Abang Africa Travel

Placement organization

Name of organization: Abang Africa Travel
Town/city: Cape Town
Country: Zuid-Afrika
Website: http://www.abangafrica.com/

Name of student: Vera Corstjens

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Touroperator
Organization’s activities: Abang Africa Travel is an incoming tour operator based in Cape Town, South Africa that offers tailor made, sustainable holidays in Southern Africa. They guarantee to offer pure, unique and unforgettable sustainable travel itineraries throughout South Africa. The tours are sustainable and in a fun, honest and pure way without having to compromise on quality, content and budget.
Target group of the organization: European market
Company culture: Very informal and relaxed
Number of employees: 14
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Abang does not have different departments within the company.
Brief description of your daily activities: E-mail contact with clients
Make routes for clients
Bookings
Contact with accommodations
Routedescriptions
Assist and develop marketing for the brand GAP Africa.
Assist in organising additional content (accommodation, projects, courses) for GAP Africa

Brief description of your company assignment: Doing research and report about the influence of community tourism in communities in three places.
1. Darling in the Western Cape.
2. Khayeltisha township
3. Scalabrini project Cape Town.
I have to take surveys with locals and volunteers who are involved with the community tourism in these 3 places. I will make the surveys on a website.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor is Henko, he is very kind and always willing to help you. He gives you a lot of freedom to find things out and develop yourself. If you need him he will always make time for you and gives you good feedback.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, teamplayer, flexible, stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Agency, 4exchange.
How did you go to work every day? Car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes, exchange visa for unpaid internship
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Embassy
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 2-3 months
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? 1 month

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): € 700
Accommodation (monthly): € 300
Local transport (monthly): € 100
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: € 300
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did some research online
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: vera_xx@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: –
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Boulders beach
Cape Point
Robben eiland
Campsbay/clifton beach
Lions head
Signal Hill
Hermanus
Wine tasting in Stellenbosch.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link