DERTour

Placement organization

Name of organization: DERTour
Town/city: Frankfurt
Country: Duitsland
Website: http://www.dertour.de

Student

Name of student: Ina Korten

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Developing tours and brochures
Target group of the organization: Germans, Austrians
Company culture: Informal “du”
Number of employees: 1000
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Each country is a different department. I worked in the Ireland department.
Brief description of your daily activities: Checking Emails and answering, close outs, post, sending catalogues
Brief description of your company assignment: Affiliate marketing for a big tour operator – opportunity or threat?
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: It was okay, but could’ve been better. Since I did not encounter problems I was satisfied.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, social, wanting to learn, open-minded
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, Excel, specific softwares from DERTOUR
English: Advanced
Spanish: Advanced
French:
German: Mother tongue
Italian:
Other languages: Really depends on the department you work in

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself
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? No

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? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € n/a
Accommodation (monthly): € 430,00
Local transport (monthly): € 81,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 200,00
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation of EUR 650,= per month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I am German, so familiar with the culture
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: 111557@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be open and interested; do not “disobey”
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Going out with friends, shopping, cultural activities, sight seeing

Media

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