EF Tours

Placement organization

Name of organization: EF Tours
Town/city: Sydney
Country: Australië
Website: https://www.eftours.com

Student

Name of student: Amber

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour Operator
Organization’s activities: To book activities and accommodation for each tour, keep in touch with suppliers, process invoices.
Target group of the organization: Americans / Canadians
Company culture: There is a hierarchy, two managers and an intern. But informal, friendly communication.
Number of employees: 3
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

EF Tour department

Brief description of your daily activities: – Daily contact with suppliers
– Making and updating bookings with suppliers
– Processing invoices
– Going through evaluations
Brief description of your company assignment: EF started a collaboration with World Animal Protection, I performed research into this collaboration/change.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Very open and available.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, flexible, open.
Additional company requirements for this placement? writing skills
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? Myself (hostel – railway square)
How did you go to work every day? By foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes, I had the working holiday visa
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Myself
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 1 day
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance? x

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

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 0
Accommodation (monthly): € 250
Local transport (monthly): € 50
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: € 300
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? Airplane return ticket.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way?

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: amber_derkx@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: So much to do!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Weekly workouts, nearby cinema, shopping opportunities, park.

Media

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