J&TI Events

Placement organization

Name of organization: J&TI Events
Town/city: Rome
Country: Italië
Website: http://www.jti-events.com/

Name of student: Chloée Huvelin

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Tailor-made travels, team building activities, global events, customized event, incentives, product launches, meetings & congresses.
Target group of the organization: MICE, B2B
Company culture: There is an hierarchical company culture with an informal communication between colleagues. Most of the employees speak Dutch but the communication is mainly in English. Punctuality is not as important as in the Netherlands, but deadlines need to be respected.
Number of employees: 4
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Booking & Operations department
Brief description of your daily activities: Briefing on requests, prepare proposals of socials programs and hotel options, contacting suppliers and partners, financial analyses or marketing analyses (depending of your position), set up budgets for proposals,
Brief description of your company assignment: Setting up and advisory report on the creation of J&TI Events’ CRM-policy.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The overall supervision is done by the Managing Director, however the booking or event manager might supervise the requests appointed to you.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, team player, stress-proof(!), communicating
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office (especially Excel) and preferably WordPress & Google Analytics
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Through subito.it
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? I would, it would make the most out of your experience in Rome!

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 150 return ticket (Vueling/Transavia)
Accommodation (monthly): € 460
Local transport (monthly): € 35
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? The company offers two options:
– Italian language course (1-1,5 hour per week)
or
– Refund transportation card (€35 per month)

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not prepare myself for Italy’s culture. However, since I’m French and France & Italy are neighbours, I did not expect any difficulties adapting myself to the country’s way of living.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes, in both positive and negative ways.

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 141253@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Within the company:
– From the first day on it is important to let the supervisor know that you need one day per week to work on your school assignments. Select one day per week that you’ll be working on those (for instance, I choose every Tuesday to be my school day).
– The company is interested in knowing your opinion about matters. Thus, don’t be shy!

Accommodation:
– Try to get an apartment nearby the office!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Nearby J&TI Events:
Forgot your lunch? There are plenty of possibilities to get lunch in the are: a bakery, bars, supermarket or the market. Also, the team orders coffee every day at the bar for around 1 euro. Perfect if you need a shot of caffeine.

In Rome:
– Visit the highlights during low season, it gets very busy in Rome from Easter on. Most of the highlights have free entrance on the first Sunday of the month except for the Vatican. You can visit the Vatican for free on every last Sunday of the month.
– An Italian concept is the aperitivo: a drink and unlimited buffet for around €10 which you can do in many restaurants. Something you can’t miss!
– Missing the movie theatre? You can get a cinema youth pass for €15 at Cinema Fiamma (near Barberini). This pass allows you to see 5 movies, all displayed in OV.
– If you get tired of all the pizzas and pastas or just want something different; San Lorenzo is the perfect area to find international cuisines.

Media

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