Beyond Villas Bali

Placement organization

Name of organization: Beyond Villas Bali
Town/city: Kuta, Bali
Country: Indonesië
Website: http://www.beyondvillas.com

Student

Name of student: Hella de Jong

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Travel Agency
Organization’s activities: Provide high quality service for customers who are seeking for luxurious villas in Bali.
Target group of the organization: Australia
Company culture: Beyond Villas is part of the Beyond Group, a umbrella company. It consists of Beyond Events, Beyond Villas, Beyond Hair, Beyond Make-up, Beyond Adventures. I was told that in Indonesia this is the only way to own multiple companies. You can compare it with Unilever.

The culture is formal and its more like one big family than a strict working environment.

Number of employees: 7
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? The department I worked in could be defined as Marketing. However, Beyond Villas is still small I was involved in multiple departments.
Brief description of your daily activities: Update Beyond Villas social media, insert new invoices + calculation of commission, help with marketing newsletter & ways to distribute, update the Beyond Villas website (Availability, Villas, Rates e.g.), airport transfers arrangements and other small tasks

Brief description of your company assignment: I am creating a promotional plan for a newsletter. As Beyond Villas was just established I need research when this newsletter will be distributed, to whom, what needs to be written in it etc.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Open-minded, friendly, helping, career oriented people

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent & teamplayer, flexible, stress-proof, multitasking,
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Basic Bahasa Indonesia

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Internet (Google)
How did you go to work every day? By motorbike

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes, you need a Socio/Cultural Visa (social budaya)
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Visa agency in Bali (they arrange all visa’s for the Beyond Group) and Beyond Villas
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 1 month + a visa run of one day
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? 1,5 months 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): € €800 – €1000
Accommodation (monthly): € €350
Local transport (monthly): € €35
General costs of living (monthly): € €100 – €200
Costs of visa: € €230 – €300
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? No compensation

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
You can find a lot on the internet. Lonely Planet, Tripadvisor, Blogs and just Googling around will help you a lot.
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: dejonghella@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: As I worked during the week, the weekend was my time to explore Bali. Bali is beautiful and there is enough to see. Rent a motorbike and just drive around!

You should get an international drivers license. This saves you a lot of time when you get stopped by the police (police love tourists). Its less than €20 and you can get it at the ANWB.

Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There is enough to do. I can tell you all the fun places to go, but it is much more fun to go and explore yourself !

Media

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