Nordic Unique Travels

Placement organization

Name of organization: Nordic Unique Travels
Town/city: Rovaniemi
Country: Europa
Website: https://nordictravels.eu/en/

Student

Name of student: Maria Hlavacova

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

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Tours around Lapland: northern lights, arctic animals, excursions
Target group of the organization: Chinese market
Company culture: Hierarchical
Number of employees: 50
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? To some extend

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Sales, Marketing

Brief description of your daily activities: -creating marketing materials
-SEO
-social media and blog
Brief description of your company assignment: Social media strategy and competitor analysis
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Really helpful and clear.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? No
English: Advanced

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane + train

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Company then myself
How did you go to work every day? 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 unless needed

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 300
Accommodation (monthly): € 500
Local transport (monthly): € 0
General costs of living (monthly): € 1000
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Meals, partly accommodation

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Not much, culturally similar
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: 171656@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Not applicable
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Plenty. Suitable for hikers as Lapland is one big forest.

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