Youth Works Hub has listed 7 internships in Portugal for 2026, all starting as soon as possible, in Porto and Lisbon. Four are with a nightlife experience company in Porto, covering tourism, social media, events and night production, and three are with a student housing company in Lisbon, covering operations, marketing and sales, and guest house reception. All seven ask for English at B2/C1 level with minimum durations of two to five months. Our hub guide to internships abroad for students and recent graduates explains how traineeships abroad usually work.
Each call has its own angle:
🇵🇹 Portugal: a tourism trainee in Porto helps plan and run pub crawls, themed parties and tours for international guests.
🇵🇹 Portugal: a social media trainee in Porto grows the company's Instagram and TikTok presence and reports on results.
🇵🇹 Portugal: an events trainee in Porto prepares promotions and materials and helps organise and run events.
🇵🇹 Portugal: a nightlife production intern in Porto designs themed nights and games and keeps event nights running smoothly.
🇵🇹 Portugal: an operations trainee in Lisbon supports back-office work and visits the company's student housing units.
🇵🇹 Portugal: a marketing and sales trainee in Lisbon helps international students find accommodation in the city.
🇵🇹 Portugal: a guest house receptionist trainee in Lisbon handles front office, housekeeping checks and invoicing.
Taken together, the batch suits students and young people who want hands-on experience in tourism, events, hospitality or marketing and are ready to work 40 hours a week. Moving abroad for a few months is a big step, and our guide to culture shock and homesickness abroad explains what to expect.
None of these listings mentions Erasmus+ funding, and their conditions differ. According to Youth Works Hub's review, the four Porto internships list no financial contribution, while the three Lisbon internships provide accommodation, one adds commission-based pay and one adds 40 EUR per month. All seven calls are open as soon as possible.
📅 Deadlines: As soon as possible (7)
🌍 Countries: 🇵🇹 Portugal (7)
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What's in this batch:
7 Internships · 1 Country
💼 Internships & Traineeships
1. 🇵🇹 Internship in Portugal 🍻 Tourism Trainee 🌃
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Porto, Portugal · 👥 English B2/C1 · ⏳ Minimum 3 months · 💶 No financial contribution
This tourism traineeship is with PortoCrawl, a nightlife experience company in Porto, Portugal, that brings international travellers together to discover local venues and the city after dark. The trainee helps organise and plan pub crawls, promotes tours and picks up guests at partner hostels, supports social media, handles back-office bookings, reports and marketing research, and keeps in contact with hotels, tour guides and other suppliers.
The company looks for creative, responsible, organised and social people who work well in diverse teams and speak English at B2/C1 level, with more languages a plus. The internship lasts at least three months, starts as soon as possible and is 40 hours a week, and the listing states no financial contribution.
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2. 🇵🇹 Internship in Portugal 📱 Social Media Trainee 🎬
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Porto, Portugal · 👥 English B2/C1 · ⏳ Minimum 3 months · 💶 No financial contribution
This social media traineeship is with PortoCrawl, a nightlife experience company in Porto, Portugal. The trainee manages and grows the company's presence, especially on Instagram and TikTok, promotes its services to bring in new partners, advertises open positions on its online platform and analyses and reports on performance.
The company looks for imaginative, proactive people with experience in photo editing, content creation, advertising or marketing, skills in Microsoft Office, Canva and photo editing software, and English at B2/C1 level. The internship lasts at least three months at 40 hours a week, and the listing states no financial contribution.
3. 🇵🇹 Internship in Portugal 🎉 Events Trainee 📣
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Porto, Portugal · 👥 English B2/C1 · ⏳ Minimum 3 months · 💶 No financial contribution
This events traineeship is with PortoCrawl, a nightlife experience company in Porto, Portugal. The trainee helps organise and run events and pub crawls, prepares promotions and event materials, delegates tasks during events, manages the company's social media, contacts organisations to win new partners and supports bookings and sales.
The company looks for creative, responsible, organised and social people who work well in diverse teams and speak English at B2/C1 level. The internship lasts at least three months at 40 hours a week, and the listing states no financial contribution.
4. 🇵🇹 Internship in Portugal 🎛️ Nightlife Production and Operations Intern 🌙
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Porto, Portugal · 👥 Event, tourism or hospitality background, English B2/C1 · ⏳ Minimum 3 months · 💶 No financial contribution
This nightlife production internship is with PortoCrawl in Porto, Portugal. The intern designs interactive entertainment such as themed nights, icebreakers and challenge concepts, researches nightlife trends, structures timelines and logistics for weekly operations, and on event nights oversees the atmosphere, door admissions, ticket checks and queues at partner venues.
The company looks for people with a degree or background in event management, tourism, hospitality, entertainment or performing arts, who are reliable, creative and fluent in English at B2/C1 level, and who are available for daytime planning and regular night shifts. The internship lasts at least three months at 40 hours a week, and the listing states no financial contribution.
5. 🇵🇹 Internship in Portugal 🏢 Operations Support Traineeship 📋
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Lisbon, Portugal · 👥 Ideally management or business background, English B2/C1 · ⏳ Minimum 5 months · 💶 Accommodation provided
This operations traineeship places the intern in the operations team of a student housing company in Lisbon, Portugal, which works with hundreds of student clients. The trainee supports back-office and administrative work, checks the company's assets and rooms, visits its housing units, answers client emails and calls, develops online communication channels and supports sales.
The company prefers a background in management or business and looks for proactive, adaptable and communicative problem solvers with English at B2/C1 level. The internship lasts at least five months at 40 hours a week, and the company provides accommodation.
6. 🇵🇹 Internship in Portugal 📈 Marketing and Sales Traineeship 🎓
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Lisbon, Portugal · 👥 Ideally business, marketing or social media background, English B2/C1 · ⏳ Minimum 5 months · 💶 Accommodation provided, commission based
This marketing and sales traineeship is with a student housing company in Lisbon, Portugal. The trainee helps international students find accommodation, sells through multiple channels, supports marketing and sales strategies, communicates with students and partners, manages online communities and supports the booking platform.
The company prefers a background in management, business, marketing or social media and content creation, and the role is office-based with English at B2/C1 level. The internship lasts at least five months at 40 hours a week, and the company provides accommodation, with commission-based pay.
7. 🇵🇹 Internship in Portugal 🛎️ Guest House Receptionist Trainee 🏨
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Lisbon, Portugal · 👥 English B2/C1 · ⏳ Minimum 2 months · 💶 40 EUR per month, accommodation provided
This guest house traineeship is with a student housing company in Lisbon, Portugal, where the trainee handles front office and back office tasks, checks housekeeping in the guest houses, supports sales, works on concierge, public relations and administration, and handles invoicing.
The company looks for enthusiastic, hard-working and sociable people with strong communication skills, a passion for travel, a wish to learn how to run a small B&B and English at B2/C1 level, on a rotating schedule with the possibility of home office. The internship lasts at least two months at 40 hours a week, and the trainee receives 40 EUR per month and accommodation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these internships in Portugal paid?
None of the seven internships lists a regular salary. The four Porto internships state no financial contribution, the operations traineeship in Lisbon provides accommodation, the marketing and sales traineeship adds commission-based pay to accommodation, and the guest house traineeship offers accommodation and 40 EUR per month. Our article on how we verify every opportunity explains how listings like these are checked.
Who can apply for these internships in Porto and Lisbon?
Every listing asks for English at B2/C1 level, and some ask for more: the Porto nightlife production internship looks for a background in event management, tourism, hospitality, entertainment or performing arts, and the Lisbon operations and marketing traineeships prefer a background in management, business or marketing. All seven are full-time at 40 hours a week and start as soon as possible. Our guide to preparing a Europass CV helps you get your application ready.
Looked at by theme, the batch falls into two clear groups. Tourism, events and nightlife run through the four Porto internships, from planning pub crawls and designing themed nights to growing social media. Hospitality, operations and sales come together in the three Lisbon traineeships with a student housing company, where interns work with international students, back-office processes and a small guest house.
Living and working abroad for a few months also means looking after yourself, and our guide to mental health and wellbeing abroad covers the support that exists. Find more internships and traineeships, explained in plain language, on Youth Works Hub. Pick the role that fits your skills and apply as soon as possible.
