EcoColors Tours

Placement organization

Name of organization: EcoColors Tours
Town/city: Cancun
Country: Mexico
Website:

Student

Name of student: Kristiana Zafirova

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2017-2018

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Travel Agency
Organization’s activities: EcoColors is a travel agency that runs one-day and multi-day tours. They also do customized tours and offer luxury tours.
Target group of the organization: Americans
Company culture: The atmosphere at the office its quite casual and informal.
Number of employees: 40
Dress code: uniform
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

The company is a medium-sazed so I got to work in different department. I maintained the Social Media channels and worked mostly in Marketing & E-commerce department. I also worked in Sales and Reservations.

Brief description of your daily activities: My daily activities included many responsibilities: social media, making designs, maintaining the website, help the general director etc.
Brief description of your company assignment: My assignment is to create a new tour and position it properly on websites and get in contact with agencies who will sell the tour.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor was great and really patient. Always helped me when I needed help and always have been patient in case I dont understand something.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? creative, independent, team player
Additional company requirements for this placement? no
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Previous students
How did you go to work every day? Organized 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? Yes
How long in advance? I already had them

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? Once you are in Mexico, you learn Spanish fast and easy. Its not necessary.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 900 return ticket to Bulgaria
Accommodation (monthly): € 260
Local transport (monthly): € not applicable
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? The company compensates with a small salary of 200 USD.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didnt prepare.
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: 151512@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: You will spend more money than you think, because you will travel.

Dont walk alone in streets, you can easily get robbed and its not a good experience.

Dont carry important belongings with you in the streets, always keep your pasport at home!

Take an extra phone with you.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There many things you can do in Cancun since its one of the most touristic city in the world. You wont get bored.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link