What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer 2025 Hospitality Internships - Yellowstone National Park, WY position at Xanterra Travel Collection?
Overview
Create lifelong memories while learning about high-volume hospitality in the world's first national park!
This is a rotational program that allows interns to gain hands-on experience in two positions within the lodging department while participating in classes and shadowing hours to learn about other hospitality career paths.
To be eligible for this internship, you must:
We are a welcoming community who work hard, share a real passion for the environment, and enjoy crafting memorable experiences for our guests. As part of the Xanterra Travel Collection®, we are the primary authorized concessionaire in Yellowstone, and proud stewards of the park.
Life in Yellowstone:
What you will learn:
Job Requirements:
Create lifelong memories while learning about high-volume hospitality in the world's first national park!
This is a rotational program that allows interns to gain hands-on experience in two positions within the lodging department while participating in classes and shadowing hours to learn about other hospitality career paths.
To be eligible for this internship, you must:
- Relocate to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming for the duration of the program
- Be studying or interested in pursuing a career in the hospitality industry
- Position Type: Seasonal, Full-time Internship
- Internship Dates: June 2025 - August 2025
- Schedule: 40 hours, 5 days/per week. May include weekends, evenings and holidays
- Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
We are a welcoming community who work hard, share a real passion for the environment, and enjoy crafting memorable experiences for our guests. As part of the Xanterra Travel Collection®, we are the primary authorized concessionaire in Yellowstone, and proud stewards of the park.
Life in Yellowstone:
- In-park dormitory-style housing is provided and includes Wi-Fi (limited bandwidth - would not recommend online coursework during this time), laundry, and all utilities
- All meals provided including breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Employee Recreation Program (trips, athletics, gear rentals, seminars, entertainment, games, and more)
- Meet people of all ages from all over the country and world!
- Free Employee Recreation Program (recreation centers, athletics, gear rentals, seminars, van trips, hiking, and more).
- Employee discounts on retail, food & beverage, lodging, and activities in Yellowstone
- Employee discounts at local gateway communities
- Access to maintained campgrounds and back country campsites inside and around the park
- Over 1,000 miles of hiking trails inside the park itself
- Fresh air, breathtaking views, and clear night skies
- World-class wildlife viewing of bison, elk, moose, wolves, bears, and more
- Approximately 500 geysers (the largest concentration in the world) and hot springs, including Grand Prismatic, the third largest in the world
What you will learn:
- Learn about operations at a high volume resort property
- Gain hands-on experience in multiple roles within your department
- Have access to management training opportunities from the course catalog
- Network with managers and directors in your department
- Identify some of the challenges and solutions for operating a sustainable hospitality enterprise within a National Park.
Job Requirements:
- Must be able to stand for approximately 8 hours
- Must be able to walk for long periods of time
- Must be able to push or pull 50-75 pounds and lift up to 30 pounds
- Must be able to bend, stretch, and reach for extended periods
