Special Interest Travel Ltd

Placement organization

Name of organization: Special Interest Travel Ltd
Town/city: Valletta
Country: Malta
Website: http://www.sit.com.mt/

Name of student: Suzanne Peters

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2017-2018

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Destination Management Company
Organization’s activities: Arranging Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events. Handling FIT’s (Free Independent Travel) for the Asia market.
Target group of the organization: Business, Leisure & Asian / French market
Company culture: The companies culture is more informal, especially between some co-workers. However, the Demajo Group, which SIT is part of, is formal.
Number of employees: 15
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

I am working in the Asia department and handling mostly the FIT bookings for the Japanese clients. Moreover, I am also helping the M.I.C.E division if necessary.

Brief description of your daily activities: My daily activities are handling the bookings and contacting guides for the requests. Besides, I can work on several projects such as finding new potential clients and contacting suppliers and updating their new prices.
Brief description of your company assignment: My company assignment is a survey among clients. To found out the opinion of the clients towards SIT and analyzing the answers for improvements.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision is good. You can work on your own, but if you need anything or help you can always speak to the supervisor or colleagues.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, teamplayer, persuasive to connect with some colleagues
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French: Basic
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Dutch real estate agent
How did you go to work every day? by foot and public transport

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? Not necessary

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 380
Accommodation (monthly): € 425
Local transport (monthly): € 35
General costs of living (monthly): € 300
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
To be prepared for my trip, I did some research about the country background and additional information. For example, the drink water, left side driving and catholic religion.
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: suzannepeters17@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: To do:
Join the Dutch Facebook group or Erasmus group
Enjoy your time

Not to do:
Obey the the rules.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Malta is a small country, so there are many leisure possibilities across the country. For example: Blue Lagoon, Peaceville, Valletta, Mdina, Golden Bay, Popeye Village, Marsaxlokk, Gozo and Saint Paul's Bay.

Media

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