Avila Beach Hotel

Placement organization

Name of organization: Avila Beach Hotel
Town/city: Curaçao
Country: Nederlandse Antillen
Website: http://www.avilabeachhotel.com/curacao

Name of student: Jeandro Thomas

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Hotel
Organization’s activities: Accomodation, events, concerts, conference & banqueting, bars, restaurants, pool & beach, marketing & promotion of all activities mentioned
Target group of the organization: High class
Company culture: Hierarchy with regards to decision making but informal in the daily activities and working environment.
Number of employees: Around 150
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Sales & Marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: Weekly analysis GHT Guest Happiness Tracker
Weekly Tour Operator productivity update
weekly room rate comparison analysis of competitors

Prepare Alibi’s (loyalty program) package for distribution
weekly meeting room signs for C&B dept
update media overview
assist with advertorials/editorials

assist with display of advertisement of internal events
internal promotion circulation schedule
spot check of websites tour operators

assist with the question of advertisement in Indesign
Brief description of your company assignment: Make a quality & marketing assessment. To see if there is a difference in what the guest think they are going to get compard to what they actually get.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Supervision from my company supervisor was top notch, she is really helpful. Furthermore, very accurate in work and always ready to help with any questions that I had.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, teamplayer, flexible, stress-proof and representable
Additional company requirements for this placement? Writing skills, Ms office, Indesign
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? Family
How did you go to work every day? car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? no
Do you need a work permit? Since i am a local i did not have to
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, but your English level must be advanced

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 600 on way
Accommodation (monthly): € 0 stayed with my parents
Local transport (monthly): € 1.50 per bus
General costs of living (monthly): € 150 depending
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation & lunch

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I am a local so did not have to prepare myself
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: No
My e-mail address: 140820@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Would not recommend to go out at night alone in stranded places, no dark alleys etc. the same precautions that will take where you live
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Beach, bars, nightife, town for shopping

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link