Careers in travel and leisure

Meet Will, 24, cabin crew for British Airways based at London Heathrow Airport. Find out more about how he uses Spanish in his role. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.Will flies long and short haul routes to various Spanish-speaking countries. His knowledge of the language ensures he's able to communicate with customers effectively in everyday and emergency situations.It's very competitive, but worth it to get the job of my dreams.

Meet Willy and find out more about his life as a build manager including creating sets for the Shangri-La area at Glastonbury 2019. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.

Meet Kate, 25, a travel consultant working at Diverse School Travel, an educational travel company based in Birmingham. Find out more about how she uses Spanish in her role. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.Kate's ability to speak different languages is essential, as her role involves arranging trips for schools to Spanish-speaking countries. She will often speak Spanish to local suppliers from those countries, in order to book specific activities, transport and accommodation.I love the opportunity to travel and use my languages everyday.

Meet Marzena, 32, a tour guide based in Northern Ireland. Find out more about how she uses Polish and Spanish in her role. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.Marzena works at a film studio that houses the set of an internationally successful fantasy series. She gives tours to visitors coming from all over the world. Her ability to speak fluent Polish and Spanish has been very helpful in making her tours more personalised and accessible.My language skills are very important to the people who hired me.