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[quote=Julia;525969]Good Afternoon all,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

Many of you will be familiar with Holiday Creator JY Will, who has spent plenty of time teasing the JY Community with new tours before they are launched and getting your thoughts on various aspects of our holidays. It with some sadness that I am to announce that JY Will has decided to leave JYHQ.  The great news is however, that the entire team of Holiday Creators were chomping at the bit to become the new representative for their team on the Community and after some hard fought competition, I’m pleased to welcome the victor… JY Alicia.

Those of you who took the Highlights of Tuscany tour in June last year will have already met Alicia, but we thought it would be great to introduce her to the masses with a quick Q&A…

Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself - what qualifies you to be the coveted JY Community representative for your team? 
A: I have worked in the travel industry for many more years than I care to say!! At first living and working overseas in different countries for over 15 years. I lived in Italy for 6 years and so I feel this is an area of my expertise, so I'm thrilled that Just You has a diverse and great selection of Italian tours (some of which I have updated and improved thanks to the JY Community feedback). Since I have been back in the UK  I have been creating holidays with a selection of different well-known tour operators, travelling to some superb destinations all over the world and learning exactly what makes the best holiday experience. I’m very excited to be the new JY Community representative and so looking forward to hearing from all of our JY Community members to help me and our team here at HQ offer the best single traveller holiday programme.

Q:Where is your favourite holiday destination (and, you're not allowed to say Italy on this occasion)?
A: I have to say anywhere that has mountains - the Alps, Canada and North America...

Q: Which Just You tour would you most like to take and why?
A: The Ultimate Polar Bear Adventure. This tour takes you to the edge of the Arctic circle, which is pretty cool, literally!  I enjoy Arctic white scenery, the cold and I have heard its really has an eerie atmosphere, very intriguing. You travel on the Tundra overland vehicles not a ship which suits me as I tend to get sea sick. And, the chance to see all the wildlife including the bears as well as the northern lights is a huge draw for me.  The food is great, all home-made and you get to try some local specialities. I see this as a once in a lifetime experience not to be missed, so is at the top of my list.

Q:Where do you get your inspiration from when creating Just You holidays?
A: I have always been passionate about seeing the world, experiencing new cultures & destinations. When I visit a new destination the first time all I want to do is share the experience and I immediately want other people to try it. Also, when I return to a destination and find new things to do and see again, I just have to pass it on. 
 
Q: What items do you never go on holiday without?
A: Tiger balm - for those itchy mosquito bites and the relaxing effect it has on me and my iPhone is crucial, I love capturing the moment on my iPhone and I can immediately share this with friends, family and now I'll get to share it with the Just You community too (where there is WiFi of course !!)

Q: What is your favourite style of food?
A: Seafood , Seafood and more seafood, I love cooked and raw fish so Sushi would be top of my list.

Q: What do you enjoy doing when not planning Just You holidays for our travellers?
A: My favourite past time and it has been all of my life is horse riding. Since a young age I have ridden classical English style, until I lived in Italy where I learnt western riding. I have my  own American Quarter Horse and I have competed in Italy & Germany in Western Horsemanship  which is a very technical sport a bit  like English dressage. When I’m not hanging out with the horse I love to travel, ski and  I am a real foodie and of course like the odd glass of wine!

Q: And finally, who is your celebrity crush?
A: Aiden Turner, the new POLDARK , yes ladies if you have not seen him yet, you need to check out the new series!

So, there you have it - I hope you all join me in welcoming JY Alicia to the Community!

Kindest regards,

Julia[/quote]

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Thank you all for the best wishes, I'm already enjoying the feed back and notes from you all. Great !

Re winter holidays it's good to hear your ideas and feedback , over the next few months we will be looking at the opportunities and ideas that we have received. Slovenia is definitely an area we would like to look into. I know the area well and it has a wealth of exciting things to do both in winter and summer.

School holidays are always in our mind and again we look at ways of extending our popular tours to other dates, it's definately on our radar, so again I shall keep you updated.

Spring is here at last , we have extra daylight and all of our minds now turn to summer. Here at Just You we are looking forward to completing our programme for 2016 and enjoying the feedback from all of our tours that are running this year.

Hi I think more add-ons are the way to go! Some people, especially those who work, cannot take more than two weeks holiday at a time and of course if the holidays are longer, then inevitably they will be more expensive and that obviously might count them out for some people whose budget has been stretched to breaking point! In theory I'd be in favour of longer long haul tours if the price can be kept down and if the extra days include more "must see" sights - but if they were extra "filler" or relaxation days then I would not be in favour. If there were more add-ons to tours, people could decide whether the extra destination was worth splashing out on or not.

Cheers,

Bob

Like Cindy, I too would not mind paying more for a long haul trip if it was extended by a few days as there is more time to enjoy the trip without feeling that you may have to return again to see the bits you had to miss out the first time around or did not have enough time.

Jaya

Like others I am all for longer tours, when I went to NZ by the time we stopped in HKG I think it was day 5 we landed in NZ..

I would like the amount of day to reflect the days we are there, as by the time you cut out travelling it shaves off at least 2 days.

I know it will cost more, but while I have paid a fair price a bit more money to me would make it even more worth the expense.

Cindy

Hi Alicia

A belated welcome from me. I agree with Kedi in that it would be nice for the long haul holidays to be a bit longer. As it is, 2 days are spent getting there and back. Adding a couple more days would mean there is some time to relax instead of being on the go all the time.

Jaya

'Julia' wrote:
Hi Avocet,
There are about 250/300 members of staff here at HQ.
There are 12 Holiday Creators that work on the Just You and Travelsphere holidays and they are supported by the holiday creator executives and our...
Overseas services team
Tour Managers team
Aviation & transportation team
Consular services team
Customer documentation team
Health & Safety team
24 hour emergency team
In addition to this there is the contact centre, the marketing, creative, IT, finance, HR and cruise teams.
We are however working on something that will introduce you more to the people behind the holidays so watch this space!
Kindest regards,
Julia

That's a good idea Julia, I think other people should get recognition, after all, we all get a great deal of enjoyment out of all their hard work, including yourself of course!

Avocet

Love mountains - used to ski - certainly have more padding now for hard landings but not so sure about the Bend ze Knees requirement! and as for getting up again????? A winter snow holiday in the mountains would be great as long as the hotel is well positioned and has plenty of facilities (e.g. spa, pool, restaurant, bar, social areas, easy access to town) and there are other opportunities to get out and about other than skiing - for example walking, shopping!, tobogganing, sleigh rides, husky rides, skating, cable car rides to cozy shacks to sip mulled wine and enjoy watching the skiers whilst admiring the views - nearly booked for Lake Louise in winter to do a snow shoe walk on the frozen lake! Like sallyc (Hi Sally - looking forward to hearing about your Namibia adventures and seeing the photos) I need another reason to break out the Canadian thermals!

Hi Bosuncat

We corresponded about Slovenia before - I agree Slovenia could be a distinct possibility for a snowy winter break. Liked Lake Bled Christmas 2013 - with no snow until we took the cable car up to Vogel - wonderful. Last Christmas they had plenty of snow! In fact I am going back to Lake Bled this summer - not with JY though - my chosen holiday has an included excursion to see the Lippizaners at Lipica - hurrah! :thumbup:

Alicia

Welcome! Firstly - can't believe you mentioned fondues! Takes me back to the late 70s/early 80s in Switzerland and the French/Italian Alps! Those were the days! ( I was very young :blush: …..)

I know we all have slightly different requirements - just one of my thoughts is the length of long haul holidays - I know some people have to fit in with annual leave, but when travelling so far the longer the holiday the better for me! Perhaps this could be considered with either different itineraries on different dates and/or more and longer "add ons" to make the most of the long flights?

'Julia' wrote:
Hi Avocet,
There are about 250/300 members of staff here at HQ.
There are 12 Holiday Creators that work on the Just You and Travelsphere holidays and they are supported by the holiday creator executives and our...
Overseas services team
Tour Managers team
Aviation & transportation team
Consular services team
Customer documentation team
Health & Safety team
24 hour emergency team
In addition to this there is the contact centre, the marketing, creative, IT, finance, HR and cruise teams.
We are however working on something that will introduce you more to the people behind the holidays so watch this space!
Kindest regards,
Julia

Wow! I never knew the company was so big - I like the way the different departments are organised, it makes good sense! Keep up the great work everyone - you'll never please everyone but I know from personal experience how hard you all try!

Cheers,

Bob

Hi Avocet,

There are about 250/300 members of staff here at HQ.

There are 12 Holiday Creators that work on the Just You and Travelsphere holidays and they are supported by the holiday creator executives and our...

Overseas services team

Tour Managers team

Aviation & transportation team

Consular services team

Customer documentation team

Health & Safety team

24 hour emergency team

In addition to this there is the contact centre, the marketing, creative, IT, finance, HR and cruise teams.

We are however working on something that will introduce you more to the people behind the holidays so watch this space!

Kindest regards,

Julia

Hi Alicia, after my experience in Iceland I certainly wouldn't be against a winter wonderland tour to somewhere scenic with mountains and water - with lots of fun activities - but no skiing for me! The activities you suggest sound great and I like Elaine's suggestions too. I've been to Slovenia but not to that part - I did a day trip through the Julian Alps in the summertime and it was spectacular. As was the wine tasting!!

Best wishes,

Bob

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