FTI Touristik
Placement organization
Name of organization: FTI Touristik
Town/city: Munich
Country: Duitsland
Website: http://www.fti.de
Student
Name of student: Kim Krupa
Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2012-2013
Information about placement organization
Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Provision of travel packages and dynamic packaging worldwide
Target group of the organization: Any, especially families
Company culture: – All co-workers are on first name terms with each other
– Equal treatment to co-workers as student
Number of employees: 3500 worldwide
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes
Information about your placement
In which department(s) are you working? Yield management
Brief description of your daily activities: – Renegotiation of hotel rates with relevant service providers of FTI
– Creation of travel offers
– Calculation of product offers
– Price comparisons
– Marketing activities
Brief description of your company assignment: Marketing advisory report
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: There is a trainee department which really arranges everything you need
Requirements for students on placement
What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? team-player, well number sense, stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? Basic excel knowledge
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German: Mother tongue
Italian:
Other languages:
The trip
Mode of transport to reach your destination: Train
Accommodation
How did you arrange your accommodation? I found a room by friend contacts
How did you go to work every day? Bus/bike
Visa / work permit / vaccinations
Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
Language course
Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? n/a
The costs in euros
Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 120,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 420,00
Local transport (monthly): € 36,10
General costs of living (monthly): € 250,00
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? EUR 500,00 and transport costs EUR 36,10
Culture
How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I am German
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No
Future students on placement
Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 111776@edu.nhtv.nl
Other information
Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: –
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: City offers any kind of indoor-sport activities on flexible basis; lots of beer gardens; shopping; Bavaria film studio; Allianz Arena; Olympic center