Guest interview with Jo-Ann Gaidosz of Active Gourmet Holidays
Written by Karen Bryan
Active Gourmet Holidays is one of the latest additions to our sister site, European Cultural and Activity Tours.
1 What is the aim of your business?
To be the leader in culinary and specialty travel by sending my guests on
unforgettable gourmet and active holidays in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal.
2 What prompted you to start your own business?
I wanted to combine my passion for travel, gastronomy and the outdoors by
offering specialty and learning vacations
3 What has been the hardest aspect of having your own business?
Learning everything on my own and making decisions on my own
4 What is the funniest thing that has happened to you running your own business?
I can’t think of anything!
5 Is there anything you would do differently with the benefit of hindsight?
I would have had someone create my website with content management systems instead of me having to use a program to update/make changes to my site.
My comments
Thank you for talking to Europe a la Carte, Jo-Ann. I can relate to the issue of knowing exactlywhat you will require from your website when you first start your business. You think later why didn’t I make it easier, quicker and simpler to maintain the site.





