Name: Eliska (Elis)

University: London South Bank University

Course: Tourism & Hospitality Management

Heading to: Rotorua, New Zealand

For how long: 6 months

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Elis is from the Czech Republic and is currently studying at London South Bank University, for a Tourism and Hospitality management degree. Elis flies out TODAY at 8pm for her tourism and hospitality internship in Rotorua, New Zealand.

Many in New Zealand call Rotorua “Rotavagas” with the long strip of hotels down the main street of this tourism centre. When Elis arrives in Rotorua she will notice the distinctive smell which she will hopefully get used to. Rotorua is a big geothermal area with lots of bubbling mud pools, thermal mineral baths and even the occasional drain on the side of the road with steam billowing out of it.

Elis will be working with Polina from Bournemouth University who we have also placed into this fantastic tourism attraction. Elis will be starting in Food and Beverage at the tourism attractions restaurant and then will hopefully be rotated through the different areas of the a facility so she can use both the tourism and the hospitality areas of her degree.

So Elis picked up her Visa from Immigration New Zealand yesterday, although she was eligible for a working holiday visa for New Zealand, we placed her on a work visa which went through very smoothly.

Hope you have a great trip Elis, it was good to meet you when you visited our office this month and I’m sure you will impress your new employer with your enthusiasm and hard work!

Elis said she will keep everyone thinking about a tourism internship in New Zealand up to date via this blog so we look forward to hearing how you are coping with the sulphur smells and your internship in New Zealand

If you’re interested in a Tourism Internship like Elis’s in Queenstown, Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua in New Zealand, check out the Tourism Internships page for more information.