Asialink Holidays Indonesia

Placement organization

Name of organization: Asialink Holidays Indonesia
Town/city: Sanur, Bali
Country: Indonesië
Website: http://www.asialink-holidays.com

Student

Name of student: Pascalle Agnes

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Inboud tour operator
Organization’s activities: Arrange all hotels, transfers, excursions for outbound tour operators they cooperate with such as OAD Reizen and Bravo Tours.
Target group of the organization: All target markets in Europe
Company culture: Everyone in the company is very friendly and treated me as any of their colleagues. Management was very open to me and I could always ask for help if I needed it.
Number of employees: around 30 office employees and 20 tour guides
Dress code: uniform (with casual Fridays) though I did not get an uniform and could dress casual every day.
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Product-, Reservation- Operation-, and Accounting department
I did not work in an actual department, I worked on my research and had the opportunity to cooperate with all departments. Especially, with the tour guides.
Brief description of your daily activities: Do desk- and qualitative research, follow tour guide trainings, join tours
Brief description of your company assignment: How can the tour guide contribute to exceeding the clients’ expectations?
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I worked very independently with a lot of freedom though I had weekly meetings with my supervisor and could contact her always.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? I worked very independently on my own assignments though joined a lot of tours where you have to be very sociable as well as representative for the company. Flexibility is a must as life in Bali is much less organized.
Additional company requirements for this placement? It depends in which department you work, I just needed Word.
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Dutch

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? The placement company arranged an apartment for me in a guest house.
How did you go to work every day? Motorbike (but you can also rent a regular bicycle)

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes
Do you need a work permit? Yes, but this is all arranged by Asialink Holidays
How did you arrange the necessary documents: I received all the documents I needed from the company and just went to the embassy in The Hague
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 2 weeks
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes

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): € 1000,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 0,00
Local transport (monthly): € 60,00
General costs of living (monthly): € € 300,- /per month. Though I think this really depends on your life style. In general, life is about 2/3 of the costs in the Netherlands
Costs of visa: € 45,00
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? They paid my accomodation for me so I have no clue how much that was.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Bali is a very flexible island which makes you more flexible, just remember you have a job to do and stick to your planning 😉

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 102224@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Work hard during the week and have fun in the weekends!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Bali is an amazing island with a lot of (water)sports facilities, beaches, nightlife, temples and so much more. Even if you get bored in Bali, which you won’t but still, you can go to one of the surrounding islands such as Lombok, the Gili’s, Lembongan or Java.

Media

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