Bike Tours Marbella

Placement organization

Name of organization: Bike Tours Marbella
Town/city: Marbella
Country: Spanje
Website: http://biketoursmarbella.com

Name of student: Rozika Vullings

Specialist area: TM
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour Operator
Organization’s activities: Giving Bike Tours
Preparing bikes
Keeping social media up to date
Spreading flyers

Target group of the organization: Everybody
Company culture: Informal
Only in touch with colleages by phone calls, because the rest of the colleages are in Malaga.
Number of employees: 2
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Every department
Brief description of your daily activities: Giving Bike Tours
Preparing bikes
Keeping social media up to date
Spreading flyers

Brief description of your company assignment: Doing research about why the number of tours is decreasing, by making a marketing and communication plan
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Good supervision of the company. I am not a lot in touch with my supervisor, but if there is something wrong or if I need help, I get all the help I need from my supervisor.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, flexible, spontanious and sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? No
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages: Dutch, Mother tongue

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane and bus

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? previous student
How did you go to work every day? bicycle

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? No

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 350
Accommodation (monthly): € 300
Local transport (monthly): € 12
General costs of living (monthly): € 100
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? 15 euros per tour

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didn’t prepare, because the culture isn’t that different from The Netherlands
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: rozikavullings@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Do:
Be flexible
Be representative
Be yourself

Not to do:
Don’t be late when you have to give a tour
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Beach
Bars

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link