Andes Factory

Placement organization

Name of organization: Andes Factory
Town/city: Lima
Country: Peru
Website: http://andesfactory.com

Student

Name of student: Jenny Ontiveros

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Travel agency
Organization’s activities: to organize clients trips around Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Besides making different quotations of trips for international clients.
Target group of the organization: adults and backpackers
Company culture: Informal, friendly-like and young people
Number of employees: 8
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? I am working in the operation dept. and also helping in some administrative tasks within the company.
Brief description of your daily activities: i am in charge of doing quotations and calling providers to get the best deals and organize the clients trips around the country. Besides I assists to fairs and visit seminars to get more knowledge of the country.
Brief description of your company assignment: The assignment was to do a marketing/business research in Europe, how the company can introduce themselves to these new tourism markets and also find new prospective contacts and clients in the other countries.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision overall was OK, I had really helpful colleges who were able to make me feel free to ask questions and do not be afraid to make mistakes. However the owner ( who was my supervisor) was not all the time present to supervise properly.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? proactive, stress proof, independent
Additional company requirements for this placement? excel and windows
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Advanced
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? by myself
How did you go to work every day? Bus

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? no
Do you need a work permit? no
How did you arrange the necessary documents: I am resident
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? advanced spanish preferably

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1500
Accommodation (monthly): € 150 to 300
Local transport (monthly): € 100
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? The company give me a financial compensation of 800 soles which is around 250 euro.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didn’t need to prepare for this.
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: fressy_17@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: to do: take buses (cheap)
not to do: stay till late hours.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There is a shopping mall near by the office and also loads of cafes and bars.

Media

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