Vitours

Placement organization

Name of organization: Vitours
Town/city: Danang
Country: Vietnam
Website: http://www.vitours.com.vn

Student

Name of student: Lan Tran

Specialist area: MTT
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Tour operating
Target group of the organization: Incentive, leisure, meeting groups
Company culture: Associate friendly with another and with the management. Consider me just like their colleagues
Number of employees: 90
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? European inbound tourism
Brief description of your daily activities: Research country, culture and company
Brief description of your company assignment: a new tour for Vitours
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: –

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent , teamplayer, sociable, motivated
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word
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? I stayed at my family
How did you go to work every day? Motorbike

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Embassy
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? two months
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
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? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 800,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 100,00
Local transport (monthly): € 20,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 200,00
Costs of visa: € 150,00
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I am Vietnamese
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: 113086@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: What to do:
– Danang Beach
– Ba Na hills
– Temples
– Nong Nuoc streams
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: – eating
– going to the beach
– visiting temples
– going to Hoi An
– going to Hue

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link