Posted 3/11/2024, 7:58:00 AM
NYU Freshman Spends Over $10K on Weekly Flights for Florida Hotel Internship
- An NYU freshman is spending over $10,000 to fly to Florida each weekend for a hospitality internship at The Ritz-Carlton Naples
- He flies from New York to Florida every Friday after class and returns Sunday night, sleeping at airports when ticket prices spike
- He says the competitive internship market forced him to look beyond New York to gain experience
- The freshman admits his lack of experience would prevent local hospitality internships
- Despite the exhausting travel, he says he's learned a lot and doesn't see it as work pursuing his passions