Caribbean Tourism Organization

Placement organization

Name of organization: Caribbean Tourism Organization
Town/city: Richmond, London
Country: Groot-Brittannië
Website: http://caribbean.co.uk/

Name of student: Andreea Rotaru

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: NTO
Organization’s activities: CTO UK Chapter is a membership organisation which does the promotion of the Caribbean in terms of the UK and the European market.
Target group of the organization: UK and European Markets
Company culture: At CTO there is a hierarchy, the atmosphere is pleasant and everyone is there to help each other. Carol, had her own office while us, the other employees had a shared working space.
Number of employees: 5
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Marketing & Sales Department
Brief description of your daily activities: In charge of the e-mails, incoming calls, preparation for different events, updating different documents; overall as an intern, I needed to help everyone with several activities but in this way, I learnt a lot when it comes to different departments. I went to different events: The Dive Show, The CTO’s Annual General Meeting, The NTO Meeting, Roadshows in London & Bristol, CTO Ball etc.
Brief description of your company assignment: My company assignment is how to attract the LGBT Market to the Caribbean
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor, Ann-Marie, was always there to help me as there were my other colleagues.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, Independent, Team-player, Stress-proof, Flexible, Goog English knowledge
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: Train

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Internet
How did you go to work every day? Public transport

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? Yes
How long in advance? Usually, I would take from time to time a day off and I needed to let my supervisor know one week 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? Probably an advanced English course

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 200
Accommodation (monthly): € 600
Local transport (monthly): € 100
General costs of living (monthly): € 1000 including rent, groceries and local transport
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? I was paid a financial compensation – £125 weekly for travelling and food expenses.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I looked online the differences between the Netherlands and the UK.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 140652@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: I recommend going out and exploring the city as London is big and you cannot cover all the museums and all the other interesting places. London is big and it can get lonely sometimes.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Different activities such as going to the pubs, enjoying a walk near the Thames, going for a boat tour from Richmond etc. London is big and there are many activities which can be undertaken.

Media

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