Having just read all of the ideas listed- can I offer my services as a Tour manager? I would be in heaven with all this lot. How do I get a job as a manager?

Good Morning Janib,

Thanks for your interest. You can apply to be a tour manager by emailing a CV and a covering letter to rcarter@travelsphere.co.uk

Kind Regards

Ben

Tour Manager would love to do that job (love travel, organising and working with people), reckon it would suit me but with no experience in the travel industry I've probably left it too late to consider it at 53 yars old.

Still nice thought though.

Hi Janib,

We have many tour managers of a similar age, if you are really interested please send your CV over, I'm not sure if they're recruiting right now but you will be added to the mailing list,

All the best

Ben

Having just read all of the ideas listed- can I offer my services as a Tour manager? I would be in heaven with all this lot. How do I get a job as a manager?

Good Morning Janib,

Thanks for your interest. You can apply to be a tour manager by emailing a CV and a covering letter to rcarter@travelsphere.co.uk

Kind Regards

Ben

Tour Manager would love to do that job (love travel, organising and working with people), reckon it would suit me but with no experience in the travel industry I've probably left it too late to consider it at 53 yars old.

Still nice thought though.

Hi Janib,

We have many tour managers of a similar age, if you are really interested please send your CV over, I'm not sure if they're recruiting right now but you will be added to the mailing list,

All the best

Ben

Applies to some short holidays; last year I took the Christmas holiday in France which included two full days travelling.

Hi Mick

Good idea - I'll be interested to see what others suggest too.

Kind regards

Olly, your editor

Hi

New York with Boston in the fall, Page & Moy have a good one.

New york itself as a city break but a bit longer 5?6 days?

Lynda

Jan.

Would like to see some more 2 week+ destinations. Only Thailand & NZ left for me. I think a flight of 8 hours+ is not worth it unless it's for at least 2 weeks esp if you've a connecting flight. Some of your destinations e.g. Japan (6 nights), Arg & Braz (8), China (8), Silk Rd (6), etc. are far too short for the long flights involved. I also see some of the slightly longer tours have been taken off, e.g. Malaysia, Petra to Pyramids and Turkey 11 days substituted with a 8 day one. I've recently done the Can Rockies by bus which was too rushed and not long enough - 13 or 14 nights would be better and forget the Alaska cruise (not much to see on it coupled with possibility of rough seas). I think some new 'exciting' long haul destinations are needed (Borneo, Burma, more USA, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Chile (+other S & Central America), 2 week Mexico, etc.). Also European holidays longer than a week.

I agree with much of what daphnemca says but the problem would be cost I think. Holidays in this bracket would be £3,000 plus and not in everyone's price range. Having said that I'm afraid I do find this years brochure rather dull.

Would like to see some more 2 week+ destinations. Only Thailand & NZ left for me. I think a flight of 8 hours+ is not worth it unless it's for at least 2 weeks esp if you've a connecting flight. Some of your destinations e.g. Japan (6 nights), Arg & Braz (8), China (8), Silk Rd (6), etc. are far too short for the long flights involved. I also see some of the slightly longer tours have been taken off, e.g. Malaysia, Petra to Pyramids and Turkey 11 days substituted with a 8 day one. I've recently done the Can Rockies by bus which was too rushed and not long enough - 13 or 14 nights would be better and forget the Alaska cruise (not much to see on it coupled with possibility of rough seas). I think some new 'exciting' long haul destinations are needed (Borneo, Burma, more USA, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Chile (+other S & Central America), 2 week Mexico, etc.). Also European holidays longer than a week.

I agree with all that Daphne has said, I've viewed the new brochure online and am very disappointed that some holidays have been stopped - such as Malaysia and Tunisia, both of which I planned to do. Now I'm just worried that other hols will be dropped before I have a chance to do them! I'm going to do China with Travelsphere rather than JY, as although I would prefer to do it with JY and it sounds a great trip, it doesn't include Shanghai or Hong Kong and is just too short. Likewise, I hope to do the Travelsphere Chile, Argentina and Brazil, as JY doesn't do Chile. I think we are being shortchanged!!

Bob

Regards Andy

I agree with Andy - there are not many walking holidays now. I have done the Ahr Valley trip twice (& know Andy has done it 6 times) so it would be good to go walking at Level 1 to another destination.

The Austrian Lakes is just the right sort of holiday to combine with walking . I have only done the Austrian Lakes once so far but certainly intend to go again at some point.

The only down side of the Ahr Valley is that the coach journey to get there deters some people and it is only 5 days. A longer trip - as is the Austrian Lakes - would be a good idea. The countryside around Weyregg is ideal and the combination with the other excursions (like Salzburg) would make for a good holiday.

Come on Just You - you listened to us over Route 66 (and look at the response to that) so how about another walking holiday for us not-too-serious walkers? I for one would be interested in this.

Best wishes,

Lesley :angel:

I know my colleagues are considering activity holidays at the moment. The more people express an interest in the idea, the more likely it will be. As you know, we used to offer more walking options so presumably there wasn't enough demand for them at the time. Maybe this will change.

Kind regards,

Olly, your editor

I would really like to do Washington

Thanks

Tam777

The all-inclusive holidays are catering for people who like a 'beach holiday' . Perhaps the people who like to 'lie and fry' find this really relaxing and would prefer not to be dashing off looking at things and Just You seem to be catering for a wider range now.

I am not a serious walker - I am an ambler not a rambler - but even I found the Level 1 walking on the Ahr Valley trip enjoyable and so can see no reason that other locations could not be included. Therefore a couple of other alternatives would provide people with choice. As there seems to be more and more younger people going on JY holidays it only makes sense that their needs are catered for too. An activity holiday does not necessarily mean anything extreme. Other companies who may do 'activity' holidays are not catering solely for single travellers and this is what Just You is all about.

Also not everyone likes to do long-haul holidays - just because I do does not mean that everyone else does. Some prefer to travel to Europe

and no further and there is nothing wrong with this. Long-haul holidays are usually of a longer duration and some people may have problems getting time off from work.

It must be very difficult for JY to gauge the varying needs of everyone - a thankless task.

Best wishes,

Lesley :angel:

Totally agree with your posting we are all so different, I can always find somewhere I wish to visit, NOT interested in activity holidays ie walking even though I might!! be a younger one my feet as in joints cannot take pounding walking joint problems and boroken foot this year, I like the sight seeing tours, I might not remember all the information but love the history side of life...so JY has me covered for anything and everything I fancy

Cindy