Bonificado Credits: Use them or lose them

Quick, interactive online sustainability training your staff can complete anytime

Every year hotels across Spain, the Balearics and the Canary Islands receive training credits through the bonificado system. And every year, as the deadline approaches, HR teams and operational managers scramble to use them before they disappear. Miss the cut-off, and not only is the opportunity gone, you now have to pay the equivalent back to staff.

The problem is, traditional training doesn’t always fit the reality of hotel life. Organising in-person sessions means taking people out of departments, arranging cover, and hoping nobody cancels at the last minute. The reality, and we’ve all experienced it, is that 30 people are registered to attend but on the day, we only have 10 people in the room! The credit gets used, but the impact is significantly limited and with smaller groups, sessions are less dynamic and less valuable for staff.

So what’s the smarter way to use your bonificado credits before the year is out?

Sustainability training that doesn't disrupt operations

Our online sustainability courses are designed for exactly this situation. Instead of pulling whole teams into a classroom at the same time, staff can complete training in the workplace or at home, in just two hours. That means no rota chaos, no scrambling for cover, and no half-empty sessions eating up your credit.

The content is interactive, engaging, and practical. Staff don’t just tick a box, they leave with new ideas and real skills they can use on the job straight away.

Better still, via our partner Urbiola, we take care of the administration with FUNDAE, so you don’t have to. All you need to do is decide who will enrol, and we’ll handle the rest.

A Course Staff Actually Enjoy

If we are all being really honest with ourselves, sustainability training doesn’t always have the best reputation. Too often it’s dry, too technical, and the way it's delivered is simply disconnected from the every day responsibilities of hotel staff. If it doesn't resonate, it doesn't engage them and they won't be motivated to support or suggest changes.

Our approach to training is different. The last thing we want is for your staff to sit in front of the computer for 2 hours clicking through boring slides and suffering death by PowerPoint, instead they will play games, explore case studies, and see how topics like waste, water, energy, local culture, biodiversity, inclusion, accessibility and social actions are connected to their role. Our content is interactive, engaging, and practical, and it's designed to speak to the realities of the hotel sector.

Teams who’ve completed our 'Sustainable Tourism for Hotel Teams' online course describe it as well-pitched, easy to follow, and far more engaging than they expected.  Staff leave motivated and confident to put what they’ve learned into practice.

Covering What Matters, Without Overloading the Calendar

Our Sustainable Tourism for Hotel Teams course gives every department a strong baseline in just two hours. It covers the essentials that hotels often miss in their training plans or topics they don't feel confident in delivering, particularly when it comes to social actions:

• Food waste prevention (now a legal requirement in Spain)

• Accessibility as part of the guest experience, going beyond ramps, wider doors and lifts

• Staff wellbeing and teamwork across departments

• Waste reduction at source, and how to separate waste correctly in Spain

• How to communicate sustainability confidently to guests

• How your hotel can be an influence for good in your local society

  
  

Because the course is online and flexible, you can roll it out quickly across your team without draining your credit on multiple in-person sessions. If you want to do a deeper dive into specific topics, we also offer specialist modules on food waste, accessibility and sustainable communications. You’ll find details of these on our website.

Why Hotels Choose Our Training

• Flexible: staff can do it in the workplace or at home, any time.

• Efficient: just two hours per person, perfect for using up remaining bonificado credits.

• Hassle-free: our partner Urbiola takes care of all the FUNDAE admin for you.

• Engaging: practical content that staff enjoy and remember.

• Impactful: progress you can see in consistency, motivation, and guest satisfaction.

• Certificate of Completion: Evidence that staff have completed the training

  
  

The Travelife & Sustainability online course exceeded all our expectations. We were surprised by how dynamic, practical, and engaging it was, something not very common in sustainability training. The interactive activities kept the team motivated and encouraged participation from different departments. It is a very useful tool for hotels that want to integrate sustainability into their daily operations in a realistic and effective way. We totally recommend it!

Nick Tuckmansing, Brand Quality Manager at Playitas Resort, Fuerteventura

Don’t Let Your Bonficado Credits Go to Waste

If you still have bonificado credits left this year, we think the choice is simple: you can either spend it on generic training that simply ticks a box, or invest it in sessions that:

• provide staff with practical skills they can use immediately,

• help managers spend less time problem-solving

• support hotels in making real progress on their sustainability goals

• strengthen your reputation and improve guest satisfaction.

With our online sustainability courses, it’s easy to give staff two hours that deliver lasting results, and make sure none of your credit goes unused.

Download the brochure for full course content and pricing

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