Enjoy Apartments

Placement organization

Name of organization: Enjoy Apartments
Town/city: Barcelona
Country: Spanje
Website: https://www.enjoyapartments.com/

Student

Name of student: Glenn Lugtenburg

Specialist area: Associate degree
Placement period: 2019-2020

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Apartment rental
Organization’s activities: Enjoy Apartments is an apartment rental company based in Barcelona. That rents apartments for short, medium and long term, In more than 20 cities around the world.
But most apartments are also located in Barcelona.
Target group of the organization: 25-65
Company culture: There is not really a hierarchy within the company. There is 1 boss and two permanent employees, also the communication etc.
Number of employees: 3
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Revenue and Channel management.

Brief description of your daily activities:
– Checking, reviewing the prices and updating them.
– Making promotions on the different channels based on the occupancy.
– Writing monthly revenue management reports.
– Making sure that the property’s are listed correctly on the different channels.
– Adding new property’s
– Small operational tasks

Brief description of your company assignment: Write a report on how we can target the right people to the different channels. Especially to the Website and not to the major booking platforms.

Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision of the organization is really good. Usually you will work independently. But if you have any problems or questions everybody is always willing to help you.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, team player, sociable, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Google docs, Google sheets
English: Advanced

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself
How did you go to work every day? Walking, bicycle or public transport

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? Yes, Speaking Spanish is not really necessary but it makes everything a lot easier and better.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 200
Accommodation (monthly): € 800
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? Nothing

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Not I have been to Spain and Catalunya before so didn’t need to prepare.
And also being openminded to new cultures will help.
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: 184192@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Enjoy the city to the fullest and go explore.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There is always something to do in Barcelona. Food and drinks, sightseeing, clubs throughout the whole city.

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