Euro-Asie International Travel Agency

Placement organization

Name of organization: Euro-Asie International Travel Agency
Town/city: Steinsel, LUXEMBOURG
Country: Luxembourg
Website: http://www.euro-asie.lu

Student

Name of student: Lara Laux
Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2021-2022

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour Operator
Organization’s activities: Euro-Asie focuses on luxury group vacations to Asia and beyond.
Target group of the organization: Middle Aged to Elderly Luxembourgish citizens
Company culture: So far, I feel like there is a bit of a hierarchy, but in the sense that my bosses guide me through my work and try to mentor me. We speak to each other in an informal way.
Number of employees: 4
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes!

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Since we are only 4 people, there are no departments, but I take care of Social Media, Advertising and Customer Service.

Brief description of your daily activities:

– creating content for Social Media
– Picking up the phone
– Writing e-mails to customers & partners
– Organize and gather customer information
– Write travel programmes and info sheets
Brief description of your company assignment: My company assignment is Social Media Management.
I create posts for Facebook and Instagram, make Instagram Stories, write their travel blog on their website and send advertising emails using Mailchimp.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My boss works half-time due to recently having a baby, so he is there during the afternoon to look at my work and help me with things if I need it. I can also always write both of my bosses in our WeChat group and that is also how they communicate new tasks.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Creative, Social, good with customers
Additional company requirements for this placement? Social Media Skills
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French: Advanced
German: Mother tongue
Italian:
Other languages: Luxembourgish, Mother Tongue

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: I live here

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? I moved back in with my family
How did you go to work every day? Car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No, Im a luxembourgish citizen & were in the EU
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): € /
Accommodation (monthly): € I live for free at my moms house, if you dont live here, rent for a tiny room is like 2000 euros!
Local transport (monthly): € Gas for my car: 100-150 Euros a month and gas prices are going up!
General costs of living (monthly): € Free for me, but if you dont live here its REALLY expensive
Costs of visa: € /
Costs of work permit: € /
What did the company pay for/to you? My placement company is paying me between 350-400 euros a month in compensation for my traveling costs and lunches.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I was born and raised in Luxembourg,
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: 191597@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: I can only recommend this placement to another luxembourgish student or a german student who lives close to Luxembourg, as the cost of living in Luxembourg is EXTREMELY high.

When it comes to looking for a placement in general, I recommend calling everywhere that sparks your interest and sending out a ton of CVs + letter of motivation (in PDF!).
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: When visiting Luxembourg, many describe Luxembourg city as a classic fairytale city. We are also the country with the highest density of castles, and dutch people enjoy our camping sites in the north, close to many lovely nature paths.

On the other hand, if you live here longer, it is extremely expensive and if you go somewhere, you go by car, never by bike (cars will drive you over) and never by bus (even though public transport is free). Shopping and dining out in Luxembourg city is also expensive and as someone from Luxembourg, we drive to Germany or France to do all of our shopping!

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