Meeting & Events Trainee (September 2025) - Crowne Plaza Amsterdam - South: IHG Academy

Main tasks

We are offering an internship in group meetings and events. During your internship you will be a part of a dedicated and motivated team with a passion for hospitality you will have many responsibilities and tasks such as:

• Learning IHG meetings and events systems;
• Focus on event bookings such as groups, meetings, dinners, and many more;
• Administration tasks like booking reservations for events, input rooming lists, maintaining own bookings, contracting face and billing procedure;
• Being creative in gaining new business;
• Conduct weekly audits of group blocks and prepare weekly wash meetings.

Managerial responsibilities

• During a nine or ten-month internship, you will have a combined sales and planning internship. With a combined internship you will be able to handle an event from enquiry to the full planning of the events and the final payment.

Skills & Qualifications

You are passionate about hospitality. You have a representative appearance and flexible attitude with a commercial focus! You enjoy a challenge, have a work hard/play hard together attitude and can handle high work pressure. Besides this, you enjoy building relationships with colleagues and customers to achieve maximum results.

• Fluent in English and or Dutch;
• Minimum of 6 months;
• Hospitality Management at Bachelor level/MBO
• Starting from January/September

Rewards

• An internship allowance of 750 Euros per month.
• As part of the IHG network, here are the benefits offered to you:
  • Employee discount for all 6000+ hotels in the IHG network
  • Friends and family rates to share with your close ones
  • Up to 50% discount at the related bars and restaurants in the network
  • International career opportunity: today in Amsterdam but tomorrow in Aruba, New York or Rome
• Crowne Plaza Amsterdam-South also has its own perks:
  • Easy to reach: only 5 minutes walk from metro and train station Amsterdam Zuid;
  • A vibrant neighbourhood with bars, restaurants, shops and a Thursday market with local products;
  • Homemade lunch/dinner provided during your working hours;
  • A discounted agreement for your health insurance;
  • Personal development such as training, internal growth and coaching;
  • A CultuurWerkt! account for you to get discounted tickets for theatre, cinema, dance...everything culture;
  • A discount on your ClassPass account for you to book workouts, beauty appointments or healthy meals;
  • Discount at Doctor Feelgood, the massage company across the street;
  • You can also use the gym facilities at the hotel, as long as it does not disturb any guest;
  • In-House Experience;
  • A fun team of like-minded people;

IHG gives every member of the team the Room they need to Belong, Grow and Make A Difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.
So, join us and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.