Cruising Barcelona

Placement organization

Name of organization: Cruising Barcelona
Town/city: Barcelona
Country: Spanje
Website: http://www.cruisingbarcelona.com

Name of student: Kim Jonkhoff

Specialist area: TM
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Bike tour company
Organization’s activities: The company offers bike tours, and bike rental to people who are visiting the city Barcelona.
Target group of the organization: People who like to see the small places in the city and like to cycle, can be families, couples, friends, elderly and children!
Company culture: It is really informal, but still decent. The bike shop is mostly operated by interns and ex-interns, but the bosses still look after you and check if everything is going well.
Number of employees: 15
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Allround/Front office
Brief description of your daily activities: Checking and answering E-mails for reservations and other info, Planning guides in our tour agenda, welcoming tourists, payments after rental, preparing bikes for tours and rental, answering phone, cleaning the bike shop,
Brief description of your company assignment: I don´t have a real company assignment, but I keep the Facebook page up to date and this is how we want to get more people to Cruising Barcelona
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My bosses check everything I do, because they can see the E-mail and they are telling me in a correct and friendly way when something has to be done in another way

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, taking responsibilities, sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? writing skills, MS Office, Bento
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages: Dutch

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Bike

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? I searched myself.
How did you go to work every day? By bike

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): € 200,-
Accommodation (monthly): € 360,-
Local transport (monthly): € 10,-
General costs of living (monthly): € 200,-
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation of €70,- per week

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I read city guides and was already been to Spain
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: kimjonkhoff@live.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be polite and friendly, have rest beside work, don´t get in an argument with employees or costumers.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There are a lot of bars and clubs and of course you can also go shopping and to the beach.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link