Company Description:

Eleqt Holidays & Leisure is a Tourism & MICE Company, focused on creating thoughtfully curated travel experiences for modern travellers. From domestic getaways to international experiences, we are building a travel brand that combines curated itineraries, handpicked stays, seamless coordination, and personalized experiences.

As we're expanding our business, we are looking for energetic, ambitious, and sales-driven individuals who want to gain real-world exposure to sales, business development, customer acquisition, and the travel industry.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Business Development Intern – Travel & Tourism to join our team in Bhubaneswar.

This is a hands-on, performance-driven internship where you will work closely with the sales and founding team to generate leads, engage with prospective travellers, convert enquiries into bookings, and contribute directly to the growth of Eleqt Holidays & Leisure.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys talking to people, building relationships, convincing customers, and turning opportunities into business.

Key Responsibilities:

- Generate and qualify potential customer leads through various channels.
- Connect with prospective customers through calls, WhatsApp, social media, and other communication channels.
- Understand customer travel requirements and recommend suitable packages.
- Follow up with leads and assist in converting enquiries into confirmed bookings.
- Maintain and update lead/customer information and sales records.
- Assist in developing and executing sales and customer acquisition strategies.
- Identify new business opportunities and potential customer segments.
- Support B2B/B2C business development initiatives and partnership outreach.
- Research travel trends, destinations, competitors, and market opportunities.
- Coordinate with the operations and travel planning teams to ensure smooth customer handover.




- Track sales activities, follow-ups, conversions, and revenue contribution.
- Participate in campaigns, promotional activities, and other growth initiatives.
- Contribute ideas to improve sales processes, customer engagement, and conversion rates.

Who We're Looking For:

- Students or recent graduates from Business, Marketing, Travel & Tourism, Hospitality, Commerce, Management, or related fields.
- Individuals with a genuine interest in sales, travel, business development, and startups.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident and comfortable speaking with customers over calls and messages.
- Good persuasion, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.
- Self-driven, proactive, and comfortable working with targets.
- Basic knowledge of MS Excel/Google Sheets and digital communication tools.
- Prior experience in sales, business development, travel, customer service, or internships is a plus – but not mandatory.
- Candidates who are willing to learn and take ownership will be strongly considered.

What You'll Gain:

- Hands-on experience in travel sales and business development.
- Exposure to real customer acquisition and conversion processes.
- Experience working with domestic and international travel products.
- Direct exposure to startup sales strategy and growth execution.
- Opportunity to work closely with the founding and leadership team.
- Build measurable experience and a strong professional portfolio.
- Develop communication, negotiation, sales,



and relationship-management skills.
- Opportunity to network with customers, travel partners, businesses, and industry professionals.
- Potential Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) based on performance and business requirements.

Compensation & Benefits: Stipend: This is currently a Non-stipendiary Internship, and there is no fixed monthly stipend during the internship period.

However, performance-based financial incentives/compensation is there based on individual contribution, performance, business outcomes, and revenue generated.

The final Compensation structure will be discussed during the selection process and may be linked to performance and contribution.

Additional Benefits:

- Internship Certificate upon successful completion.
- Performance recognition and incentives, wherever applicable.
- PPO opportunity based on performance.
- Hands-on experience in a growing travel startup.
- Flexible Hybrid working environment.

Performance Expectations: This is a sales-focused internship, and performance will be evaluated based on factors such as:

- Lead generation
- Customer engagement and follow-ups
- Enquiry-to-booking conversion
- Revenue contribution
- Quality of customer interactions
- Consistency and ownership
- Ability to meet assigned targets
- Contribution to business development initiatives

Founder's Note:

If you're looking for an Internship where you can simply complete your hours and receive a certificate, this may not be the right prospect for you.

We're looking for people who want to Learn by doing, Speak to real customers, Generate real business, Take ownership, and Understand what it actually takes to grow a company.

If you are ambitious, communicative, persistent, and excited about Travel + Sales + Startups, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and be a part of Eleqt Holidays & Leisure's growth journey.

📌 Business Development Intern – Travel & Tourism (Bhubaneswar)
🏢 Eleqt Holidays u0026 Leisure
📍 Bhubaneswar