The Andiamo World

Placement organization

Name of organization: The Andiamo World
Town/city: Rome
Country: Italië
Website: http://theandiamoworld.com/

Student

Name of student: Valerie Boulogne

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2017-2018

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: tour operator
Organization’s activities: The Andiamo World is THE DMC for Italy and Mediterranean Europe; B2B and Travel Specialist for all customized events, incentive trips, creative & innovative meetings, creative team building programs and Excusive and Luxury Travel for families in Italy and entire Mediterranean Europe
Target group of the organization: mostly b2b but also individuals and families with high budgets
Company culture: Filomena is the owner of this company and she works together with the operational team in Rome based on an exclusive partnership.
The culture of the company if informal, they talk to each other like they are friends as well but they are very professional to their clients and suppliers.
Number of employees: approximately 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?

I am working as the creative marketing assistant at the operational office in Rome

Brief description of your daily activities: Promoting the company, their destinations and their products on Social Media.
Preparing proposals for the clients
Operational assistance
Writing texts for the newsletter
Product development
Brief description of your company assignment: I wrote a business plan and promotion plan for a new product that we are going to launch soon. I also made promotion material and did research.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I have daily contact with the owner and my supervisor

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, flexible, stressproof, sociable, teamplayer
Additional company requirements for this placement? good commercial oral and writing skills
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian: Basic
Other languages: Dutch, at least advanced. Italian is also very useful to learn. Not particularly for the office but more for your daily life in Italy.

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? internet; Uniplaces
How did you go to work every day? by train

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? as long as you speak fluent Dutch and good English you will be fine. For your daily life in Rome it would be useful to speak a little Italian. There are not many people that speak English here.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 200
Accommodation (monthly): € 500
Local transport (monthly): € 35
General costs of living (monthly): € around €350; but it depens on what you also do in your free time
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? public transport to the office

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didn’t really prepare for the country’s culture. Yes, some things are different than in The Netherlands; for example the way people act; everything is very relaxed and they are never in a hurry except when they are in the car then they suddenly are in a hurry. Furthermore, not many Italians speak English; this is actually the only problem that I have come across.
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: 152912@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: – Do explore the city in your free time; Rome is a beautiful city and there is so much to do and see.
– Make day trips to other cities; by train you can easily go to cities in Tuscany or you can go to Naples.
– If there are no other students in Rome, please make sure you find other people to hang out with, these people will make your time even better!

– don’t trust the public transportation too much. Train and metro are ok. The tram is also fine but the busses can be a disaster.
– don’t go out for dinner near the touristic spots in the city. These restaurants are very expensive and often the food is not that good. Try to find a cosy restaurant in the Streets around the tourisitc places, these restaurants are often better!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: – The touristic sights
– go out for dinner in Trastevere
– when you want to go out; you should definitely go to Ex Dogana, Shari Vari or Circolo Degli Illuminati

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link