NOTA BENE travel & events

Placement organization

Name of organization: NOTA BENE travel & events
Town/city: Rome
Country: Italië
Website: http://www.notabene-events.com

Student

Name of student: Nina Hulsker

Specialist area: Tourism Management (NL)
Placement period: 2020-2021

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Destination Management Company
Organization’s activities:
– Assist the CEO in creating new experiences & Assisting the Human Resource department
– Assistance during travels and events
– Manage online and offline media
– CRM (Customer relationship management) activities
– Continuously improving the marketing department
Target group of the organization: MICE business
Company culture: Informal
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?

Marketing department

Brief description of your daily activities:
– Maintaining social media
– Creating content for social media
– Working with Adobe Photoshop
Brief description of your company assignment: Investigating how NOTA BENE can strengthen their brand awareness amongst customers and create new sales channels with help from local travel guides.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: You can always ask for help and feedback, even outside office hours!

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? pro-active, teamplayer, problem solver, independent, sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? Photoshop, MS office
English: Advanced
Other languages: Dutch

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Spotahome
How did you go to work every day? Public transport

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? Codice Fiscale
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Embassy
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? No

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € €100-€150
Accommodation (monthly): € €480
Local transport (monthly): € €
General costs of living (monthly): € €250
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: € €25
What did the company pay for/to you? Monthly public transport pass

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not prepare for the country’s culture, I have visited Italy before.
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: 180513@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Start looking for accommodation on time and arrange all the documents you need for your internship on time. Also, it can be useful to learn some basic Italian.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Enjoy your time! Do some sightseeing and explore this beautiful city!

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