SPAA TODAY

From the President

UNCERTAINTY AND OUR UNIQUE TRAVEL COMMUNITY.....

What a great day we all had at the SPAA Christmas Lunch in Club 29 Glasgow last week!  Well over a hundred members and associates turned up to relax, catch up with old friends and of course, enjoy the Christmas fayre and cheer!

As I said on the day, there are so many ongoing issues at the moment creating uncertainty and concern in our world of travel  - Syria, Brexit, Trump. Whilst not trivialising any of that, it is good to be able to forget all of that for a few hours and to catch up and socialise with our peers and friends in the travel business. Many came from far afield, even flying or travelling up from down south for the lunch in Glasgow. That is so nice to see - it's an important factor in maintaining those special bonds that make working in partnership with our close knit Scottish travel community so unique.

So thanks to everyone for attending (from near and far) and thanks again to our fabulous Social team at SPAA, Janice, Joanne and Gayle - who are definitely on a roll with our events.

What do they have in store for us next? Watch this space.....

Alan Glen SPAA President


A REMINDER TO - KEEP IN TOUCH!

Members &  Associate Members :  Time to pay a brief visit to the SPAA website and review your directory entry! Are your company logo and description up to date? Are your SPAA representative and contact details accurate? If not, please let us have new details NOW to ensure you are maximising your contact with other  Members : click   

PLEASE BE SURE TO RESPOND WITH YOUR AMENDMENTS, NO LATER THAN THE FINAL DEADLINE :  Friday 16 December 2016! 


CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR BREAK 2016/17

Our final editions of SPAA Today and SPAA Todayextra in 2016 will be with you ...

Tuesday 20 December 2016 (copy deadline 12.00 noon, Monday 19 December)

... and we will be back on your desktop ...

Tuesday 10 January 2017 (copy deadline 12.00 noon, Monday 09 January)



EVENTS CALENDAR - 2016/17  
     

     Thursday 02 March : 87th Annual SPAA Dinner - Crowne Plaza Glasgow     
     Thursday 16 March : STAR Exhibition Edinburgh - George Hotel                                   
     Thursday 30 March : Spring Seminar & Networking Lunch  - Glasgow   
     
     Tuesday 09 May : Travel Quiz Heat Glasgow                                       
     Tuesday 16 May : Travel Quiz Heat Edinburgh                                   
     Tuesday 23 May : Travel Quiz Heat Aberdeen  - Douglas Hotel                                
     
     Thursday 01 June : Travel Quiz Final Glasgow  - Travel 2                  
     Thursday 29 June : Summer in the City - Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh                                  
     
     Thursday 24 August : Golf Day - Lanark Golf Club                    
     
     Thursday 07 September : Autumn Seminar & Networking Lunch - Waldorf Astoria Edi
     Thursday 14 September : STAR Exhibition Aberdeen  - Douglas Hotel                               
     
     Thursday 02 November : Annual Travel Awards  - DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow               
     Tuesday 21 November : STAR Exhibition Glasgow  - DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow                               
     Thursday 07 December : AGM & Christmas Lunch - 29 Club Glasgow


NB for details visit  www.spaa.org or contact Janice Hogarth at jhogarth@spaa.org
all event details are subject to change




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Balkan Holidays More snow than you can shake a stick at
ClubMed This week's offers
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Gold Medal 2017/18 brochures out now
LUX Resorts Exclusive festive offer
Newmarket Holidays Incredible deals on resort-based holidays
TravelCube Our luxury offers for APMEA
Virgin Trains Boosts weekend timetable from Edinburgh and Newcastle
Wendy Wu Wendy's Christmas gifts

Cruise lines & ferry companies

C&MV Scottish Islands and Faroes offer

Airlines & airports

Air Transat Bringing Canada closer guide
Finnair Add a festive fare to your Christmas wish list
Qatar Airways New service between Dublin and Doha
Westjet New fare bundles

Paul McDougall
7 December at 16:01Edinburgh
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