Name: Maggie Parsons

Job title: Course Team Leader BTEC National Diploma in Travel & Tourism and VRQ Cabin Crew Development

Favourite hotel: Last year I was lucky enough to have visited Las Vegas and stayed in the MGM Grand. It was great fun, very lively with excellent customer service. Fantastic!

Favourite airline: This would have to be Britannia Airways now known as Thomson Airways. I worked for them for a very long time and still feel great loyalty to them.

As cabin crew where was the best destination you flew to: This would have to be Auckland, New Zealand. I loved the combination of the busy harbour with boat trips and yachting and the multi-cultural restaurant area.

Best long haul destination: Anywhere in America. The shopping is usually good value, the people are generally friendly and they like the English accent.

Favourite city break: I enjoy visiting Paris. It has so many interesting sights to see but this is still achievable in a weekend.

Favourite UK resort: Lots of my friends live in Brighton so I visit there a lot. It has so much to offer everyone.

Where do you prefer for a European summer holiday: I love Majorca and have visited different resorts on the island.

Place you would most like to visit: I have never been to Hawaii and I would like to visit there one day.

Name: Karyn Godfrey

Job title: Course Team Leader BTEC First Diploma in Travel & Tourism Course Tutor BTEC National Diploma in Travel & Tourism

Favourite hotel: Hotel Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
The underwater tunnels and lagoons where you can observe sharks and other sea creatures are amazing to see in a hotel!

Favourite airline: Virgin Atlantic, I admire Richard Branson’s ethos although you can’t beat easyJet for value for money!

Best destination visited on an educational trip when working in travel: Kenya on safari, I was lucky enough to visit the great national parks as well as the Maasai Mara, Shimba Hills and Tsavo game reserves.

Best long haul destination: Has to be Florida, I love the coastal resorts such as Tampa Bay, Clearwater, St Petersburg and Coco beach but I still love the thrill of Disneyworld Orlando too. Plus the weather and food are great!!!

Favourite city break: Madrid, great for shopping and so easy to get around on the local underground.

Favourite UK resort: As a child I grew up on holidays in a caravan on the north Norfolk coast and it holds lots of happy memories.

Where do you prefer for a European summer holiday: I love Paphos in Cyprus. Hotels are generally nice and the locals are friendly.

Place you would most like to visit: Despite my love of warm climates it has to be Lapland at Christmas.

Name: Deanne Gatfield

Job title: Lecturer BTEC National Diploma in Travel & Tourism

Favourite hotel: The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.

Favourite airline: As I work for First Choice my favourite charter airline has to be First Choice Airways of course! Scheduled airline is Thai International.

Best destination visited on an educational trip when working in travel: I was lucky enough to go on a familiarisation trip with Sandals. I visited Jamaica and Bahamas and stayed at a variety of Sandals resorts.

Best long haul destination: Australia.

Favourite city break: Rome.

Favourite UK resort: Polperro in Cornwall.

Where do you prefer for a European summer holiday: Greece, Parga on the mainland is beautiful and Kefalonia is my favourite island.

Place you would most like to visit: New Zealand.