Rebecca Adventure Travel

Placement organization

Name of organization: Rebecca Adventure Travel
Town/city: Quito
Country: Ecuador
Website: http://www.rebeccaadventuretravel.com

Student

Name of student: Jonne Krommendijk

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Touroperator
Organization’s activities: Selling tours to Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Colombia and Peru
Target group of the organization: United States of America
Company culture: Strict
Number of employees: 12
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Mas o menos

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Online Marketing

Brief description of your daily activities: – Website
– Social Media
– Video’s
– Blogs
– Platforms
Brief description of your company assignment: Target group analysis
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: In marketing not really available.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, Stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? WordPress.com, writing skills, SEO etc.
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Dutch can be useful

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Airbnb
How did you go to work every day? By foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes, student visa
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? 3 weeks
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
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? Could be useful

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1000
Accommodation (monthly): € 200
Local transport (monthly): € 100
General costs of living (monthly): € 500
Costs of visa: € 150
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation of 150 USD a month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not
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: 161405@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Don’t walk on the streets at night, watch your belongings and enjoy your time there
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: A lot of leisure possibilities in Quito. Besides that, you can do a lot of day tours from Quito.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link