Corinthia Hotel St. Georges Bay

Placement organization

Name of organization: Corinthia Hotel St. Georges Bay
Town/city: St. Julians
Country: Malta
Website: http://www.corinthia.com

Name of student: Sophie Eckardt

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: 5 Star Hotel
Organization’s activities: Five-star luxury hotel targeting the local and international market. Leisure as well as MICE.
Target group of the organization: Business & Leisure travellers.
Company culture: Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay is quite a bureaucratic organization. The atmosphere is informal and casual although very stressed. The work load for regular employees is high, however this is not the case for interns. Most people here don’t expect a lot from interns and don’t delegate much work to them.
Number of employees: 155
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes.

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Sales Department
Brief description of your daily activities: Research on National and International Accounts
Assisting Sales Team with Account Management and Reporting
Assisting with “Bring back old Business”
Involvement in Show-arounds and Site Inspections
Competition Checks (for various segments)
Marketing–related tasks from time to time
Brief description of your company assignment: IMEX (Event convention) preparation and after care.
Creation of a Sales Handbook for the Hotel.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Good supervision, highly involved within the team and informal culture within the office, although we are working in a formal company. Personal development is considered as an important factor by the company and supervisors, since we are provided by trainings with regards to hotel business and personal development.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Team Player & Sociable, Flexible, Communicative, Innovative, Independent
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Advanced
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The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Plane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Agency
How did you go to work every day? By Foot (30 min)

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): € 20
General costs of living (monthly): € 250
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Daily lunch

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Researched Malta & its traditions.
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: 144128@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be pro active and help others out. Always greet your colleagues. And involve yourself in the job, don’t define yourself as the student or intern, but be the colleague!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Besides the main sights to see, go off to the little villages and hidden beaches.If you visit Malta during the more quiet months, enjoy the calm before tourists floating the island.

Media

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