Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay

Placement organization

Name of organization: Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay
Town/city: St. Julians
Country: Malta
Website: http://www.corinthia.com

Student

Name of student: Sybrich Annema

Specialist area: MTT
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Hotel
Organization’s activities: Accommodation
Target group of the organization: Corporate and Leisure
Company culture: The atmosphere is really informal and relaxed. They treat me just like all the others employees.
Number of employees: 20
Dress code: formal (a suit)
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Sales, Marketing, Accounts, Events, Reservations
I worked in Corporate Sales
Brief description of your daily activities: Printing Reports, Insert appointments for the sales managers, checking contract, looking for business details, write down details of business cards, calculate leave days for the employees.
Brief description of your company assignment: Compare other hotels with our hotel from a sales perspective
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Really good, they were helping me and giving a lot of information to complete my assignment

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Organized, Precisely, Sociable, Flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, Excel, PowerPoint
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Maltese might be handy

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Previous students
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

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? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 200,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 380,00
Local transport (monthly): € 20,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 400,00
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Only lunch

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
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: Sybrich_3@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Enjoy all your time, before you know you are back in Holland
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: So many things to do, for such a small island

Media

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