Andalucia Tours & Discovery

Placement organization

Name of organization: Andalucia Tours & Discovery
Town/city: Seville
Country: Spanje
Website: https://atdspain.com/

Name of student: Rico Klokgieters

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2017-2018

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Bike rental and Bike touring company
Organization’s activities: Bike and walking tours in Seville and other different cities in Andalucia
Bike rental
Bike shop
Target group of the organization: Middle age people age 30-60
Company culture: Informal, really nice place to work
People that work hard but also people you can also have a laugh with
Not super strict, for example the way of dressing yourself is not very strict either
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?

Marketing, keeping track of the social media channels and I am also doing the tours itself

Brief description of your daily activities: Making sure that all the social media channels are up- to- date, making blogs and vlogs, contacting the clients via e-mail, offline promotion, doing tours as a guide and all kinds of other activities
Brief description of your company assignment: Making a Facebook Analysis
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Rosalie is office manager but also in control of the interns. She was my mentor within the company. She helps and guides you and the other interns in general. She tells you what to do or what they expect.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? teamplayer, sociable, flexible, independent, creative
Additional company requirements for this placement? writing skills, Photoshop, Adobe premiere, Adobe Illustrator
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? myself, Airbnb
How did you go to work every day? bicycle

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? not necessarily

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 80-180 euro
Accommodation (monthly): € 343 euro
Local transport (monthly): € 0-50 euro
General costs of living (monthly): € 500-600 euro
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? I get a financial compensation at the end of my internship, the amount is still unclear for me since it is not the end yet.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not prepare since I was already familiar and wanted to experience the country and its culture myself.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? the siesta's where nice and because of the extra I worked a little bit better sometimes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 153067@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Always choose a internship abroad. It is a great experience and you learn a lot about yourself.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: In the city itself is a lot to do, from bars, clubs and restaurants to kayaking on the river. Also, if you go to Seville try to have a few trips to surrounding cities and even countries.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link