SATS Peru

Placement organization

Name of organization: SATS Peru
Town/city: Cusco
Country: Peru
Website: http://www.perureizen.net/

Name of student: Anjhelica Soekhoe

Specialist area: MTT
Placement period: 2015-2016

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator, travel agent
Organization’s activities: Offering tailor made programs mainly for Peru, but also for some other Latin American countries.
Target group of the organization: 50+, Dutch market, English speaking people
Company culture: Informal, because it is a small company and I only have 1 colleague.
Number of employees: 5
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? In a way

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Product development, online marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: • Online marketing and social media, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.
• Translating English programs into Dutch.
• Translating Spanish programs into English.
• Create programs for new destinations in Latin America.
• Create Travel Vouchers in English for our clients.
• Create Hotel Vouchers in Spanish for the booked hotels.
Brief description of your company assignment: Describe the process and everything else what is involved with the development of a new product in a new/existing destination.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I have been supervised by both owners, the first 3 months by the owner living in the Netherlands, and the remaining time by the owner living in Cusco. Communication has always gone through Skype.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, take initiative
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself, via the Internet
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? Yes
How long in advance? 1 month

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

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 950
Accommodation (monthly): € 240
Local transport (monthly): € 10
General costs of living (monthly): € 150, including the tours and activities I do.
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? 300 soles (80 euro)

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
The book Peru by Lonely Planet, it will prepare you for the most things.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Sometimes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 121809@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Keep in mind that all the people live here on Peruvian Time: very relaxed, almost never on time. Just go with the flow.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Use your free time useful, before you know it is already time to go home. There are a lot of things to do in and around Cusco, both active (wild water rafting) and cultural (city tour). Even if you have done everything in Cusco, you could take the night bus and visit other beautiful cities such as Puno (Lake Titicaca), Arequipa (Colca Canyon) or Puerto Maldonado (the Amazon!).

Media

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