Hotel & Resorts Strategic Planning & Insights Intern

About the Role & Program

The Walt Disney World Hotels & Resorts Line of Business team provides expertise and consultative support to partners to improve the Guest experience across our Walt Disney World hotel portfolio. Our Strategic Planning & Insights team supports the development of mid- to long-term strategies focused on the future hotel experience by using Guest and operational insights, external industry research, and subject matter expertise!

The approximate dates of this internship are June 2025 through January 2026.

What You Will Do

Our intern will work as a member of our team supporting projects currently in flight! Responsibilities may include:

• Assessing and evaluating new business initiatives and concepts to provide decision-making support to business unit Senior Executives.

• Conducting a variety of business assessments using internal data, robust industry trends and research; synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data.

• Proactively supervising hotel topics and trends by sourcing and reading industry publications.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Ability to work independently through self-motivation and resourcefulness.

• A highly organized nature and fastidious attention to detail.

• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written skills with an emphasis on business writing.

• Strategic problem solving & analytical skills with the capability to act tactically.

• Expertise in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint and Excel).

Education

• Senior year preferred.

• Major or previous coursework in Hospitality, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Business Administration, Communication, Research or related major is preferred.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

• Current Disney Interns, College, International or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program

• Be at least 18 years of age.

• Possess unrestricted work authorization.

Additional Information

• The approximate dates of this internship are June 2025 through January 2026.

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship.

• Fully available Monday through Friday for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week.

• Able to provide own housing in the Orlando, FL area.

• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work.

• Be compliant with appearance guidelines.

• Limited housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns may be available through American Campus Communities, for more information .

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