J&TI events

Placement organization

Name of organization: J&TI events
Town/city: Milan
Country: Italië
Website:

Student

Name of student: Robin van Arkel

Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2019-2020

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: J&TI Events is an Italian DMC. Their target group is MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions). J&TI Events offers multiple services:
– team building activities
– global events
– meetings & incentives
– congresses & fairs
– sport events
– product launch
Target group of the organization: MICE
Company culture: Informal
Number of employees: 6
Dress code: casual
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:
– Contacting suppliers via mail & phone
– Making presentations regarding the social program/hotel options/company presentations.
– Working with Excel to create pricelists.
– Attending BUY MICE events for inspiration with Tiziana.
– Attending product launches and hotel openings.
– Finding new contact persons, agencies abroad

Brief description of your company assignment: Development of Milan as a tourism destination

Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I am together with Tiziana (managing director) in the office and we keep in contact with the colleagues in Rome via Skype and the phone. The company is small, so everyone is updated with the current projects.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, detailed, stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, creativity
English: Advanced
Other languages: Dutch, fluent

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Uniplaces
How did you go to work every day? by foot, bus

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? Codice Fiscale
How did you arrange the necessary documents: via the local Agenzia Entrate (municipality)
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 30 min
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

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € €80
Accommodation (monthly): € €600
Local transport (monthly): € €22 (for students)
General costs of living (monthly): € €250
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? €150 per month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didn’t prepare for culture. The Netherlands and Italy are quite similar, however Italians can sometimes be a bit more chaotic.
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: 171968@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do:
To do
– be creative
– show initiative
– start with searching a room on time

Not to do
– work too fast and undetailed
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place:
– have aperitivo’s in Navigli area
– visit rooftops to have a nice view of Duomo & the city
– visit City Life (shopping district)
– watch a match of AC / Inter Milan in San Siro stadium
– park Sempione

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