Explore Catalunya

Placement organization

Name of organization: Explore Catalunya
Town/city: Barcelona
Country: Spanje
Website: http://www.explorecatalunya.com

Student

Name of student: Cheyèn Karsseboom

Specialist area: MTT
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Organizing tours
Target group of the organization: English speaking tourist in Barcelona between 40 and 65 years old.
Company culture: There is no hierarchy, everything we do is in consultation with the boss.
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? There are no departments
Brief description of your daily activities: Put bookings in the booking system, giving information about Barelona to tourists, bringing clients to a point of interest for example la Sagrada Famlia, pick up the phone and answering emails.
Brief description of your company assignment: Making a marketing plan
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Nice company, but not very organized. There is no clear mission and vision and marketing goals.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, flexible, independent, open-minded and representable.
Additional company requirements for this placement? Excel, word and internet
English: Advanced
Spanish: Sufficient is a preference

French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Agency
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? Yes

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? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 250,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 350,00
Local transport (monthly): € 20,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 200,00
How long in advance did you apply for visa
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 did not
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No, I like the culture very much.

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: cheyen_turnen.13@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Save money before you go here, and just enjoy it.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: A lot of points of interest, like park guëll and la Sagrada Familia. The beach, a lot of shopping malls.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link