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: Jazz Dobbins

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Hotel
Organization’s activities: Corinthia St George’s Bay is a 5 star hotel, which targets luxury tourists both on a national and international scale.
Target group of the organization: Leisure, MICE and corporate travellers
Company culture: I would say the company culture is quite informal. Colleagues communicate with each other in an informal way and it helps create a nice working atmosphere. However, obviously, when matters are urgent or the guests are involved, it becomes quite formal. As an intern you are part of the team and get some responsibility. The workload is not as demanding as that of a full-time employee, but you will have your own tasks.
Number of employees: 150-200
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Group and Event Operations
Brief description of your daily activities: -Liaising between the team and clients whenever necessary
-Updating the Daily Forecast reports with current events
-Prepare for weekly departmental meetings
-Ensuring distribution of BEO’s to relevant departments
-Providing signage and operational necessities
-Inputting reservations in the system
-Assisting in set up for conferences
Brief description of your company assignment: A competitor analysis in regards to facilities and events.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: You work directly with your supervisor. She will teach you what is necessary and will help you whenever you need it. Also, the rest of the team is more than willing to help you as well. I feel they like having an intern and you should show that you want to learn.

Requirements for students on placement

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

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Student Realtor
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: No
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? Yes
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): € € 425
Local transport (monthly): € € 10- € 20
General costs of living (monthly): € € 200- € 250
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Daily Lunch in the Staff Canteen

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I read some things about Malta online
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: 153713@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: As also mentioned before, show that you want to learn. I mean, that’s the reason why you’re there. Ask as much as you can and involve yourself in what the team is doing. The people working in the hotel are very friendly and make sure to get to know them, you won’t regret it

Also, for accommodation, get started as soon as you know you will go to Malta. This gives you time to really look at al the different offers from realtors. I found my apartment through a Dutch Realtor, however, I think you can also find something without him. Good to know is that the transport in Malta is not like that in the Netherlands, it comes late quite often. So, get your accommodation in the area of St Julians or Swieqi. That way you can walk to work and not be dependent on a bus and come late to work.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: For seeing things, get away from St Julians. The island of Malta is quite small, so there is no excuse for not seeing anything while you’re here. You can visit the main tourist sights such as Valletta, Mdina, the Blue Lagoon and Gozo, but you can also go places which require a bit more walking such as the Victoria Lines. And of course you can visit the beaches, bars and shops, as there are enough. For real sand beaches I would recommend Golden Bay or Tuffieha.

See as much as you can during the time that it is cooler and there are less tourists.

Media

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