GROUND ASIA

Placement organization

Name of organization: GROUND ASIA
Town/city: Bangkok
Country: Thailand
Website: https://www.groundasia.com

Student

Name of student: Remy Florijn

Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2019-2020

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Educational tour operator
Organization’s activities: educational trips for medical students and high school groups
Target group of the organization: students
Company culture: informal
Number of employees: 15
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? 

Brief description of your daily activities: conducting research to sustainable tourism best practices and writing blog posts
Brief description of your company assignment: conducting research to sustainable tourism best practices
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision was not too good, there was often not enough time for me and my questions

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Gsuite
English: Advanced

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? company arranged it for me
How did you go to work every day? by foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? tourist visa
Do you need a work permit? no
How did you arrange the necessary documents: via the embassy
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 1 week
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? I already had them. Check GGD website

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

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 400
Accommodation (monthly): € 0
Local transport (monthly): € 30
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: € 150
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? the company paid for the accommodation and paid 6000 baht (200USD) per month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I watched videos on youtube
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? not really

Future students on placement

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

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: travel as much as you can during your internship
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Bangkok has a lot to offer. Ayuttaya is nice for a day trip from Bang sue train station and kanchanaburi is a nice weekend trip.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link