Ecuatraveling

Placement organization

Name of organization: Ecuatraveling
Town/city: Quito
Country: Ecuador
Website: https://www.ecuatraveling.com/

Student

Name of student: Margot van eijkern

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: tour oporator
Organization’s activities: sell tours and promote ecuador in general. Starting to promote colombia
Target group of the organization: families/ couples
Company culture: hierarchical but very informal, a lot of fun, young team
Number of employees: 5
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

marketing/sales/promotion/oporations

Brief description of your daily activities: take care of social media and image of comapny, sell tours, help out fixed employees
Brief description of your company assignment: satisfy needs of clients through tailor maide tours
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: good

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? spanish, flexible, team player, kind, open, independant
Additional company requirements for this placement? marketing
English: Advanced
Spanish: Advanced
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: plane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? shared house/room
How did you go to work every day? foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? yes
Do you need a work permit? no
How did you arrange the necessary documents: embassy
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? a few days
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? definately spanish

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 900
Accommodation (monthly): € 200
Local transport (monthly): € 20
General costs of living (monthly): € 150
Costs of visa: € 150
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? for my housing

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
be open, fun and comprehensive
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: margotvaneijkern@yahoo.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: you are an intern, keep that in mind, you have no authority
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: quito is amazing, hiking volcanoes, sightseeing, coast etc etc

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link