Corinthia hotel St. George’s Bay

Placement organization

Name of organization: Corinthia hotel St. George’s Bay
Town/city: St. Julians
Country: Malta
Website: http://www.corinthia.com/en/hotels/malta-stgeorgesbay

Student

Name of student: Amy Kleton

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Hotel
Organization’s activities: The main activity of the hotel is to sell their hotel rooms for leisure or corporate. Besides the rooms the hotel has lots of restaurants on site which need to be filled up and they have a hotel Spa which has lots of treatments and also offers to non residents. The hotel pools are also for non residents by payment and they offer some activities through their website.
Target group of the organization: individual leisure
Company culture: The company structure of the hotel is informal. The bond between the colleagues is very good and they treath eachother with respect.
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? Digital marketing department / Leisure Sales
Brief description of your daily activities: Creating social media content, Monitoring the social media pages, post on Instagram and Facebook, answer questions online, responding on online reviews, checking departures, making HTMLS.
Brief description of your company assignment: Doing research in the recent activity on the social media pages, competition, trends and developments and giving a recommendation for the hotel.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: He gives me lots of Independence during my work, we do lots of things together or discuss, he always corrects my work before I post something.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, creative, flexible, team player
Additional company requirements for this placement? Photoshop, writing skills, HTML
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Facebook page
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? 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): € 200
Accommodation (monthly): € 400
Local transport (monthly): € 10
General costs of living (monthly): € 250
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? Lunch and you can use hotel transport if you live far from the hotel/
.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I have not prepared myself in the country’s culture because their is not much difference.
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: amykleton@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Make sure to get lots of information before you start searching, start looking for a house in time, safe money.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Lots of different hotels and restaurants, clubs and bars, pools and beaches, cinema, bowling, tourist information, shopping mall, supermarket, etc.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link