Sunsplash Travel

Placement organization

Name of organization: Sunsplash Travel
Town/city: Chioggia
Country: Italië
Website: http://www.sunsplashtravel.eu/it

Student

Name of student: Tamara Snüverink

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Inbound tour operator
Organization’s activities: Inbound tour operator, organizing travels
Target group of the organization: Groups
Company culture: Between all a personal / informal relationship
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? I worked with open / closed groups
Brief description of your daily activities: Sending requests, searching hotels / restaurants
Brief description of your company assignment: Research in Travel designers in EU
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Friendly

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, outlook, Excel
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself
How did you go to work every day? Public Transport / car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: by post
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?  not a lot
Did you need certain vaccinations? No

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? Italian knowledge is useful, although not necessary in my case

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 300,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 500,00
Local transport (monthly): € 60,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 200,00
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing

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? It takes more time to lunch here, than in Holland

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: tamara6868@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: No worries, they’re very nice, bring a cake 1st workday
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Too much! Venice, mountains dolomiti, beach sottemarine / jesolo etc. Asolo, just google a bit

Media

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