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Why Join Us?
To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.
We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.
By joining the Expedia Group 2026 Global Internship Program as a Commercial Intern you’ll fully integrate into our inclusive community and gain a well-rounded experience of life at Expedia Group. Our global program offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to business-critical work by developing your skills through tailored learning and training, with ongoing support and events to build knowledge and community.
Internship Program Highlights:
Onboarding: Kick off your journey by connecting with your cohort, learning about Expedia Group, and receiving tailored role-specific training to set you up for success from day one.
Meaningful Work: Make an impact by contributing to real business outcomes and priorities. At the end of your internship, showcase your work to peers and senior leaders in a dedicated presentation.
Learning Series: Participate in interactive workshops led by our Learning team to build essential professional skills, covering topics such as personal branding, communication, and presentation excellence.
Leadership Series: Gain exclusive access to our Travel Leadership Team through intern-only events. Hear inspiring career stories, explore industry trends, and engage in open Q&A sessions.
Social Events: Enjoy regular social activities organized for your regional cohort—perfect for networking, experiencing our culture, and having fun outside of work.
Mentorship: Benefit from a dedicated mentor who will guide your development, share insights, and help you expand your network across Expedia Group.
Support: Receive ongoing coaching and advice from your manager, team navigator (buddy), and a regional point of contact from the Emerging Talent & Careers team.
In this role you will:
As a Commercial Intern you will join the Travel Partners & Advertising (TPA) division, where the focus is on fueling excellent and competitive supply across Expedia Group’s business-to-business (B2B) relationships. The Partner Growth & Agility (PGA) team sits within the TPA division and helps hotels and accommodation partners succeed on the Expedia platform. PGA supports partners across APAC by improving their setup, competitiveness, and end-to-end performance.
New Partners (NP) Approaches prospective hotel partners, introducing the benefits of an Expedia partnership and guiding them on their onboarding journey with our platform.
Account Management Works with existing partners to help them improve their rate, availability, content and overall performance.
Agile Competitiveness Team Focuses on solving competitiveness issues across B2C and B2B, helping partners win against other Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), wholesalers and meta channels.
Each team works closely with in-market Account Managers and uses a mix of data, tools, and structured playbooks to support partner growth. Your daily tasks will depend on the team you are assigned to but will include:
Reaching out to potential hotel partners: You'll be making high-volume outbound calls to prospective and current Expedia Group hotel & partners, helping to grow and optimize accounts whilst building strong client relationships.
Learning sales techniques: You'll work with your team to drive results by developing and applying different sales strategies to promote and negotiate the current portfolio of products to hotel partners.
Understanding partner needs: Through phone conversations, data analysis, and research, you'll identify what partners need and be able to recommend the best solutions and next steps.
Developing skills and build industry knowledge: Participate in mini-internal projects to hone your analytical and problem-solving skills, while developing business acumen and learning about industry trends.
Joining team meetings sharing weekly progress and supporting adhoc tasks linked to partner performance.
Keeping partner information accurate in internal tools.
If you join the New Partners team (NP) you will:
Review and research potential new high value hotels.
Make the first outreach to new hotels, identifying decision-makers, and sharing the benefits of a partnership with Expedia.
Send out contracts and support partners on their property setup on Expedia.
Monitor active onboarding cases - review content, room types, rates and availability to confirm the property is ready to go live.
Guide partners on basic self-service features in Expedia Partner Central.
Complete competitor reviews and other initiatives in support of the APAC acquisitions team.
If you join the Account Management team you will:
Review simple dashboards to spot availability gaps, rate issues or missing content.
Support outreach by phone to encourage partners to improve revenue.
Help partners understand how to update rooms, rates and restrictions.
Track partner responses and follow-up when needed.
**If you join the Agile Competitiveness team (B2C & B2B) you will: **
Focus on improving rate and availability competitiveness across markets.
Help identify root causes of un-competitiveness across OTAs
Support partner outreach campaigns that aim to improve competitiveness
Minimum Requirements:
Must be available to commit to a full time internship program for 12 to 16 weeks.
**Must **be currently completing an undergraduate degree and graduating in 2026 or 2027
**Must have **no more than two years of professional experience in a similar role.
**Must **be interested to work in sales, account management, partner/client success, or related field and show a willingness to engage with Expedia Group’s partners through regular phone calls.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Currently studying business, hospitality, economics, data, or a related field.
Strong interest in travel, ecommerce, or online marketplaces.
Should have strong English communication skills, be organized and show attention to detail.
Should have growth/learner mindset, demonstrate empathy and be inclusive.
Comfortable with a high volume of daily phone calls to prospective and current Expedia Group hotel partners.
Curious, proactive, and open to learning.
Comfortable using Excel or Google Sheets and open to learning new tools.
Enjoy solving problems and using data to find simple insights.
Able to manage several tasks in a fast-paced environment.
What You Will Gain
Hands-on, practical experience with real hotel partners, partner onboarding, account management and competitiveness analysis to build understanding of how a global travel platform operates.
Learn how to drive results by developing and applying different sales strategies to promote and negotiate products to hotel partners.
Data analysis and research skills to identify and recommend the best solutions and next steps for partners.
Coaching, support and feedback from experienced Expedia Group team members.
What We Offer:
Successful candidates will receive a competitive compensation package including the benefits below:
Compensation: MYR 2000 per month
Hybrid Work Policy - 3 days work from office.
Travel discounts
Opportunity to receive a full-time permanent offer after graduation
Community support through Expedia Group’s Inclusion Business Groups
Next Steps:
Apply now! Our dedicated Emerging Talent & Careers team will review your application, and suitable applicants will be encouraged to complete an immersive strength based online assessment as the first step. Depending on the role profile you are applying to, selected candidates may also be asked to take a skills-based screening assessment.
Candidates who are invited to a final round interview will have the opportunity to meet with members of our team through two interviews covering both technical and behavioral skills related to the position. These interviews will also be a chance for you to learn more about us, too!
Accommodation requests
If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.
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