Grafschaft Bentheim Tourismus e.V.

Placement organization

Name of organization: Grafschaft Bentheim Tourismus e.V.
Town/city: Nordhorn
Country: Duitsland
Website: http://www.grafschaft-bentheim-tourismus.de/

Name of student: Rozemarijn Spieard

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2017-2018

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Destination Management Organization
Organization’s activities: Marketing, advertising to increase the awareness of the region Grafschaft Bentheim and to inform guests. Sales promotions and tourist services, cooperation, different projects.
Example of the organization’s activities:
– Guest consultation
– Brochure advertising
– Publication of cycling maps
– Presentations of the region at trade fairs and events
– Internet presentation and tourist information database
– Foreign Marketing (Dutch Market)
Target group of the organization: Tourists: Babyboomers/GenX/Pragmatic Generation
Company culture: Informal, there's actually a hierarchical structure but you don't really notice it.
Number of employees: 8
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Online Marketing

Brief description of your daily activities: Dutch + German website maintenance
Editorial
Writing blogs
Back office: distribution, answering the phone and emails
Brief description of your company assignment: SEO Keyword Analysis for the Dutch website.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision was very good, close supervision. Everybody is friendly and there was always someone who helped me if I had questions/problems.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, teamplayer, representable
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, writing skills, German writing and German speaking skills, SEO
English: Basic
Spanish:
French:
German: Advanced
Italian:
Other languages: Dutch can also be very useful!

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Family, I lived at home
How did you go to work every day? Bike

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? Yes, if your German isn't that good it's very recommended.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € –
Accommodation (monthly): € –
Local transport (monthly): € –
General costs of living (monthly): € 300
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? €200,00 (+ Erasmus)

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not, as it was my home country
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: 161760@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: In 2019 Grafschaft Bentheim Tourismus e.V. (GBT) wil no longer be a "e.V.", a
registered association. So it's possible that this will change your daily activities but GBT takes your preferences in terms of activities into account.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Nordhorn is a not a very big city, but there are possibilities enough to go shopping, restaurants, etc. It's also very close to the Dutch border.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link