On Monday the 25th of April, I started as a travel consultant at Reizen De Lathauwer, a travel agency located in Aalst. Reizen De Lathauwer sells on the one hand package holidays of TUI, Corendon and Club Med, and elaborates on the other hand many tailor-made trips. On top of that, they sell trips of the tour operator Live To Travel, the sister company of Reizen De Lathauwer. Live To Travel is the specialist in the Benelux for trips to Africa, Oceania, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean.
Bij Reizen De Lathauwer was ik dagelijks bezig met telefoons beantwoorden, offertes opmaken, klanten en touroperators mailen, dossiers klasseren, luchthavenvervoer regelen, reisdocumenten in orde brengen en zo veel meer.
After an internship of 4 weeks at Reizen De Lathauwer, the production department of Live To Travel asked me if I would like to assist them. As the deadline for the publication of several brochures was approaching, help was much needed. Of course, I did not shy away from a challenge and said yes to this proposal! One of the main tasks I performed here, was writing appealing descriptions of hotels for Live To Travel’s brochures and website. Moreover, I translated texts such as itineraries and descriptions of excursions from French to Dutch.
Tijdens de laatste weken van mijn stage kreeg ik er bij Live To Travel nog een verantwoordelijkheid bij, namelijk de mappen met alle nodige reisdocumenten van A tot Z voor de klanten samenstellen. Ik creëerde onder andere vouchers voor hotels, huurwagens en transfers, controleerde en printte alle noodzakelijke documenten zoals e-tickets, het reisprogramma, de coronamaatregelen, enzovoort én zorgde ervoor dat alle verschillende documenten één mooi geheel vormden.
As I had the opportunity to work for Reizen De Lathauwer and Live To Travel, I got to know two different sides of the travel industry and was able to compare them. I learned what the positive and negative points of working for a travel agency and a tour operator are. This internship was an enriching experience and definitely offered me a new perspective on the tourism sector.
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