Nicola is the Managing Director of Micro-Cruising. Small ships great trips. Micro-Cruising sells trips on ships of 100 passengers or fewer. We are the specialists in small ships with over 600 vessels worldwide. Nicola has been involved in tourism since 1998. Nicola’s more recent roles have been:-Business Development Manager Australia and New Zealand for Quark Expeditions-Business Development for Orion Expeditions-Business Development for TravelforceHer academic experience has seen her achieve:-MSc Tourism: Environment and Development – Oxford Brookes University, UK.-BA of Tourism Management: Marketing – The University of Canberra.-Nicola’s Masters Dissertation on Luxury Ecotourism was presented at The 2nd World Ecotourism -Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as well as the Tourism Futures Conference in Brisbane, Australia.-Qualified and experienced Tourism Trainer and Assessor.-Distinction for Tourism Sector Services Accreditation TAFE Nicola’s other experience has included:-Working in the human resources department at Oxfam International’s Headquarters, Oxford UK.-Designing an online programme evaluation system at The Earthwatch Institute, Oxford UK.-Teaching English at the Manjushri Dechen School Pharping, Nepal.Nicola is the President of the Oxford Brookes Alumni Chapter in Australia and Alumni chapter leader for The University of Canberra.