Marketing Internship - GetawaywithGod.com

MARKETING & FAITH-BASED TRAVEL EDUCATIONAL INTERNSHIP

Position Type: Unpaid Educational Internship
Minimum Requirement: 150 school credit  internship hours
Location: Elite Travel Inc., Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Website: getawaywithGOD.com

EXPLORE FAITH. EXPERIENCE ADVENTURE.

Getaway With God is a faith-based travel brand created to connect Christian travelers, churches, ministries, families, students, pastors, and faith communities with meaningful travel experiences.

Our mission is rooted in the belief that travel can be more than simply visiting a destination. Travel can create opportunities for fellowship, spiritual growth, education, service, reflection, cultural understanding, and experiencing God's creation.

Elite Travel Inc. currently offers and promotes faith-based travel opportunities including Christian tours, church and ministry travel, pastor-focused travel programs, seminars at sea, retreat experiences, student tours, and other spiritually meaningful journeys. The website also promotes discounted airfare assistance for church, ministry, and Christian groups.

This internship provides a student with an opportunity to study how marketing principles can be applied specifically to the Christian travel and faith-based tourism industry.

The internship is designed to provide educational instruction and supervised practical experience in marketing, communications, social media, digital advertising, content development, audience research, church outreach, travel promotion, and campaign evaluation.

PURPOSE OF THE INTERNSHIP

The primary purpose of this internship is to provide the student with an educational experience connecting classroom marketing concepts with the real-world operation of a faith-based travel brand.

The internship is intended to complement the student's academic education rather than replace the work of a paid employee.

The student will work under supervision and will receive instruction, feedback, evaluation, and opportunities to apply classroom concepts to carefully selected educational projects.

The student will study how a travel organization can communicate with different Christian audiences while maintaining appropriate professionalism, accuracy, sensitivity, and respect for differing Christian traditions and denominations.

PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES

During the internship, the student may learn how to:

1. Develop a Faith-Based Travel Marketing Strategy

The student will learn how to develop a marketing strategy specifically designed for Christian travelers and organizations.

This may include studying:

• Christian families
• Church groups
• Youth groups
• Adult Bible study groups
• Women's ministries
• Men's ministries
• Pastors and church leaders
• Christian schools
• Colleges and universities
• Mission organizations
• Denominational organizations
• Christian conferences
• Retreat groups
• Faith-based organizations
• Christian travelers seeking spiritually meaningful vacations

The student will learn how different audiences may have different travel motivations, budgets, communication preferences, and expectations.

2. Learn How to Market Faith-Based Travel Experiences

The student will study how to market travel experiences that combine destinations with faith, history, education, fellowship, and spiritual enrichment.

Examples may include:

• Biblical destinations
• Christian heritage destinations
• Protestant history
• Catholic pilgrimage
• Celtic Christianity
• Biblical Greece and Turkey
• Israel and the Holy Land
• Christian Europe
• Reformation history
• Missionary journeys
• Christian conferences
• Pastor appreciation travel
• Retreat experiences
• Christian cruises
• Student faith-based travel
• Domestic Christian heritage trips

The student will learn how to communicate the educational and spiritual value of a trip without making misleading claims or improperly representing a religious organization, destination, supplier, or speaker.

3. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

The student will research and compare social-media platforms to determine how each may be useful for Getaway With God.

Platforms studied may include:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• TikTok
• YouTube
• LinkedIn
• X
• Pinterest
• Threads
• Google Business Profile
• Nextdoor
• Tumblr
• Other emerging platforms

The student may develop sample campaigns designed specifically for different audiences.