EnjoyApartments

Placement organization

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

Student

Name of student: Abby Joosten

Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2021-2022

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Apartment rental
Organization’s activities: Enjoy Apartments is a company with 15 years of experience renting over more than 400 short and mid-term luxury apartments in Barcelona more than 20 other cities around the world. Each apartment is hand picked to provide the guests with the luxury at home feeling that they deserve.
Target group of the organization: 25-50
Company culture: No hierarchy, informal working atmosphere with friendly and helpful employees who are always ready to help you out whenever needed.
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:

– Accept customer booking requests and answer questions.
– Report new bookings and cancellations daily.
– Check the different channels and keep them up to date.
– Check prices and compare
– Small market studies and calculating KPIs
Brief description of your company assignment: Study why the specific target audience decides to use the different channels for booking instead of using the EnjoyApartments website.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision by the organization is good. You are given the opportunity to work independently and to figure out things by yourself. If you are stuck, there is always someone to help you out.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, team player, sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? Google sheets
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Internet
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? –

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € €80
Accommodation (monthly): € €510
Local transport (monthly): € €11
General costs of living (monthly): € €300
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?
I was born in Spain and raised there so I know the country’s culture very well.
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: 192562@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: – Explore as much as you can on your days off.
– Hang out with the other interns also outside of working hours.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Everything is very close to the office and there are many things to do. Also, the employees always recommend really good places to visit and eat!

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