About the Company
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world’s largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with approximately 8,300 hotels across approximately 100 countries on six continents. Through its network of over 869,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveller, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 25 hotel brands, including Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Microtel®, La Quinta®, Baymont®, Wingate®, AmericInn®, Hawthorn Suites®, Trademark Collection® and Wyndham®. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is also a leading provider of hotel management services. The Company’s award-winning Wyndham Rewards loyalty programme offers approximately 122 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally. For more information, visit www.wyndhamhotels.com.
About the Role
The Intern Central Operations & New Openings EMEA is part of the EMEA Central Operations and New Openings teams supporting a variety of administrative duties for both these teams and the hotels in EMEA. They have exposure to Learning & Development (L&D), Architecture, Design & Construction (AD&C), and Sourcing & Sustainability teams, working individually or alongside other Interns from other corporate departments on business-critical projects. Successful candidates must be able to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
Responsibilities
- Support the use of Salesforce throughout the EMEA opening process, review and improve this process.
- Furnish the Hotel Owner/ General Manager with access to all the tools Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WHR) provide to support them in the opening stage and deliver our goal to ‘Elevate the Brand Experience’.
- Work with the team on KPI (Key Performance Indicator) targets and reports for EMEA Central Operations and New Openings teams.
- Attend Deal team calls as required, document changes agreed and update Salesforce to reflect the changes as required.
- Work with the EMEA Central Operations and New Openings teams to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Work with the BI tools to enhance reporting on key KPIs within EMEA.
- Internship Project: All Interns are involved in a business-critical project during their internship.
- Employee Engagement Committee: All Interns support the committee in organising activities/ initiatives under 3 pillars: People, Community and Sustainability.
Qualifications
- Studying towards a Bachelor’s degree or above in Hospitality, Tourism or Business Management (or similar field).
- Previous experience in a hospitality environment either as part of an internship or, as a minimum, holiday work experience is an advantage.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Other language skills are an advantage.
- Database management would be helpful.
- Project management skills and high affinity towards data and technology would be helpful.
Required Skills
- Analytical skills and ability to interpret data
- Communication; written and verbal
- Customer service
- Organisation and planning
- Multi-tasking
- Commercial awareness and business acumen
- Process orientation but also flexibility, ability to adapt quickly to changing business requirements and creative problem solving
- Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
- Relationship building
- Initiative taking
- Entrepreneurial learning
- Energy, motivation and resilience
- Attention to detail
- Cultural awareness
Preferred Skills
- Experience in a hospitality environment
- Project management skills
- High affinity towards data and technology
Pay range and compensation package
Deadline for applications: Monday, 13th April 2026
Equal Opportunity Statement
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.