How To Become Cabin Crew With EasyJet.

From applying online to the Assessment Day, here's everything you need to know NOW!

Cabin Crew is a well sought after career choice and it's slowly becoming more and more popular here in the UK. With airlines constantly expanding and hiring new crew, there are now so many options to choose from. Today, I'll be focusing on all things orange; EasyJet of course! 

Here you can find all the current vacancies for all of EasyJet's bases. There's Gatwick, Luton, Liverpool, Bristol and many more to pick from. Choose an airport close by (within 90 minutes, preferably) or relocate if desired. The online application is fairly simple; fill out your basic details and see if you match their requirements to become Crew. By requirements I mean can you swim? Are you over 5"2? and over the age of 18? 

Once you've submitted your online application, you play your first waiting game (there will be many). You should then expect an email requesting you to complete a couple of online tests. These are your typical scenario-based questions and nothing to worry about at all. Just remember to put the customer first when selecting your answers. Take your time, don't rush through it, really think about your answers. For example, a question could ask, "There are a group of intoxicated passengers in the cabin who have now woken up a sleeping child; the mum isn't happy as it took a long time to get her to sleep. How do you deal with the situation?' Just think what is going to make that situation better for that passenger. 

The next email you should be looking out for is an invitation to an assessment day; this is where things get exciting! The assessment day is nothing to be nervous about, it's your chance to shine and show them your amazing personality and why you'd be a great fit for this role. The assessment days are usually held at either Gatwick or Luton but sometimes in local hotels, depending on the base. I had mine at Gatwick at their training centre. They start at around 8/8:30 AM, but please get there early to give yourself time to mingle and relax. They start by collecting in your documents and then taking you into a room one by one to be measured. I'm 5'3'' and I was fine. Once everyone's been measured, you'll all be taken upstairs into the main room and split into groups of around 6 per table. 

The day starts with a simple company presentation and everyone introducing themselves before starting the group activities. There are two activities that you'll do in your table groups. The first will be some form of physical activity. Mine was building a 'Ski Jump' out of paper, card, string, tape and other various crafting items. We were given set rules to follow and had to find a way to build it whilst following them and working as a team. We had two assessors watching over us and taking notes the entire time as well. The second task was some form of airline expansion/upgrade and you will be given a set budget and a range of ideas on how to spend it. You must decide a team what you're going to spend it on and why. The key thing here is not to be too loud/bossy in these tasks but don't sit there and say nothing at all. I can't stress enough the importance of this and you'll see why later on. 

Once the activities were done, you'll all go downstairs to the canteen for a short lunchtime break. This gives the assessors a chance to look over their notes and see who's showing the qualities their looking for and who isn't. There's usually up to 50 people at these assessment days, and of course sadly not everyone's going to get through to the interview stage. Once everyone's returned from the break, someone will begin to read out a list of names of people to leave the room to go with them. On my day, the people whose names were read out were the one's who ended up going home. I thankfully got through to the interview stage and was over the moon. There were two people in my activity group, a girl next to me who was incredibly shy and didn't participate very much at all and a man who was very dominant and loud. They both didn't get through. It's all about finding that balance of being able to help and share your ideas but allow others to do the same, in fact you should encourage it. 

The interview was super easy and felt more like an informal chat if anything else! The lady I had was super friendly and made me feel beyond relaxed so my nerves soon went away. They'll talk to you about your CV, discussing your work history and what you've been up to and then soon go onto some scenario based questions. These will be questions like, "When have you given amazing customer service?" and "When have you worked well under pressure?" If you Google 'Cabin Crew interview questions' you'll find loads more examples. Once thats over, you're free to go home and wait once last time for an email to say whether you've been successful or unsuccessful. 

I want to wish anyone applying the best of luck. It's an amazing career choice and you won't regret it at all. 

p.s I have a YouTube video which is slightly more in depth that you can find by clicking this link, enjoy! xo

HOTEL REVIEW; THE LINQ HOTEL & CASINO, LAS VEGAS.

If you're planning a vacation to Las Vegas, prepare to be overwhelmed with the choice of hotels the Vegas Strip has to offer. The hotels are all so unique, their designs', themes' and of course the cost to stay there. Vegas is a holiday where I don't see anyone really staying in the hotel room for a lot of the trip, It's more somewhere to just wash and sleep. This is a factor to consider when choosing a hotel. I'd already been to Vegas once before, last year and I stayed at the Venetian. It's an absolutely breathtaking hotel, Italian themed and super classy but does comes at a high price. So today I'm going to share with you my thoughts on a slightly more budget friendly hotel, The Linq.

The Linq is a Caesars Entertainment owned, 2640 room hotel and casino. It's situated in the centre of the strip, between Harrahs and Flamingo and directly opposite Caesars Palace. Its a short 2 minute walk from the Harrahs Monorail Station which can take you directly right down to MGM Grand or the opposite way towards the Stratosphere. If you don't mind walking then its only a short 15 minute stroll to the Bellagio Fountains and Paris Eiffel Tower. We had a 3 day monorail pass so we made good use of that, but when it expired we ended up walking a lot, as far as the Luxor and Tropicana. The monorail and bus is always there if you're not a big fan of walking, especially in the heat, but with plenty of ice cold drinks its 100% doable, the trick is more to walk through the hotels rather than outside on the sidewalk.

The hotel is super modern and clean, there is free Wifi throughout and plenty to offer. The pool is for
21 & overs only so if you're travelling with children, you may want to consider staying somewhere else otherwise the alternative would be paying to use another hotels pool. It's definitely more of a party pool with the music being super loud and can get very crowded at times but overall we both really liked the pool area. We were lucky enough to get upgraded before we'd even checked in, so we were pleased to find a King room with a Strip View had been added to our booking on arrival. The room featured a king size bed, large flat screen tv, modern bathroom with a huge shower and of course a great view. The only downside to our room was the fact that we had several bars on the strip directly below our window who blasted their music until gone 2am every night. Other than that we both loved the room and the hotel in general. Excuse the mess in the room photos, of course I had to take them whilst we were getting ready to check out! (the last photo was the view from our room, try to ignore the dirty window!).

We decided to book our holiday through Thomas Cook, after choosing to fly from Manchester, they turned out to be the least expensive company. We booked it as a package holiday, flights and hotel and then received a discount for booking it in-store rather than online. We booked ours at the branch in Bluewater and they were all really helpful in there. We'd both never flown with Thomas Cook before but overall had a great experience both flying there and on return and are already considering them for our next US trip. Both flights were on time, we actually landed into Vegas half an hour early which was great. We had a lovely representative greet us at the airport, who gave us a pack with all their information in it incase we needed anything. We then decided to give the Lyft app a try rather than paying $30+ for a regular taxi to the hotel. We ended up paying only $12 and were so impressed with the service and how well it worked, we ended up using it again at the end of the trip back to the airport.

Overall we had a great week's stay here and would stay there again without a doubt and would recommend it for sure. I don't think we'll be going back to Vegas for a couple of years now as we've got so many other places on our list to visit next. If you're looking for a more affordable company that still provides great service for a package holiday then have a browse on Thomas Cook's website.
The Linq was a great hotel choice, its modern, clean and in a perfect location for everything. It's right next to The Linq Prominade with the High Roller Observation Wheel and tons of restaurants and bars. Will it be the hotel for your next Vegas trip? I'd love to know if you've stayed there or any other Vegas Strip hotel and your thoughts! x

Vegas September 2016.

I recently got back from an amazing 10 days in Las Vegas. I thought I'd share my highlights of the trip and where I stayed. I left on the 5th of September of got back home on the 16th. We flew from Heathrow Terminal 3, with British Airways. Our flight was slightly delayed going out and the food choices weren't amazing on board. 10 hours later we landed, got in a taxi and headed for our hotel. I got to Vegas around 4pm, by this point the time difference had kicked in and I was finding it so hard to stay awake, being 8 hours behind UK time.

I stayed at The Venetian Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The Venetian is an all suite, Italian themed hotel and casino. I can honestly say it was the most beautiful hotel I've ever stayed in. I had a Luxury Suite with the most comfortable king size bed I've ever slept in. The room was gorgeous, it was split onto two levels. The bathroom and bed area on one and a living room on the other. I didn't have a gamble in the casino, even though I'm 21 I don't really look it, so even my presence near the machines would attract the security guards. I loved the pool, I went for a swim and sunbathe almost everyday, but in that heat its hard to stay out there very long. There are around 20 restaurants in the Venetian, with a few that are run by Celebrity Chefs. I absoloutly loved Carlo's Bakery, everything that I tried from there was delicious, especially the cookies. We also ate in his restaurant opposite, Buddy V's Ristorante, which I wasn't as impressed with but the food was still nice (my meal is the photo below, Chicken Parm). There are so many gorgeous hotels to choose from but The Venetian was a great pick. I also really loved the Wynn Hotel next door. Such an elegant, beautiful hotel. I loved Ceasars Palace, Mandalay Bay, New York New York (at the top) and also Planet Hollywood.

On my second night there, I went to see Britney Spears' Piece Of Me show at the Axis Theatre in the Planet Hollywood Hotel. Britney is someone I've admired and looked up too since I was really young and I couldn't miss out on the experiene of seeing her perform in Vegas. The show was amazing, she performed classic hits such as Hit Me Baby and Oops I did It again, as well more recent tracks such as Make Me and Do You Wanna Come Over. My favourite had to have been Toxic. I was able to get a program, tshirt and cup before the show as well, so I was happy. The seats were amazing too, I was so close to the stage, with nobody in front to block the view. I bought my tickets off of Stubhub and got an excellent price. She was amazing and I'll definitely see her again whenever shes next in performing in London. My tweet also got onto the screen whilst waiting for her to come on!

I also really enjoyed the trip to the Stratosphere. We chose the wrong day to walk down there as it boiling outside but the views from the top were so worth it. I didn't go on any of the scary rides at the top nor did I do the SkyJump (I wanted too but I was too scared!) but we went to the top, had a drink and enjoyed the views of the strip and the mountains. If you don't like heights maybe give this one a miss as it was over 1000 feet tall, but there are two observation areas, one being outside and one inside. Thankfully we ended up getting the monorail back, which came in really handy in that heat so you're not walking everywhere. Speaking of heights, we also went for a slow ride on the High Roller, this is situated at the end of the Linq Promenade and is bigger than the London Eye. If you don't get a chance to go to the Stratosphere then this is a great alternative for an amazing view of Vegas.

I'm so happy we got to visit the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, situated in more downtown Vegas. Obviously the famous pawn shop from the show Pawn Stars. My dad was really excited to go here as well. We went in and had a look around everything in there, the jewellery selection was amazing. If you watch the show you'll know of Mark Hall-Patton, who is always on there for the more historical items. He was in the store that day and I was luckily enough to get a photo with him and an autograph. He was honestly such a lovely, down to earth guy who I had such a pleasure talking too. We then bought a selection of merchandise, a couple fridge magnets, postcard and I think my dad got some socks with Chumlee from the show on them. Please excuse my sunburn in the last photo, I got so burnt walking around Vegas!

We heard from someone else about the Titantic Artifact Exhibition in the Luxor Hotel, and it sounded really interesting so we bought some tickets and went to that. The Luxor is right down the other end of the strip so we got the monorail there again. When you enter the Exhibition you're given a 'boarding card', with the name of an actual passenger who was on the Titantic. It tells you their age, where they were from, where they were travelling to and why, who they were with and what class they were staying in onboard. You're not allowed to take any photos or videos inside so I don't have any to share. There was tons of remains from onboard inside, displaying the different items they'd use in each class and examples of their cabins. The personal artifacts displayed were sad to look at, there were displays peoples toiletry bags, shoes, jewellery and much more. The whole place had a really eerie feel to it, I felt really sad walking around, you could even hear the fake engines and the fake sea as you were walking around. When you get to the end of the exhibit, there is a memorial wall displaying the names of everyone on board and which class they were in, divided into who survived and who didn't. The lady I had was travelling to New York with her 2 sons to meet her husband. She was staying in a 3rd class cabin and unfortunatly didn't survive. It was a really sad experience but I'm glad I went too it, definitely check this out if you ever go to Vegas.

Another show we went to, not once but twice, was The Beatles LOVE By Cirque Du Soleil. My dad is a huge Beatles fan and loves this show. It was my first time seeing it and I can tell you now, my eyes were glued to the stage the entire time. It is a beautiful display of dancing and acrobatics to all the classic Beatles tunes. The show is situated in the Mirage Hotel, opposite the Venetian. You unfortunately weren't allowed to take any videos or photography inside the theatre but there some sneaky videos on YouTube of clips from the show. I really enjoyed this show and its something I'd highly recommend and would see again tomorrow.

The highlight of my trip was very unexpected and unplanned. We was on one of those Big Bus tours, driving down the strip when we drove past the new T-Mobile Arena, behind the New York New York Hotel. The tour guide on the bus showed us the arena and said 'Thats where Drake and Future are playing tonight'. I literally froze in my seat, looked at my mum and knew I had to go. The rest of this bus trip felt like forever, everytime we pulled into a hotel, I'd log into their wifi and look for tickets! Finally we got back to our hotel and in the room where I found a ticket and was over the moon that was I was going to see DRAKE! I've loved his music for years now, Future I actually do like too so I was so excited. I had an amazing seat in the middle tier facing the stage, I didn't even care that I was by myself. I walked down to the venue, queued up and bought two Summer Sixteen Tour shirts and then went inside. The show was the best night of my life so far. He was amazing, the atmosphere was incredible, I can't describe it. I was so happy.

Overall it was an amazing trip and I couldn't recommend Vegas enough if you've never been. I can't wait to go back again the future. The Venetian was a lovely hotel to stay in, and I was sad to leave. Our flight home was awful, I can honestly say I'll never fly with British Airways again. Let me know if you've been to Vegas, what you thought of it. I watched tons of Youtubers Vlogs and read so many reviews before we went, I really wanted to see everything. One Youtuber I adore, 'Miss Budget Beauty' has a selection of vlogs on her second channel, from her two trips to Vegas as well as an amazing Podcast! Defintely do your research before you go! Thats it from me, hope you enjoyed x

Whats In My Carry On For A Long Haul Fight.

Hello my lovelies, I hope you're all doing well and having a great week. I'm going away tomorrow and whilst preparing my carry on luggage, I thought I'd also share it with you all on here. Now I tend to take a different variety and amount of items and products depending on if I'm flying short or long haul. This time around I am travelling long haul to Las Vegas, so its around an 11 hour flight from London Heathrow. So keep on reading to find out what I'll be taking on the plane with me! 

The bag I will be using is my everyday handbag from Michael Korrs. Even though I constantly complain about my arm acheing or my bag being too heavy, I'm really not a rucksack girl so I grin and bare it. I love this bag, I bought in their sale at the store in Westfield a few years ago and its still going strong today. Its handy also as I can just empty it out in my hotel room and then use it as my daily hangbag, saves me bringing two bags. 

I'm going to start with beauty and skincare products then move onto entertainment and miscellaneous items. I always bring an average sized makeup bag with me on the plane, I love this one from Victorias Secret. Depending on the length and time of the flight, and how I'm feeling that morning, sometimes I'll wear a tiny amount of makeup and others my usual full face. I like to bring a selection of my everyday products so towards the end of the flight I can apply them or touch up what I'm already wearing. My flight is around midday, so I'll have to be up at around 7 to leave for the airport at 8, so chances are I'll have a 'no makeup makeup' look on that day. I'll also bring the majority of my makeup brushes in this bag, the rest will go in my toiletry bag in my suitcase.

Some of my esscentials include my Tangle Teezer hairbrush, My Johnsons makeup wipes (the purple kind) and my absolute favourite deodorant, which is the Sure Maximum Protection. I always pick up the pink one (The dove version is also amazing). I usually bring one bottle of perfume, I try not to choose one thats too heavy as I sometimes buy one in duty free as well. I've gone with Lady Million this time. I've also got my sunglasses, they're nothing expensive, just a simple rose gold pair I bought in duty free last year. I also always carry a packet of Wet Ones, which are antibacterial wipes, just in case we need them for anything. I've packed my large clip as well just in case I want to put my hair up during the flight if I'm applying makeup or washing my face. 

Of course I'll have my phone, I have the iPhone 6S Plus in Rose Gold, along with my Apple earphones, as I listen to a lot of music on long flights. I also bring along my standard charger and a portable charger incase my battery dies out faster than I'd like it too. This one I bought off of Amazon for less than £10 and it will charge my phone to full battery life 4 times. I've decided not to bring my laptop this time as my Macbook Pro really weighs down my bag. I've got my Michael Korrs wallet (in the monogram style), with all my cards and travel money inside and of course my passport. I'm someone who is always too afraid to put any valuables in my hold luggage in case it gets lost, so I'll be carrying my Canon 700D camera with me as well, I obviously can't include that in the photos as I'm using it to take them!

I always have a bottle of water and a selection of snacks and sweets. I'm someone who gets dehydrated really quickly on long flights, one mistake I always make is not eating or drinking enough on the plane and then feeling really sick. I absolutely despise plane food, I hate the smell of it and always decline it and bring my own snacks. I try and pick out things I know I'm going to eat and then of course have a selection of sweets and gum. I usually have a big breakfast at the airport before boarding and then head to Boots or Whsmith to buy some crisps, fruit or other small snacks. I've already got some Extra gum and my favourite, Werthers Orginals toffees (they'll be gone within the first hour I bet).

For entertainment purposes, of course I'll be listening to music and playing games on my phone. I've been searching the app store like crazy for new games to play! However, I'm also bringing a book with me, as I do actually really enjoy reading. I recently ordered Youtuber Channon Rose's book, The Story Of Channon Rose. It had amazing reviews and she's someone that I love watching so I thought I'd give this a read on the plane or poolside. I'll probably grab a couple of magazines at the airport too!

I hope you enjoy this post. I always feel like I'm missing something after I'm packed so hopefully It's all there! I'm really into packing and holiday related videos and blog posts myself, the neat freak within me loves to pack! Let me know what you're hand luggage essentials are or where you're travelling too this year! xx ♡ 

♥ ORLANDO; FLORIDA - MY ULTIMATE TRAVEL GUIDE ♥

I'm so happy to be finally doing this post! I've wanted to start travel themed posts for my blog for a while now and what better way to start then an ultimate guide on my favourite place in the world, right!? 

Orlando Florida, is an incredible place. Whether you're going alone, with family, friends, young children or your partner, you're guaranteed to have an amazing time. I have been almost every year of my life and I'm nearly 22, so I've been roughly around 19/20 times, which is a lot!

So here's a list of five places you have to visit when you go to Orlando. I hope you enjoy reading this post just as much as I've enjoyed writing it! And one more thing, all photos included are my own! ♥♥

1. Walt Disney World 

Of course I had to make this number one! Walt Disney World consists of 4 main theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom & Hollywood Studios) and 2 water parks (Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach), as well as 29 different resort hotels or villa complexes to stay at. Disney World in Orlando is truly amazing, by far the best of all the Disney Resorts around the world. Disney is magical, no matter how old you are, if you're with family, friends or your partner, you have to go to Disney. Magic Kingdom is a great all rounder park. It has plenty of family friendly attractions whilst also having a great selection of faster rides too. I love Space Mountain & Splash Mountain, they're both so much fun! Whereas my parents love the Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (my mum always wins). I adore both water parks, they are such fun days out. My dad and I always go to one or the other,  just be sure to go when its not planning on raining cause that's not fun! Disney have also recently opened Disney Springs (which used to be Downtown Disney), an outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment complex within the Disney resort. With over 50 places to eat including Planet Hollywood and The Rainforest Cafe, you're definitely not going to go hungry! The variety of shops is amazing, you'll find everything from The Lego Store to Pandora to The Coca Cola Store and of course the huge World Of Disney (literally the best and biggest disney store ever!). What else can I say? Its a wonderful place, everytime I go it makes me so happy.

2. Busch Gardens 

Busch Gardens is a theme park that a lot of people forget to go to when they visit Orlando, mainly because its about an hour's drive away in Tampa, but well worth it if you ask me! This is the ultimate family adventure park! If you love the thrill of big roller coasters but you're also in the mood for some animal interactions or shows this is the park for you. There are six main coasters but my favourite ride here has to be Montu, an incredible roller coaster. Definitely check out Sultans Sweets, this cafe does the most amazing selection off freshly baked cakes, cookies and muffins. I can't go to Busch Gardens without getting a Chocolate Chip or Orange Muffin from there! If you love big rides, this is a must.

3. The Florida Mall

This is by far my favourite shopping destination in Orlando, with over 270 stores to choose from. You'll find a lot of the Malls there are outside, so its nice to find a place to shop that's indoors where its cool! They have an incredible newly refurbished food court with a great selection of places to eat. You'll find shops such as Macy's, Zara, Victorias Secret, Sephora, Disney Store, Carlos Bakery and M&M's World. There is also a Florida Mall Hotel, which is absolutely lovely, I had to stay there one time when my flight was severely delayed. It's the perfect place to visit on a rainy day or just to simply do some serious spending. 

4. Universal Studios Resort

The Universal Resort consists of two neighbour theme parks, Universal Studios and Islands Of Adventure. There is also a water park called Volcano Bay in the making which will be opening sometime in 2017. Both parks have their share of thrill but Islands of Adventure I would say contains the majority of the bigger rides. From The Hulk Coaster to Spiderman 4D to The Jurrasic Park River Adventure, it's got it all. This park is also where you'll find the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, three magical rides and a range of shops and places to eat. Universal Studios is probably my favourite park of the two. I really love The Simpsons themed area, being the huge Simpsons fan that I am. The Simpsons Ride, Men In Black Alien Attack and The Despicable Me Minion Mayhem are just three of my personal favourite rides. If you're not sure on going to both, you can get a two park ticket and spend half the day at one and the other half at the other, that's what I tend to do. Once you're done at the parks you can walk around The Universal City Walk. This is full of amazing places to eat, tons of places to shop and lots of entertainment. There are also 5 lovely hotels on this resort.

5. The Orlando Eye

I had such high expectations for this and it definitely lived up to them. The Orlando Eye is situated with Sea Life and Madame Tussuad's in the International Drive area of Orlando. This is a fairly new complex as it was only built last year. The wheel gives incredible views of Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and even Kennedy Space Center. This is one to visit on a clear sunny day, I also went at sunset which was beautiful to see, but the views were obviously restricted with it getting dark. I wasn't as impressed with the wheels neighbour, the Sealife Center, definitely one of Sealifes smaller venues. The Orlando Eye makes for perfect day out. 

I hope you enjoyed this post. Whats your favourite place to go on holiday? I'd love to know in the comments below! Thank you so much for reading, talk soon! xx