PURE! Colombia Travel SAS

Placement organization

Name of organization: PURE! Colombia Travel SAS
Town/city: Bogota
Country: Colombia
Website: http://www.pure-colombia.com/colombia/about-us/

Student

Name of student: Laurids Belle

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour Operator
Organization’s activities: The organization mostly creates tours for the central european market and the US. Most of the activities are B2B. A few B2C activities are executed as well, but this case occures rarely. However, the compnay is also the contact once they arrive in the country and be consulted about problems or questions they may encounter.
Target group of the organization: Central european (german, dutch) & United States
Company culture: The company culture in Colombia nand specifically,
Number of employees: 20
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 was working in the sales department.

Brief description of your daily activities: I mainly had to write offers for the potencial clients based on a quote designed by the sales analyst. Additionally, I had to make calls to check availabilities fotr quotes.
Brief description of your company assignment: I had to come up with several recommendations to enhance the communication between customer and our company in order to raise the customer satisfaction.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor in Colombia was very busy and therefore it was necesary to reask questions and stay to it if you wanted something. Adddtionally, it was possible to simply knock on her door and ask her something.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? socible, team plaver
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS office
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: german or dutch knowledge would be helpful

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? facebook
How did you go to work every day? public transport

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? yes, studentvisum titular principal (40 euros)
Do you need a work permit? yes
How did you arrange the necessary documents: embassy
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? one week
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? 1 year

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? maybe it is wise and let you start more smooth. not many people speak english

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 600
Accommodation (monthly): € 220
Local transport (monthly): € 40
General costs of living (monthly): € 300
Costs of visa: € 40
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? I was only paid a fix ampunt per month. (600.000 COP)

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I read a few articles and spoke to a few people. The resr I figured out once I was here.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? it make sense to expect 100% efficiency.

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: lauirds.belle@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Take care once you walk in the middle of the night through the streets. Its advisable to take an uber or cab because they are chep and safe, especially the ubers are recommendable. Otherwise be polite and adapt.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: You will not have enough time to do everything the country offers but I can ensure you a lot of leisure activities and travel opportunities. The country is extremely diverse and has a lot of beautiful places to explore.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link