J&TI Events

Placement organization

Name of organization: J&TI Events
Town/city: Rome
Country: Italië
Website: http://jti-events.com

Student

Name of student: Lisa

Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: J&TI Events is an Italian DMC. Their target group is MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions). J&TI Events offers multiple services:
– team building activities
– global events
– meetings & incentives
– congresses & fairs
– sport events
– product launch
Target group of the organization: MICE
Company culture: Informal
Number of employees: 6
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Booking & Events

Brief description of your daily activities: Creating and planning incentive trips in Italy
Making presentations
Setting up price lists
Contact with clients and suppliers through mail and phone
Brief description of your company assignment: Which new markets (eg countries) were interesting to target
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Since it is a small organisation, there is a lot of teamwork and opportunity to learn

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Teamplayer, stress proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS office, creativity, comminication skills
English: Advanced
Other languages: Dutch, fluent

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

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

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? Not many people speak English in Italy but if you know some basic words you’ll be fine

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 100
Accommodation (monthly): € 750
Local transport (monthly): € 30
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? €150 a month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Not needed
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: 162228@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Explore the city and nearby cities!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Lots! Rome is a beautiful city, with lots of sightseeing!

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