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Tourist season work (seaside, mountains)
Hotels, restaurants, campsites and ski resorts recruit staff for the high season.
How to get started
- Choose your season: summer by the sea or winter in the mountains.
- Apply two to three months before the season starts.
- Highlight the languages you speak.
- Check whether accommodation is provided: locally it is often scarce and expensive.
Skills needed
- Languages
- Customer contact
Tools and equipment needed
- Nothing in particular
Offers near you
Latest offers related to this idea. Choose your municipality to see the nearest ones.
Commis de cuisine
Seniorissim
Morlanwelz (7140)
Posted 30 Oct 2026 · Until 30 Nov 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
Employé(e) étudiant(e) polyvalent(e) en friterie – Nandrin
Start People
Nandrin (4550)
Posted 30 Oct 2026 · Until 27 Nov 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
Serveur / Serveuse en restauration
Luz-Saint-Sauveur (65120)
Posted 30 Oct 2026
Source: France Travail (Hautes-Pyrénées) · Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) · Updated 30 Oct 2026
See all offers Choose or change municipality
Sources: Le Forem (CC BY-SA 4.0), France Travail (Hautes-Pyrénées) (Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab)). Belgium: job offers in Wallonia (Le Forem). France: flea markets, car boot sales, second-hand fairs and markets everywhere (DATAtourisme); job offers only in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées (France Travail), in Île-de-France (offers from the Region), in Tours (City and Metropole), plus Groupe BPCE offers across France. Brussels, Flanders and the rest of France will come later.
Good tips
- A successful first contract makes it easier to come back the next season.
Watch out for
- Days can be long during peak periods.
Rules to know
France
You generally sign a seasonal, fixed-term contract.
Belgium
A standard employment contract, or a student contract for students (see Student@Work).
Rules to know in the guide
Simplified summary: check the official websites before you start.
How much it pays
Indicative amount, varies with region, experience and demand. Before tax and social contributions.
France
Estimate From €12.31 gross per hour
Legal minimum for a seasonal worker: the Smic. Accommodation and meals are sometimes provided.
Indicative example: about €430 gross for a 35 h week.
By region
- Mayotte: From €9.56 gross per hour. In Mayotte, the Smic is €9.56 gross per hour.
Source: Service-Public.fr: French minimum wage (Smic) from 1 June 2026 · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
Belgium
Estimate From €10.72 to €13.56 gross per hour
Legal minimum by age, unless a more favourable sector rate applies.
Indicative example: about €380 to €470 gross for a 35 h week.
Source: Bruxelles-J: student minimum wage · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
Where to find opportunities and information
- Le Forem (via ODWB) (Belgium: Wallonia)
Job offers in Wallonia: student jobs, flexi-jobs, one-day assignments and part-time offers are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. - France Travail (open data des départements) (France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie)
France Travail offers from the last 7 days republished by Pyrénées-Atlantiques (data.le64.fr) and Hautes-Pyrénées (opendata.ha-py.fr, including the Adour Madiran community of communes). Only small jobs (part-time, temporary agency work, seasonal work, fixed-term contracts of 6 months or less, work-study) are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. The Seine-Saint-Denis dataset has not been updated since August 2026: it is skipped automatically. - France Travail (France)
Job offers in France. - service-public.fr (France)
Official French administration website. - Student@Work (Belgium)
Official Belgian student job hour counter.