Travel & Tourism students experience Disneyland Paris!

East Sussex College students studying Travel & Tourism and Cabin Crew courses at the College’s Hastings campus have visited Disneyland Paris as part of their studies.

The Travel & Tourism department in Hastings took 27 Level 2 and Level 3 students from across the Travel & Tourism and Cabin Crew courses, to visit Disneyland in Paris for the duration of a week.

Throughout the week, students visited the theme park, but also attended some valuable talks and various other opportunities including a travel and tourism convention. The convention trip was organised by COGO, who specialise in tailor-made trips to Disneyland Paris, and around 600 students from colleges across the UK attended.

Speaking about the trip, Hayley Watkinson, Travel & Tourism lecturer in Hastings, said, “We stayed in the Disney Hotel Cheyenne for three nights and had a two-day hopper pass park. We travelled via coach and tunnel outbound, and by ferry on the way back.

“We had one morning of talks from travel professionals including ABTA (leading travel agents and tour operators) and various departments at Disney. This was very inspiring for students who are keen to get into the industry. Students learnt about all of the jobs available in the industry and different internships at Disney.”

Hayley added, “They also learnt about various jobs available on the Disney cruise line. They were told all about how Disney manages its customer experience, marketing and how the company uses digital marketing.”

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