Malaga Bike Tours

Placement organization

Name of organization: Malaga Bike Tours
Town/city: Malaga
Country: Spanje
Website: http://www.malagabiketours.eu/

Name of student: Susanne Crüts

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: bike tour company
Organization’s activities: They offer bike tours to people in the city Málaga.
Target group of the organization: People who love to bike and learn about culture and historiy.
Company culture: Everybody is equal and does the same activities.
Number of employees: 3
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? I am working as a tour guide.
Brief description of your daily activities: I lead bike tours trough the city op Málaga and I work in the bike shop to do the bike rentals.
Brief description of your company assignment: I had to develop a new tour in the city of Málaga.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I had great guidance from my boss and my colleagues.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, social, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? No
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? myself
How did you go to work every day? by foot

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
How long in advance? –

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? no

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 160
Accommodation (monthly): € 250
Local transport (monthly): € 0
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? At the end of the placement I get 200 euro. The rest of the placement I don’t get money.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I traveled to Spain before so I already knew the Spanish culture.
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: susannecruts@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Explore as much as you can in this city because you can learn a lot.
Do not expect Spain to be the same as The Netherlands because there are big differences in culture.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There is a beach.

Media

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