Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf

Placement organization

Name of organization: Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf
Town/city: Dusseldorf
Country: Duitsland
Website: http://dusseldorf.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html

Name of student: Lara Galka

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Hotel
Organization’s activities: Rooms, Meeting Rooms, Weddings, Dining, Spa
Target group of the organization: Business travellers
Company culture: informal (very friendly atmosphere)
Number of employees: 173
Dress code: uniform
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: I was in charge of the website, the newsletters, brochures, texts for new events and offers, menu plans, cooperations with magazines etc.
Brief description of your company assignment: Bloggers & Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf – In how far can the hotel attract this new target group and how can bloggers promote the hotel?
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I had two main supervisors, who assisted me with everything I needed and gave me tasks that were challenging and interesting.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, team player, sociable, creative, language and writing skills
Additional company requirements for this placement? Office programmes, several booking tools, design programmes, online editors
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German: Mother tongue
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? myself, Internet
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
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? If you can’t speak German or English well, yes!

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 0
Accommodation (monthly): € 415
Local transport (monthly): € 0
General costs of living (monthly): € 700
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Meals, Transport

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Not at all, I am German!
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: 120007@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Focus on your work and do the best you can do! The team will appreciate it and will treat you like every other employee and not like an unimportant trainee.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Shopping, sports, party, restaurants, bars, cinemas, museums, art galleries etc.

Media

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