AVIAREPS Tourism GmbH

Placement organization

Name of organization: AVIAREPS Tourism GmbH
Town/city: Munich
Country: Duitsland
Website: http://www.aviareps.com/

Student

Name of student: Elena Wetzel

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tourism representation company
Organization’s activities: PR & Marketing activities for international destinations, hotels and others
Target group of the organization: destinations, airlines, hotels etc.
Company culture: rather informal working atmosphere
Number of employees: 35
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? In the PR and Marketing department
Brief description of your daily activities: – Office administration (reception desk activities, office management, logistics, handling consumer requests, etc.)
– Clipping reports
– Preparation of proposals for potential new clients
– Translation & publication of press releases
– Organisation of fairs, media missions, press trips and other events
– On-site assistance & management during fairs
(in my case: Booth management of the destination client NYC & Compny at ITB 2015 & of the client Las Vegas at the IMEX 2015)
– Market research & market analyses
– Preparation of destination presentations
Brief description of your company assignment: Create a marketing campaign for the borough The Bronx in New York City. How can the image get repositioned by certin activities?
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor is very nice and always there for me if I need help. However, she is also very busy and therefore one has to be self-responsible.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, innovative, flexble, ambitious, stress-resistant
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German: Mother tongue
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? internet (wg-geucht.de)
How did you go to work every day? pubic transport or 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? If German is not your native language, yes.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 100
Accommodation (monthly): € 480
Local transport (monthly): € 50
General costs of living (monthly): € 300
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Finacial compensation of 450 Euro/month (and transport, accommodation and food for business purposes in Berlin, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf).

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
It’s my on home country, so I did not need to prepare for the culture.
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: wetzel.elena@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: I can recommend you starting early to find a flat and it is really nice to have a shred flat with others in order to meet new people.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Munich is a great city and there is a lot to do! If it is going out for party or going on a hiking trip in the surroundings, you will find what you like there

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link