AB Poland Travel

Placement organization

Name of organization: AB Poland Travel
Town/city: Warsaw
Country: Poland
Website: https://abpoland.com/

Student

Name of student: Olena Ivanenko
Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2020-2021

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Tour operating, incoming tourism, transportation, experiences
Target group of the organization: International tourists, mainly Americans
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?

There are no departments, the company is small (because of the pandemic it got even smaller)

Brief description of your daily activities: SEO-related, digital marketing (social media, Google Ads), content (blog posts) writing, preparing offers for clients, customer service, tour planning, organizing trips (tailor-made)
Brief description of your company assignment: Website audit, competitive analysis, everything related to SEO
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My main supervisor was my manager, who checked my work and gave me feedback on a daily basis.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent and flexible first of all
Additional company requirements for this placement? SEO, MS office, writing skills
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French:
German:
Italian: Intermediate
Other languages: Polish, mother tongue

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Company
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? 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? No

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 40
Accommodation (monthly): € Free (from the company), normally 250 for the same room
Local transport (monthly): € 20
General costs of living (monthly): € 120
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? They offered me a room in a student house for free

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
It’s my home country
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: olena.ivanenko@onet.pl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Read some information about SEO and positioning before starting
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Plenty of, it’s the capital of Poland

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link