Tourism and Visitor Experience Intern – Spring 2025 - Destination DC

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Internship Summary:

Reports To: Associate Director of Visitor Experience & Group Tour

This exciting role offers the opportunity to contribute to the marketing and promotion of Washington, DC as a premier destination. As a Tourism & Visitor Experience Intern, you will assist in various aspects of the department's operations, including:

• Content Creation: Updating the department's newsletter and assisting with website content.
• Visitor Services: Handling visitor inquiries, brochure orders, and distribution.
• Event Planning: Contributing to event brainstorming and logistics.
• Familiarization Tours: Assisting in planning and participating in FAM tours.
• Marketing Support: Assisting with international marketing promotion collateral needs.
• Database Management: Updating and maintaining the tourism department database.
• Social Media: Supporting the department's group tour social media efforts.

This internship provides valuable hands-on experience in tourism marketing, event planning, and visitor services. If you are passionate about the tourism industry and interested in contributing to the promotion of Washington, DC, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Your Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Update department quarterly newsletter content.
• Assist with Visitor Experience inquiries, brochure orders and distribution.
• Assist with event brainstorming and logistics.
• Assist in planning and participating in familiarization (FAM) tours.
• Assist with international marketing promotion collateral needs.
• Update and maintain the tourism department database.
• Assist department with group tour social media.
• Assist department with relevant website edits (copy editing).
• Additional projects as assigned.

What You Bring: Education, Experience & Competencies:

• You must be currently enrolled in college; must be junior or senior year college student, in good standing.
• Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Marketing, and Event Planning majors strongly preferred.
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Social media experience a plus.
• Previous internship experience a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• The position requires interaction with partners, members and clients.
• Eagerness to learn from a team of dynamic, engaged professionals working to promote Washington, DC and its vital hospitality and travel and tourism economy
• Demonstrated interest in the travel and tourism economy, enthusiasm for Washington, DC

Internship Specifics:

Duration

• Spring (January 13 - May 15).
• You must be available for in-office work 20-28 hours per week.
• Hours worked must be within the parameters of Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm EST to coincide with the operational hours of the office.

Work Environment:

This Intern will follow Destination DC's policies for staff and may work hybrid, coming into the office at a minimum of two days a week and as determined by supervisor. Intern may work from the office on other days, too. Intern must have reliable internet to work remotely.

DESTINATION DC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We welcome all to apply and are committed to retaining, hiring, developing, and promoting diverse talent. We recognize and celebrate cultural differences within our organization by establishing opportunities for education and allyship.

Please reach out to us if you need accommodations with an application.

About Destination DC

Destination DC, the lead destination marketing organization for the nation's capital, is a private, non-profit membership organization of nearly 1,000 businesses committed to marketing the area as a premier global convention, tourism, and special events destination with a special emphasis on the arts, cultural and historic communities. www.washington.org