Orange Travel Suriname

Placement organization

Name of organization: Orange Travel Suriname
Town/city: Paramaribo
Country: Suriname
Website: http://www.orangesuriname.com

Student

Name of student: Bianca Keijzer

Specialist area: MTMC
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Sales of tours, cooperation with tour operators
Target group of the organization: Dutch tourists, mainly seniors and families
Company culture: Informal atmosphere
Number of employees: 10
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Booking office in the centre of town
Brief description of your daily activities: Selling tours, advising clients, giving information about tours and Suriname, Facebook, improving promotion
Brief description of your company assignment: Being active with the promotion through Facebook and creating name recognition by improving promotion at national and international level
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Good supervision by a motivated team and a skilled supervisor

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? representable, customer oriented, customer friendly, sociable, commercial, creative
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, internet, Excel
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Dutch excellent

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Through family of a friend
How did you go to work every day? Bus

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Consulate in Amsterdam and an extension at the registration office in Suriname
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 2 days
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): € 900,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 350,00
Local transport (monthly): € 9,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 130,00
How long in advance did you apply for visa 1 month
Costs of visa: € 40,00
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? EUR 120,00 per month

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

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 113321@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: –
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Joining tours, visiting the inland, shopping, going out, swimming, cinema, visiting several creeks, national celebrations, relaxing

Media

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