles such as Hotel management and front office teams, Reservations and sales departments and Destination management organisations and tourist boards. Rather than learning AI Agents in the abstract, you work on tasks from your daily routine – with examples, exercises and templates from Hospitality & Tourism.

AI agents go a step beyond conventional chat assistants: they plan sub-tasks, use tools such as search, files or business applications and complete multi-step work largely on their own. In this compact course you will learn how agents are built, how they differ from chatbots and traditional automation, and which tasks genuinely justify their use. Widely used platforms serve as practical examples, including Microsoft Copilot Studio, custom GPTs and Claude with projects and tool connections.

In the hands-on sessions you design agent workflows for tasks from your own area of work, from triaging requests through research and drafting to handing results over to business systems. You decide where a person reviews and approves, which permissions an agent receives and how errors are detected. A dedicated block covers governance, data protection and accountability, so that your agents not only work but remain controllable, traceable and defensible within your organisation.

In hotels, restaurants and tourism, the guest experience is everything – and it starts long before arrival. Generative AI helps teams answer enquiries quickly and in several languages, build group and conference proposals, respond professionally to reviews and produce content for websites, booking platforms and social media. AI agents can handle standard questions about arrival, parking or check-in times around the clock and pre-qualify booking requests. Behind the scenes, AI-supported analysis assists with rostering, purchasing and pricing. Especially at a time of staff shortages, AI frees up space for the personal hospitality that no technology can replace.

The course is delivered live – either online in a virtual classroom or on-site in our training rooms in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern. We can also run it exclusively for your team.

Who is this course for?

  • Hotel management and front office teams
  • Reservations and sales departments
  • Destination management organisations and tourist boards
  • Tour operators and travel agencies
  • Food and beverage and banqueting managers

Typical challenges we address

  • Staff shortages combined with high service expectations
  • Many enquiries in different languages across numerous channels
  • Public reviews that need prompt, professional responses
  • Heavy effort for proposals, content and guest communication

What you will be able to do

  • You can explain how AI agents are structured and clearly distinguish them from chatbots and classic automation.
  • You can select a suitable agent platform for your requirements using transparent criteria.
  • You can design an agent workflow for a real process in your area and build a working prototype.
  • You can define human-in-the-loop checkpoints, test cases and escalation rules.
  • Answer enquiries and reviews with AI faster, in several languages and in your property's style.
  • Create proposals, content and guest communication efficiently with AI support.
  • Identify operational processes that AI agents and automation can relieve.

Course outline

Module 1 What makes an AI agent
  • Agent building blocks: language model, instructions, knowledge, tools and memory
  • How agents differ from chatbots, macros and classic workflow automation
  • Levels of autonomy: from suggestion-making assistants to agents that act independently
  • Realistically judging which tasks suit agents and which do not
Module 2 Platform overview: Copilot Studio, GPTs and Claude
  • Microsoft Copilot Studio: agents grounded in company data and connected to Microsoft 365
  • Custom GPTs: configuring instructions, knowledge files and actions
  • Claude with projects, knowledge bases and tool access via the Model Context Protocol
  • Selection criteria: data access, integrations, administration and licensing
Module 3 Designing and building agent workflows
  • Breaking tasks into steps and defining hand-offs between agent and human
  • Writing system instructions, examples and knowledge sources for consistent output
  • Connecting tools: search, documents, email, spreadsheets and business applications
  • Building a prototype agent for a real process from your own area
Module 4 Human-in-the-loop, quality and error handling
  • Setting approval steps, escalation rules and thresholds for human review
  • Test cases, evaluation criteria and spot checks for quality assurance
  • Common failure modes: wrong tool choice, endless loops and fabricated facts
  • Using structured user feedback to improve the agent over time
Module 5 Governance, security and roll-out
  • Roles and responsibilities across business units, IT, data protection and works council
  • Least-privilege permissions, logging and protection against prompt injection
  • Positioning under the EU AI Act and GDPR: transparency, documentation and data flows
  • From pilot agent to production: operation, maintenance and measuring success
Module 6 Practice lab: Hospitality & Tourism
  • Multilingual guest enquiries
  • Responding to reviews
  • Group and conference proposals
  • Content for websites and platforms
  • Automating guest communication
  • Supporting internal operations
Module 7 Data protection, quality & transfer to daily work
  • Guest data such as ID, payment and preference information is subject to the GDPR and belongs only in approved systems; marketing emails require valid consent. Guest-facing AI chatbots must be disclosed as such under the EU AI Act, and price and service information must comply with consumer protection rules.
  • Ground rules for safe AI use in your team
  • Checking results: facts, sources, tests and the four-eyes principle
  • Personal action plan for the next 30 days
  • Open questions, outlook and resources for further learning

Practical scenarios from your field

Multilingual guest enquiries

AI drafts replies to questions about availability, facilities, arrival or special requests in the guest's language and the house style, which the team reviews and sends.

Responding to reviews

Online reviews are analysed and answered with individual, appreciative responses; recurring criticism is summarised for quality management. Complaints that need action are also forwarded to the relevant department so issues are fixed promptly.

Group and conference proposals

Key details on attendee numbers, rooms, catering and side programme become structured proposals with a running order, adjusted to the property's price lists and terms.

Content for websites and platforms

Room, package and destination descriptions, newsletters and social posts are created seasonally for each target group and optimised for search engines. Content stays consistent across all channels.

Automating guest communication

Pre-arrival emails, upselling offers, check-in information and post-stay surveys are personalised with AI and sent at the right moment through automations. Language and stay purpose are considered where consent exists.

Supporting internal operations

Training materials for new staff, standard operating procedures, draft rotas and shift handover notes are produced faster and kept up to date. Important information is not lost between shifts.

Prerequisites

You should already use an AI assistant such as ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude on a regular basis. No programming skills are required. Hands-on experience in hotels, food service or tourism; no technical background required.

Technical requirements

You will need a laptop with an up-to-date browser. Ideally you have access to at least one agent platform such as Copilot Studio, ChatGPT with GPTs or Claude; practice accounts can be provided if needed.

Data protection & compliance

Guest data such as ID, payment and preference information is subject to the GDPR and belongs only in approved systems; marketing emails require valid consent. Guest-facing AI chatbots must be disclosed as such under the EU AI Act, and price and service information must comply with consumer protection rules.

Dates & locations

For every location we suggest a date roughly four weeks ahead. Your preferred date is always possible.

  • Munich Tue, 15 December 2026 6 hrs Request
  • Salzburg Fri, 11 December 2026 6 hrs Request
  • Berlin Fri, 11 December 2026 6 hrs Request
  • Augsburg Tue, 15 December 2026 6 hrs Request
  • Hanover Thu, 10 December 2026 6 hrs Request
  • Bremen Fri, 11 December 2026 6 hrs Request
  • Stuttgart Mon, 14 December 2026 6 hrs Request
  • Kaiserslautern Wed, 16 December 2026 6 hrs Request
  • Online Fri, 11 December 2026 6 hrs Request

Frequently asked questions

Do I need programming skills to build AI agents?

No. The platforms used on the course rely on visual interfaces, plain-language instructions and ready-made connectors. You learn to specify agents precisely from a business perspective, connect tools and test workflows. Where deeper technical integration would be needed, you will know which requirements to put to your IT team.

Which platform will we use during the course?

The course is vendor-neutral and uses Microsoft Copilot Studio, custom GPTs and Claude as examples. You build your prototype on the platform that is available or planned in your organisation. The principles of workflow design, control and governance you learn carry over to other agent solutions as well.

How do I stop an agent from acting without control?

Through deliberate design: agents receive only the minimum permissions they need, critical actions such as sending, booking or deleting require human approval, and every step is logged. In addition, you define test cases and escalation rules. These are exactly the control mechanisms you develop for your own use case during the course.

Can an AI chatbot replace our front desk?

A chatbot can answer standard questions around the clock and pre-qualify requests. Personal service, problem-solving and genuine hospitality remain your team's job. The course shows which requests are well suited to automation and how to design a smooth handover to staff.

Don't AI review responses sound impersonal?

Only if they are generic and unchecked. AI provides a draft that addresses specific points in the review; you add personal details and decide on tone and any gestures of goodwill. You save time and still respond individually and credibly.

How much does “AI Agents for Hospitality and Tourism” cost?

The course costs a flat €949 plus VAT per participant – whether online or on-site. This includes 6 hours of live training with a trainer, course materials, a lab environment and a certificate of attendance.

Can I suggest my own date?

Yes. For every location we suggest a date roughly four weeks ahead. In the request form you can always describe your preferred date or period in free text – we check availability and get back to you within one working day.

Is the course online or on-site?

Both are possible: live online in a virtual classroom or on-site in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern. We can also run the course exclusively for your team.

Can the course be tailored to our team?

Yes. Tailor-made courses cost approx. €4,500 more, depending on the topic and by arrangement. We agree content, examples and exercises with you in advance.

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