RTR Global

Placement organization

Name of organization: RTR Global
Town/city: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentinië
Website: http://rtrglobal.org/

Name of student: Emma Cuijpers

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Non-Profit Organization
Organization’s activities: RTR Global is a non-profit organization working on sustainable tourism. The organization is a network of companies in the tourism sector, who together develop sustainable guidelines and practices and promote responsible tourism. Members of the RTR are all kinds of stakeholders in tourism; hotels, tour operators, governments and specific institutions.
Target group of the organization: Responsible travelers and tourism companies
Company culture: Informal
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? Commission of Promotion
Commission of Communication
Commission of Public Advocacy

Brief description of your daily activities: Commission of Promotion: Coordinating the participation of the RTR on international tourism fairs. Selecting events, making quotation, communicating this with members. Promoting events that the RTR is organizing via facebook and mails.

Commission of Communication: Social media analysis. Mailing tourism guides for initiating contact with RTR.

Commission of Public Advocacy: Working on a policy plan for governments related to sustainable policy implementations. Plan includes proposals on solving problems in sustainable tourism. Working on the structure of a project proposal for UNEP, related to the agreement and joint objectives of RTR and UNEP.
Brief description of your company assignment: Making a marketing and promotion plan including a social media part.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Juan, your supervisor works with you in the office so you can always ask him things. Supervision is laid-back.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independant, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? No specific requirements.
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: With an intermediate level of Spanish you will have enough since Juan also speaks good English. However, I think it is best to have a higher level or take a course beforehand since a lot of work is in Spanish and for me this was quite hard sometimes.

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Searching on the internet; www.compartodepto.ar
How did you go to work every day? Subway

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? no, you will get a 90 day tourist VISA which you can revise to easily go to Uruguay.
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? Yes
How long in advance? month

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? Yes
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? Yes, I only had time for a language course of 1,5 week but it would have been better to do it for a longer time.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 800
Accommodation (monthly): € 220 (shared room)
Local transport (monthly): € 30
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? No compensation.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Reading lonely planet and some other guidebooks. Talking with previous intern.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Not really. Only the fact that

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 123325@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: I would recommend to take a language course beforehand if your Spanish is not that good yet. It is not mandatory to have a high level, but it will sure make your time easier! Make Argentinian friends, in that way you will experience the culture the best! Last recommendation: bring cash dollars. Argentina has two different exchange rates. The official one and a ‘blue’ rate for which you can change dollars for a way better rate!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There is ALWAYS something going on in Buenos Aires. This city offers endless possibilities to do and explore things. In the beginning it can be a bit overwhelming, but as long as you are with good people around you, you will have the best experience ever.

Media

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