About Us: The Sunshine World Team
ALAN GARCIA
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| POSITION |
MANAGING DIRECTOR |
| D.O.B |
FEBRUARY 1985 |
| HOMETOWN |
LONDON, ENGLAND |
| SEASONS SKIING/SNOWBOARDING |
Every season since 1987! Full time since 2000. |
| SNOWBOARD STANCE |
GOOFY |
| FAVOURITE PLACE |
ANY MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ON THEM! |
| CONTACT NUMBER |
Office: 0207 581 4736
Mobile: 07830 138 798 |
| EMAIL |
alan@sunshineworld.co.uk |
I started skiing when I was just 2 years old and our one family holiday each year was a skiing holiday. I started snowboarding aged 10. I have now been professionally
qualified and actively teaching since January 2001, first gaining
status as a CASI snowboard instructor when I was 15 years old in Whistler, Canada. I first qualified as a CSIA ski instructor when I was 17 and subsequently took and passed my BASI Ski Instructor training shortly after my 19th birthday. I have trained on both the BASI and CSIA, ISIA courses and taken my level 3 CASI training.
I have had the privilege of learning and the greater
privilege of teaching skiing and snowboarding in resorts around
the world including, Whistler, Canada, Courchevel, Meribel
and Megeve, France, Zermatt, Switzerland, Madonna Di Campiglio
and Cervinia, Italy, Soldeu, Andorra, Jasna, Slovakia and
of course Zakopane, Poland among many other beautiful places.
I’m also a passionate tennis coach and learned
a lot coaching tennis for Club Med in Tunisia in a resort
that catered for up to 1,400 guests per week.
I started Sunshine World in 2005 with a view to creating
and continually improving “tools” to help as many
people as possible enjoy as many wonderful moments as possible
while we can. Our focus is on being able to offer such attentive
customer service that we can customise our guests’ experiences
to the most stringent demands and desires and I’m humbled
by the kind support I have received from so many great people
over the years!
Please call me any time if you’d like a chat!
 
Endorsements of Alan Garcia from

“I met Alan while writing an article for the Independent about skiing in Poland and can wholeheartedly recommend him as both a businessman and an individual. Simply put, he's a great bloke with a great product - generous with his time and attention, keen to make sure everyone sampling his product is having a great time, straightforward, honest and hardworking. Oh, and he knows how to party, too! What's not to like?”
Ross Young, Producer / Director, Freelance (was with another company when working with Alan at Sunshine World LTD)
“If you are after a tailored made holiday at a package price look no further than Sunshine World. Afterall your holidays are supposed to be the time when you shouldn't have to worry. Alan Garcia is "the man"!!”
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value
Graham Allison (hired Alan as a Travel Agent in 2008)
More endorsements of Alan Garcia here »
James Morehen
| POSITION |
Senior Snowboard Pro CASI Level 3, Freestyle Qualified Level 1, Head of Fitness |
| HOMETOWN |
Colchester, Essex |
| SEASONS SKIING/SNOWBOARDING |
Since 2000 |
| SNOWBOARD STANCE |
Regular |
| FAVOURITE PLACE |
Koh Phi Phi, Thailand and anywhere with snow |
| NOTABLE QUALIFICATIONS |
• Level 3 CASI
• Level 1 Park and Pipe
• Level 2 Gym and Fitness Instructor |
| EMAIL |
james@sunshineworld.co.uk |
From a very early age James’ energy was apparent. He never stopped playing sports and running around looking for things to do. He went to The Philip Morant School in Colchester and achieved 13 A* to C’s. He loved his sport at school level especially Rugby where he excelled playing for school, town and the county of Suffolk. James then continued his studies at The Sixth Form College Colchester where we achieved 3 A-levels, A, C, D and an As-level B. His A was of course in Sport Studies. He now has his deferred entry to Liverpool John Moore’s University to study Sports Science confirmed.
After college James set about becoming a snowboard Pro on a gap year. He wanted to become a Snowboard instructor and so trained with Ski Le Gap in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada where in 3 months he qualified as a Level 2 and level 1 park and pipe CASI instructor. Having so much fun on his gap year he withdrew from University and went back to Tremblant to work for Ski Le Gap the company that trained him in the first place. His job, International Representative and Events Organiser for 130+ 18-22 year old likeminded students proved fairly comfortable and gave him time to train further more. After training for the whole season he nailed the Level 3 exam in March ’08 and gained his Level 3 CASI.
Having been injected with the travel bug, he ventured off during the summer to Thailand, Australia, Italy and Greece living the dream and having the time of his life. Getting home in October he trained as a fitness and gym instructor with YMCA-Fit and has set up fitness programmes for friends and family whilst training them in the gym.
For his next venture he is part of the Sunshine World team for the season of 09/10 working as a Snowboard Instructor on our Pro team and offering Fitness sessions for all Sunshine World guests ... details of Sunshine World Personal Ski Fitness Training with James Morehen here »
 
SUNSHINE WORLD
Truly a Family Company. Family owned, Family run and Family Orientated
I believe in honesty. I think that as long as people know
what the deal is they are free to make their own decisions
as to what is best for them.
I believe that everyone experiences pain, sadness and bad
feelings during their lives. I think it’s impossible
to create a world where pain NEVER happens- everyone dies
after all. I also believe that there are MOMENTS in everybody’s
lives which are indescribably wonderful- I’m sure you
can remember a few right now of your own… Moments
you wish would last forever! I believe moments like these,
which can be something so simple, make life make sense to
me. I believe there is so much beauty in the world alongside
all the pain and suffering and I want to soak up every positive
moment while they last!
That is my motivation for starting Sunshine World. I want
to use the tools which in my experience make people (and myself)
smile, laugh and feel great to help create
wonderful moments in time. Not to make the world a perfect
place, but to live and immerse ourselves in one place at one
time in a truly exciting experience.
At Sunshine World it is my absolute mission to strive to
the very best of my ability to provide YOU with the best
holiday of your life. We may not be successful in that goal
100% of the time, but I WILL try and I’m sure we will
succeed many times.
All of this is, of course, nothing more than my personal opinion!
So I invite you to explore our website, email or call me in
person and form your own opinion of Sunshine World. Tell us
what YOU want and we will strive to provide for you!
Sunshine World is much bigger than what you can see on
this website. To experience something truly unique don’t
miss your chance now. We have been working hard for many
years now to put together holidays which ensure the highest
level of personal service. Our past holiday testimonials
are a good example of this. Last season we sold out many
of our peak periods very quickly so please give us a call if
you'd like to chat about anything at all and hopefully during
your holiday we can help make you smile, laugh and feel
great!
Alan Garcia
Managing Director
Elisabeth Signolet – Company Secretary

Born in Versailles, France, Elisabeth came
to England aged 20 to learn English and ultimately settle in
a country which she fell in love with completely.
In 1986 she co-founded Delice de France, a small import and
distribution business in Barnes, London, and over the next few
years worked hard with her husband, Managing Director Philippe
Signolet, to keep the little enterprise running. She worked
night and day 7 days a week and raised four children at the
same time! What she and Philippe managed to achieve over the
following years is a true testament to what can be created through
hard work, perseverance and an ethical, honest approach to business.
She and Philippe completed the successful sale of the company
in 1999 to Irish firm IAWS. At this time DDF employed over 450
people nationwide. Importing fresh bakery products from all
over France and across Europe and supplying them to the
whole of Great Britain and Ireland.
Elisabeth's experience and truly dedicated hard working nature
is only surpassed by her unflagging and genuine loving spirit.
She has campaigned for a long time with wonderful charities
including Amnesty International, NSPCC, PETA, CHASE children's
hospice, PLAN International, Friends of the Earth and The Medical
Foundation.
I have known her all my life and I have never been more inspired
by anyone as to how I should live my life. I believe her to
be a particularly special individual and it is a great honour
to have her in such an integral role at Sunshine World. If you haven't guessed it yet, she's my beloved mum :)

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