Let’s meet in Athens

Placement organization

Name of organization: Let’s meet in Athens
Town/city: Athens
Country: Griekenland
Website: https://meetinathens.eu/

Student

Name of student: Mats van Dorp
Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2021-2022

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Activiteiten bureau
Organization’s activities: Different types of bicycle tours
Custom made holidays
Target group of the organization: age 30 to 70
Company culture: It is a very relaxed and informal culture.
Number of employees: 15
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

I am working in the marketing department, but I also do a lot of things regarding the logistics.

Brief description of your daily activities: Updating the website
meeting with potential partners
giving tours to people.
Making a planning for the tour guides
Brief description of your company assignment: Trying to get more booking through our own website instead of the tour operator, to generate more revenue.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: There is great supervision, but you are very free in what you do everyday.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, very social and stress proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? Knowledge of WordPress
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? The company helped me with the apartment
How did you go to work every day? by foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? you do not need a visa
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? It is nice if you are interested in the language but it is not necessary

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 300 euros
Accommodation (monthly): € 500 euros
Local transport (monthly): € 15 euros
General costs of living (monthly): € 400 euros
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? They payed me 35 euros for each tour that I gave to people.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Nothing special, just wait and see.
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: matsvandorp@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Try all the food there is.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Musea, beaches, trips to islands and a lot of options of restaurants.

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