Absolute Groups & Incentives

Placement organization

Name of organization: Absolute Groups & Incentives
Town/city: Mallorca, El Arenal
Country: Spanje
Website: http://www.a-incentives.com/ho/index.php

Name of student: Lieke Jacobs

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: Creating and performing of Incentive Travels
Target group of the organization: MICE market
Company culture: Very open and informal.
Number of employees: 4
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 actually working in all the departments of the company. Absolute Groups & Incentives is a very small company with just 4 employees, so you will learn a lot about all the departments.
Brief description of your daily activities: Making offers for the clients and preparing their trips.

Think about: answering mails and phone calls, making bus schedules, making costsheets and powerpoints
Brief description of your company assignment: Absolute Groups & Incentives is a DMC which is specialised in Ibiza and Mallorca. Until now we are just located at Mallorca. So I will promote Absolute as a DMC for Ibiza. Besides that I will indicate the differences between Mallorca and Ibiza by doing research between the differences and making a brochure. Then we can show the client in just one view what the advantages of both destinations are.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision by the organization is really great. I can not only ask my own supervisor for help, but also the other employees because it´s such a small company.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Friendly, independent, team player, flexible, stress-proof, sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, writing skills
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Basic
German: Intermediate
Italian:
Other languages: French language at basic level is a pre

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

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

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? Yes, or during your placement

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € €150,- per way
Accommodation (monthly): € €300,- excl. internet
Local transport (monthly): € For your placement nothing, retour Palma for example €3,-
General costs of living (monthly): € €300-€400
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation €200,-

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I had a look on the internet
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: lieke.jacobs@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Visit Palma, Valldemossa, Sóller, Tramuntana mountains and the beautiful beaches in the South.

Aqualand (in the low season!)
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Especially in the high season there is a lot to do at Mallorca. El Arenal is for example very touristic, but in Palma you will see also more local people. Aqualand, Palma Aquarium and shopping centre Porto Pi are for example very close to your placement.

Media

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