Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay

Placement organization

Name of organization: Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay
Town/city: St. Julian’s
Country: Malta
Website: http://www.corinthia.com/hotels/malta/malta_stgeorgesbay/

Student

Name of student: Nina Breck

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2015-2016

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Hotel
Organization’s activities: Hotel
Target group of the organization: Leisure, MICE, Group travellers
Company culture: formal, luxury orientated, ‘Spirit of Corinthia’
Number of employees: 100+
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Leisure and Sales Department (Digital Marketing Intern)
Brief description of your daily activities: Digital Marketing
Social media, marketing activities, bookings, photography, reports, imagery, emails
Brief description of your company assignment: Detailed Manual of Daily Activities
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My first supervisor resigned after a month, the company hired a freelancer to take over some activities, but I took over the Social Media Executive’s daily tasks. The freelancer functioned as my supervisor and had a broad knowledge on the area. We worked closely together, eventhough he was not physically present at the hotel. The company is still searching for a suitable candidate for the free position.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, team player, sociable, stress-proof, creative
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, creativity, writing skills, Photoshop (is a +)
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Airbnb, justlanded.com
How did you go to work every day? bus, car, 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? No

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 85 (AirMalta) cheaper with Ryanair
Accommodation (monthly): € 330
Local transport (monthly): € 20
General costs of living (monthly): € ~450
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Lunch

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Malta is part of the EU, no preperation was needed.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? laid back culture made me more lazy and in some cases unpunctual

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: ninabreck@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: -Get a bus card! It is a lot cheaper than paying every time, but order in advance.
-stay in an apartment close to the hotel so you don’t depend on the unreliable bus system, good locations are: St. Julian’s, Swieqi, Paceville
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Paceville, the party destination of the island is just around the corner of the hotel; cultural discovering; beautiful beaches (there is a beach next to the hotel); shopping centers; boat tours; water sports; diving spots; gym; restaurants, bars and clubs (Malta is a small island, so everything is near)

Media

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