Article: Someone's got to do it ANN NOON, HEAD OF PRESS, FRENCH TOURIST BOARD

How did you get where you are today and are you glad you did?

Through a series of very lucky coincidences, triggered by winning The Observer's Young Travel Writer award a few years ago. After that, it was a case of being in the right place at the right time - three very happy years with the Tunisian Tourist Office and now a dream job with the French Tourist Office.

What fibs did you tell on your first job application in the travel industry?

I probably expanded a little on the amount of experience I had of working with the press on my job application for the Tunisian Tourist Office. As for my current job, well I've only been there a little over two months so I couldn't possibly admit to ...

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