J&TI events

Placement organization

Name of organization: J&TI events
Town/city: Rome
Country: Italië
Website: https://www.jti-events.com

Student

Name of student: Bo van der Zee
Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2021-2022

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: Creating experiences mainly for the MICE business.
Target group of the organization: Business
Company culture: Informal
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?

Operations department.

Brief description of your daily activities: – making pricelists
– making proposals
– scouting suppliers
– contacting suppliers
– contacting clients
Brief description of your company assignment: Destination analysis.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: It can be very chaotic sometimes.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? stress proof, flexible and ambitious
Additional company requirements for this placement? Excel
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

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? By 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? Yes
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? Not necessary for work but outside of work you might need it sometimes.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € €200
Accommodation (monthly): € €675
Local transport (monthly): € €35
General costs of living (monthly): € –
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? €150 per month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Reading a lot about the Italian culture also on the workfloor.
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: 191539@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be clear about what you need for school towards the company (hours off for assignments, input for assignments, meetings with school, administration etc.)
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: – Of course all of the beautiful highlights of Rome
– Go on day trips to Florence, Naples etc so you get to know more of the country because there is so much more!

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