Orange Travel

Placement organization

Name of organization: Orange Travel
Town/city: Paramaribo
Country: Suriname
Website: http://www.orangesuriname.com

Name of student: Danique Lokhorst

Specialist area: MTT
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Touroperator
Organization’s activities: Orange Travel is een fullservice touroperator en biedt tours, accommodaties en autoverhuur aan.
Target group of the organization: Nederlanders, Fransen, Amerikanen, Surinamers
Company culture: Informeel
Number of employees: 10
Dress code: uniform
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Sales en Marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: – Tours verkopen
– Verkoopbalie bij Eco Resort bezetten in de ochtenduren
– Folders stempelen
– Folders zetten bij verschillende hotels
– Reserveringssysteem bijhouden
– Telefoons en mails beantwoorden
– Contact onderhouden met andere touroperators
– Website verbeteren
– Updaten van vertrekkende tours bord
– Facebookpagina bijhouden
Brief description of your company assignment: Ontwikkelen van een culinaire foodtour door Paramaribo
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Je wordt als stagiair echt betrokken in het team! Collega’s zijn behulpzaam en er heerst een fijne werksfeer.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, flexibel, customer friendly, respresentable, teamplayer, sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS office, Word, Excel
English: Basic
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? stagehuisvestingsuriname
How did you go to work every day? bike or taxi

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Ja, als je langer dan 3 maanden gaat moet je MKV aanvragen
Do you need a work permit? no
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Consulaat in Amsterdam
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 3 maanden
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? 2 maanden

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): € 1000
Accommodation (monthly): € 325, dit is voor een studio, kamers zijn veel goedkoper
Local transport (monthly): € 25
General costs of living (monthly): € 250
Costs of visa: € 300
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Maandelijkse stagevergoeding van SRD 500 en je mag best vaak mee op tours!

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Beetje ingelezen op internet, verder vooral op me af laten komen.
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: d_lokhorst@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Loop ’s avonds niet alleen over straat en pin alleen als je met de taxi bent. Wees op je hoede, maar geniet vooral van al het moois dat Suriname te bieden heeft!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: – Veel tripjes maken, zoals Raleighvallen/Voltzberg, Brownsberg, Galibi, Bigi Pan, Blanche Marie, Fredberg etc
– Genieten van het Surinaamse eten, vooral de wijk Blauwgrond bezoeken!
– Relaxen bij Houttuyn Wellness Resort
– Naar de bioscoop
– Op de partybus

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link