Kiwiana Tours

Placement organization

Name of organization: Kiwiana Tours
Town/city: Auckland
Country: Nieuw Zeeland
Website: http://www.kiwianatours.com/

Name of student: Ingridd Vroman

Specialist area: TM
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Touroperator
Organization’s activities: Weekend trips
Target group of the organization: International students
Company culture: An informal company.
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? I work at the sales department, guiding department and planning department
Brief description of your daily activities: Taking booking at the office and assisting on weekend trips.
Brief description of your company assignment: –
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: They let you do a lot of things on your own and expect that you can do it on your own. When you have a problem you can always ask for help. Good supervision.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, sociable, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS office, writing skills, photoshop
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? yourself
How did you go to work every day? by foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? working holiday visa
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?
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 your english isn’t good enough, yes. otherwise it isn’t necessary

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1400
Accommodation (monthly): € 440
Local transport (monthly): € 0
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: € 100
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? None

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
You can compare it to Europe so you don’t need to prepare much.
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: 132974@nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: If you want to go to New Zealand and experience what this country is all about, go to this company. During the weekend trips you really get to know the country.
Contact the company yourself.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There are plenty of things to do. Lots of activities in and close to Auckland.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link