Tourism Creative Agency

Placement organization

Name of organization: Tourism Creative Agency
Town/city: Cape Town
Country: Zuid-Afrika
Website: http://www.tcagency.co.za

Student

Name of student: Joran Harryvan

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tourism marketing agency
Organization’s activities: TCA is a full-service boutique creative agency specialising in the advertising and marketing needs of the hospitality and tourism industry.
Target group of the organization: Tourists, local people, hotels
Company culture: There is a relaxed and comfortable culture. TCA is a team with young and professional people. It’s informal.
Number of employees: 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 was working on the social media marketing department.

Brief description of your daily activities: My daily activities were, preparing and creating posts for social media, writing blogs, edit pictures, in depth marketing analysis, competitors analysis and
Brief description of your company assignment: I had to make a marketing analysis about Sandy B Beachclub, a competitors analysis and a trend and development analysis.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The manager Robyn was in the beginning my supervisor but because I didn’t spoke her that much and she was always busy Julia, my colleague I worked with every day became my supervisor. She is very friendly and always want to help you.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Creative, teamplayer, independent, sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? Social media
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: They also understand the Dutch language quite well

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Uber

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? By the company 4exchange but I wouldn’t recommend it.
How did you go to work every day? Uber, taxi

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: By the embassy. The visa for South Africa is different because you need a lot of documents
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 2 months but it can be stressful so make sure you’re on time
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? No. They all speak fluent English

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1000
Accommodation (monthly): € 300
Local transport (monthly): € 100
General costs of living (monthly): € 250
Costs of visa: € 34
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? They paid 600 Zar. That’s about 36 euro every month for transport.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Some friends of me already went to Cape Town for internship so they gave me some information.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No. Some people say that it’s dangerous to go to South Africa but I never had a bad experience

Future students on placement

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

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Make sure you start early with your visa.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Cape Town has a lot to offer. I recommend to do some research in which part of Cape Town you want to stay.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link