Sands Beach Resort

Placement organization

Name of organization: Sands Beach Resort
Town/city: Costa Teguise
Country: Spanje
Website: http://www.sandsbeach.eu/en-gb/

Student

Name of student: Camilla Ottens

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2015-2016

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Resort
Organization’s activities: Resort that provides accommodation and sport facilities.
Target group of the organization: English families
Company culture: You can see the different layers in the departments, but it was not too formal.
Number of employees: 200
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: Main activities online on social media. Publish new content about the hotel, like, share and give comments.
The inter has also an intern account on Twitter and Instagram and need to keep it up to date every day. As well the intern has to write blog post on a special interns blog: http://internsandsbeach.blogspot.com.es/
Brief description of your company assignment: I have made an analysis about the Lanzarote Marathon that the resort organised. Every day during my internship I wasworking on the social media channels of the Lanzarote Marathon and I was busy with other marketing activities concern it. Like making foto’s and videos as a promotion. The analysis was about all the proceedings before, during and after the marathon and I gave a final evaluation.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The marketing manager is a very friendly and social person. He knows how to manage the department very well and the atmosphere was always good.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? indepentent, teamplayer, sociable, flexible, stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, some social media skills, photoshop
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Basic
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Company
How did you go to work every day? Walking

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? Yes
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? No, but Spanish people like it if you speak their language.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 400 return
Accommodation (monthly): € 0
Local transport (monthly): € 10
General costs of living (monthly): € 100
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? Accommodation, 3 meals, financial compensation.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didn’t prepare. I was familiar with the Spanish culture because I have done three internships in Spain before.
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: camilla.ottens@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Go and explore the island as much as you can!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Lanzarote has a lot to offer. Just go and explore!

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link