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THIS WEEK: NICKY PHILLIPS DOROTHEA’S TRAVEL SHOP, HULL


Q&A


Business-class flights, dune buggying, horse riding, wine tasting, a beach party and a photoshoot – it was an action-packed Cover Stars trip, Nicky Phillips tells Ben Ireland


Q. Entry for Cover Stars 2019 is under way now. What made you enter the 2018 competition? A. I’ve seen so many other agents take part and the Cover Stars trip always stood out as a fam trip that looked really fun. To be honest, I had been a little embarrassed about sharing entry to competitions on social media, but it worked for me and I got to go on this amazing trip. I got a lot of support from friends and family and I’m so glad I did it.


Q. You flew out to California business class with British Airways. How was that? A. It was so good. I’d flown business class once before – with Emirates – but there was something special about the BA service. It was so comfy, we had leather seats, and the food was great. Staff were friendly, and they had to deal with 12 excited agents. It was a great way to begin the trip.


Q. Where did you stay in Los Angeles? A. We stayed at the Mondrian, which was a lovely hotel. It had a rooftop pool and cocktail bars. You got the feeling it was somewhere celebrities would stay. It was classy, but not overwhelmingly so, so we felt relaxed.


Q. What did you get up to in LA? A. We did a bike tour of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, which was brilliant. It was a much better way to see such a big place than going around in a car or coach. The guides were great, and pointed out houses where famous people lived, like Michael Jackson’s old house. We also went to see the Hollywood sign and have our pictures taken with it – and we went to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Q. What was Pismo Beach like? A. Having seen LA it was nice to see the other side of California. We stayed at a lovely, contemporary hotel called Inn at the Pier. We also went dune buggying, which was so different to what we were doing in LA. We started really nervously,


44 travelweekly.co.uk 13 September 2018


PHOTOS: STEVE HOCKSTEIN/HARVARD STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY


2018


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