Operation Executive Intern – Maldives Market (January 2027 Intake)

About Us

Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, Trip.com Group is a leading global travel service provider comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, and Qunar.

Across its platforms, Trip.com Group integrates travel resources from industry partners and helps travellers worldwide pursue the perfect trip with exceptional travel products and services.

We have more than 30,000 employees scattered across 30 countries in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, striving to expand our global markets and aiming to be the world’s leading and most trusted family of online travel brands that aspire to deliver the perfect trip at the best price for every traveller.

About the Role

Are you passionate about travel, hospitality, and business development? Join Trip.com Group as an Operation Executive Intern, where you'll gain hands-on exposure to one of the world's most sought-after travel destinations — the Maldives!

Working closely with our Hotel Business Development team, you'll play an important role in supporting the growth and performance of our hotel partnerships across the Maldives market. This internship offers an exciting opportunity to understand how a global online travel platform develops hotel partnerships, drives commercial performance, and supports business expansion in a dynamic international market.

In this Role, you'll get to

• Support Business Development Initiatives: Work closely with Market Managers to support hotel partnership development, supplier onboarding, and business expansion initiatives across the Maldives market.

• Manage Hotel Partner Operations: Assist in maintaining relationships with existing hotel partners, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and effective coordination between internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Drive Commercial Performance: Monitor hotel partner performance, analyse booking trends, and identify opportunities to improve hotel competitiveness, availability, and sales performance.

• Support Hotel Onboarding & Activation: Assist new hotel partners with onboarding processes, including extranet training, rate and inventory management, and hotel activation.

• Coordinate Marketing & Promotional Activities: Collaborate with hotel partners and internal teams to support promotional campaigns, special deals, and merchandising initiatives to drive bookings and revenue.

• Conduct Market & Competitor Research: Research hospitality trends, competitor offerings, pricing strategies, and market developments to identify potential business opportunities within the Maldives market.

• Prepare Business Reports & Insights: Support the preparation of business reviews, performance reports, and market analyses to facilitate commercial decision-making.

• Support Cross-Functional Operations: Coordinate with internal departments to resolve hotel-related operational issues, including inventory, bookings, cancellations, and content management.

What you'll Need to Succeed

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Business, Hospitality, Tourism, Marketing, or a related field.

• Strong interest in business development, commercial operations, and the travel or hospitality industry.

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with an interest in understanding business performance and market trends.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

• Detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to learn in a fast-paced international business environment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

• Able to work independently while being a collaborative team player.

Internship Requirements

• Start Date: January 2027

• Duration: 6 months

• Commitment: Preferably 5 days per week (full-time)

• Eligibility: Undergraduate students who are able to commit to the internship period

Why Trip.com Group

We offer a stage to unleash your full potential and drive global impact. As an international team, we embrace an open and inclusive culture that supports and respect team members in and out of the workplace. Everyone is on a trip, whether it's a career trip or a life trip. At Trip.com Group, you can define your own trip by setting a goal and celebrate your success by recognizing the progress you have made.

What’s more?

• Our rapid business growth in global offers abundant career opportunities at various levels and in multiple functions
• Internal transfer is encouraged, and global job rotation program enable you to pursue a global career path and make global impact
• We provide learning opportunities to further your career in areas of leadership capability, soft skill and professional expertise.
• We encourage flexible work arrangement
• Have fun with company-sponsored greetings and activities at holidays, birthdays, and colorful team events.

Find out more job opportunities at https://careers.trip.com

Have a good trip, and see you soon!