- Internship and permanent placement opportunities in nearly 450 luxury hotels
- Access to an extensive online research database
- Student exchange opportunities with other member schools
- Management training opportunities in multiple Leading Hotels
- Leading Hotel Schools Graduation Certificate
- Opportunity to attend a Leading Hotel event
Testimonial
Intern: Tony LÖfving
Internship Location: The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. Corporate office in New York
Department: Leading Interactive Reservations
University: Haaga-Helia University for Applied Sciences, Helsinki Finland
I worked for the Leading Interactive Reservations Department and my responsibilities were focused mainly on Online Marketing in order to drive conversions and to generate revenue for the lhw.com. One of the most enjoyable things of the internship was that I was assigned many diverse and interesting tasks from the team supervisors. I prospected potential partners/affiliates for LHW and researched websites where we could reach our new target markets. I assisted the LIR team with implementing online marketing and advertising initiatives by gathering needed components such as information and pictures; analyzing data and putting spreadsheets together. Furthermore I communicated with our member hotels for example providing information they requested about programs that we offered for Online Travel Agencies. While working with Leading I learned more about the career opportunities in hospitality industry. I have gained a stronger drive for international luxury hospitality industry and I am really interested in working again in New York City.
Intern: Cornelia Loevenich
Internship Location: The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., Corporate office in New York
Department: Leading Group Sales Department and Leading Interactive Reservations
University: International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef
I spent the first 3 months of my internship working in the Leading Group Sales Department where I was involved in a project related to the enhancement of the Leading Online Meeting Planner, an interactive and innovative online tool that provides 3-dimensional views of a hotel’s meeting facilities as well as floor plans and capacities. I spent the second half on my internship in Leading Interactive Reservations where I was given the opportunity to work on various very interesting projects. I worked closely with the Interactive Marketing team on Search Marketing and new Online Marketing Strategies, especially for the German speaking market. Moreover, I was involved in numerous projects with regard to Leading Link -- the Leading Online Booking Engine, by updating the monthly production reports and sending them out to all Leading Link Hotels on a monthly basis. I really enjoyed being part of an amazingly nice and supportive team and having the feeling that the work I did was very much appreciated and contributed significantly. Most importantly, the internship has helped me understand and appreciate the complexity and versatility of services.
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