Laura Denton
Age: 19.
Agency: Lord Street, Liverpool.
Educationals: none.
Comments: “I never thought of going to Turkey. I always imagined it would be dirty, but it was totally different from what I expected. The nightlife was lively and the local people were very friendly. I didn’t feel safety was a problem at all.”
Kevin Sansom
Age: 34.
Agency: Parkstone, Dorset.
Previous educationals: 15, including Canada, the US, Australia and Hong Kong.
Comments: “I had never been to Turkey before. I thought it was an excellent destination. We stayed in some nice accommodation and did some site visits, and I thought the standards were very good. I didn’t feel there was any problem with safety, although we were travelling around together most of the time.”
Michelle Cardy
Age: 19
Agency:Salisbury
Previous educationals: none
Comments: “I enjoyed the excursions. We went to a village and I went into a mosque for the first time. We also went to a primary school and learned some of the language. I was a bit nervous in shops because of the bartering, but it was okay.”
Andrew Tyrie
Age: 18
Agency: Westgate, Peterborough
Previous educationals: one,Disneyland Paris
Comments: “The highlights were the mudbaths, Turtle Beach and all the bar crawls with 200 people all wearing the same T-shirt. The Turkish people were so friendly and I had no problems at all.”
Hazel Street
Age: 39
Agency:Banbury
Previous educationals: none
Comments: “Turkey was totally different from what I expected. It was so green and mountainous. I really enjoyed the sailing day, it was so laid back. We had problems selling Turkey last year, but now I will be more confident selling it.”
Melissa Peel
Age: 24
Agency: Kirkgate, Bradford
Previous educationals: Algarve and Majorca
Comments: “The Club 18-30 and Sunworld/Inspirations cabarets were excellent fun. I even tried the belly dancing, but I was not that good at it. Everyone got on really well, despite there being 200 people there.”