WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PART OF A FAST - GROWING ORGANISATION
JOIN US AS DEVELOPMENT AND ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERN (AS FROM AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2025)!
ABOUT ODYSSEY
Were The Odyssey Hotel Group Europes most ambitious hotel operator and the team behind many famous global hospitality names. We partner with Marriott IHG and Accor to develop exceptional properties across various brands from Holiday Express to Marriotts Autograph collection. Powered by over 700 employees and supported by Activum SG as our major shareholder our purpose is to create wonderful stories through a passion for unique and locally inspired hotel design and attention to every detail. We achieve this through a culture of enabling and empowering our teams to be masters of the art of Odyssey our story is your story.
ODYSSEY CULTURE
Youll be joining a fast-moving ambitious and successful team thats shaking up the industry we love. If you thrive on responsibility share a passion for great service and are a natural collaborator well be a good fit. We pride ourselves with a collaborative mindset.
THE POSITION
Odyssey is growing and so is our hotel portfolio. We are constantly looking for opportunities to acquire new hotels. This varies from taking over hotel platforms or hotels and fully rebrand them according to the Odyssey brand or through signing leases with developers. As a Development and Asset Management Intern together with our Analyst Feasibility and M&A youll assist on acquiring new properties across Europe and contribute to the growth of an international operating hotel group.
During your Development and Asset Management Internship youll be involved doing research by investigating the current hotel market and find new cities of countries that fit the Odyssey story brand. Once the research is done youll work on feasibility studies to check whether these hotels are suitable to take over. When the time has come to persuade the headquarters investors or other stakeholders youll prepare the approval memos and youll attend or even lead the presentation.
Besides your Development tasks youll also have the opportunity to collaborate with the Asset Management team as Odyssey holds partial real estate responsibility in some this role you will support the asset manager daily by gathering property-related information brainstorming operational improvements coordinating and implementing small projects across the organization and liaising with the engineering and maintenance teams to enhance our properties.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Performing market research by investigating market characteristics of cities or countries of potential interest of Odyssey.
Assisting on feasibility studies.
Preparing approval memos and eventually present these to the HQ investors and other stakeholders.
Studying hotel and brand trends for future acquisitions.
Helping with setting up the rental conditions.
Analysing data about properties.
Assisting on hotel enhancement initiatives.
Review legal documents and provide recommendations.
Prepare overviews for other departments.
HOW YOULL DO IT
Working in a dynamic multi-tasking environment.
Being self-reliant and not afraid to ask questions.
Ready to perform tasks that have not been done yet.
Being creative and able to come up with new and inspiring input.
With a self-motivated and positive attitude.
Being open-minded and having an international mindset.
Showing effective communication and interpersonal skills.
WHAT YOULL BRING
An HBO() or BSc/BA degree in Hotel Management or a degree in another relevant field of study.
Preferably following a masters degree in Finance or Real Estate.
Affinity with hospitality and hotels.
Fluent in English Proficiency in Dutch is a plus.
Strong knowledge of MS Office (Excel).
WHY THIS INTERNSHIP AT ODYSSEY
Beautiful office to make your work as enjoyable as possible.
Your personal development taken seriously.
Plenty of room for your ideas and creativity.
Internship allowance of 420 per month.
Travel allowance of 80 per month.
Employee discounts in more than 8000 hotels for you and your family.
We care for you and via Empowr. we aim to foster your personal well-being with diverse resources.
INTERESTED
Please apply via this vacancy and our colleagues of the Talent Team will contact you as soon as possible.
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