A WEE SWEETIE OF A DINNER.....

SPA A TODAY

09 March 2017

Your weekly round-up of SPAA news - including the President's remarks, coming events and all the latest product and people news from our Associate Members ... be sure to scroll down!

From the President

A WEE SWEETIE OF A DINNER.....

The 87th SPAA Annual Dinner went down like a wee sweetie last week - everyone was in fine form.

As I predicted a real Scottish extravaganza, the haggis was well and truly addressed - we even had one of Rabbie's songs thrown in to boot - the pipes and drums were exceptional as always. (Narration provided by our very own 'Voice of the Tattoo' Alasdair Hutton.) Followed by 'Auld Lang Syne'.

The guest speakers were both interesting and entertaining and there was hardly a dry eye in the hoose when we awarded Drew Stewart Honorary membership of SPAA! Thank you Uncle Drew for all you have done for us and the industry over the years.

The dance floor was full till 2.00am at the after party afterwards - so it was definitely a case of a good night had by all.

Please see below for links to the full report, videos and pictures.....

Alan Glen SPAA P resident

09 March 2017

Read the news report from the SPAA 87th Annual Dinner 2017

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Watch video from the Dinner!

(with thanks to Sarah Archer, Beachcomber Tours)

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To view ALL the pictures from the SPAA 87th Annual Dinner 2017

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or visit Facebook and Twitter

EVENTS CALENDAR - 2017

NEW Twitter #Hashtags NEW

Thu 30 March STAR Exhibition Edinburgh George Hotel #STARedi

Thu 20 April Spring Seminar & Lunch Blythswood Square, Glasgow #SPAAlunch

Tue 09 May Travel Quiz Heat Glasgow Blythswood Square Hotel #SPAAquizgla

Tue 16 May Travel Quiz Heat Edinburgh Hilton Edinburgh Carlton #SPAAquizedi

Tue 23 May Travel Quiz Heat Aberdeen Douglas Hotel #SPAAquizabz

Thu 01 June Travel Quiz Final Glasgow Travel 2 #SPAAquizfinal

Thu 29 June Summer in the City Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh #SPAAsummerball

Thu 24 August Golf Day Lanark Golf Club #SPAAgolf

Thu 07 September Autumn Seminar & Lunch Hilton Edinburgh Carlton #SPAAlunch

Thu 14 September STAR Exhibition Aberdeen Douglas Hotel #STARabz

Thu 02 November Annual Travel AwardsDoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow #SPAAawards

Tue 21 November STAR Exhibition Glasgow DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow #STARgla

Thu 07 December AGM & Christmas Lunch 29 Club Glasgow #SPAAchristmas

NB for details visit www.spaa.org or contact Janice Hogarth at jhogarth@spaa.org

all event details are subject to change

Associate salesbytes

Airports & airlines

Edinburgh Airport Fastest growing UK airport for international passengers

Finnair Introduces 'assisted bookings' with Amadeus and Skyscanner

Cruise lines & ferry companies

Celebrity Cruises Ultimate Caribbean

Silversea Offers inclusive air & land packages on Antarctic Expeditions

Operators & other Associates

Attraction World Let's get attraction-packed!

ClubMed This week's offers

Funway Offers uncovered

Glenton Holidays The English Rivera and more

Gold Medal School holiday offers

Great Rail Journeys 2018 Worldwide tours / Rail Discoveries tours

Jet2holidays This week's posters

The VISA Team Important update

Thomas Cook Offers Mainland Spain / the North

Associate focus

A new month means we've got a new incentive to share with you!

We've paired up with our friends at Etihad Airways this month to offer 3 ways to win when you book your clients to Australia:

- Earn a bonus £10 MoneyCard reward on every EY booking to Australia
- Receive an entry into a prize draw to win a spa day voucher with every EY booking to Australia
- Earn a bottle of Aussie wine on every EY booking to Australia that includes a stopover in Abu Dhabi

To find out more, visit ifonly.net/auhoz

or call our Australasia specialists on 0141 955 4000 to make your next booking

Associate focus

It's here - all the info on our NEW Agent Incentive!

LEARN TO KITE SURF

Book Mauritius Hotels & win a FamTrip Place!

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SPAA voice of travel

Kev Rogers

Air Canada

Good bye Glasgow. Hello Toronto.

Starting June 16, 2017, your clients will be able to enjoy non-stop

seasonal service between Glasgow and Toronto.

Gemma Carpenter

Glasgow Airport

This week is week eight of our travel trade competition!

The amazing prize this week is two return flights to Orlando with Virgin Atlantic!!

To get involved follow the below link and watch out for more exciting prizes to come!

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Audrey Thomson

Affordable Car Hire

Don't forget every booking with Affordable Car Hire during March earns a £5 shopping voucher.

Double it to £10 by adding Maxi or Supermax insurance. Happy booking!

Wendy Cameron

SuperBreak

To view ALL recent Facebook posts and Twitter feed click below!

It's all about communication ...

On Facebook, our well-established Group page (futureSPAA) has been re-branded SPAA Voice of Travel, and as an SPAA Member you can join the Group at any time. Our growing Group membership represents many people within SPAA including front line agents, owners; and colleague Associate Members - who post new product and people news and offers every day - so it's a 'must-read' to keep you up to date!

If you are not already a Group member, simply go to your own Facebook page; search 'SPAA Voice of Travel' in the 'travel & places' groups section and apply to join. Our Administrators will review and approve your application as speedily as possible, and of course once accepted you will be able to visit the group at any time. A selection from each week's Posts is featured in SPAA Today.

On Twitter, our account (@VoiceSPAA) has been re-branded SPAA @ voiceoftravel, and as an SPAA Member you are able to Follow @voiceoftravel at any time. Our growing Follower network represents many people within SPAA including front line agents, owners; and colleague Associate Members - who Tweet news frequently. We will also Tweet from our SPAA business and social events, so be sure to get involved!

If you are not already a Follower, simply go to your own Twitter account; search @ voiceoftravel and Follow. A selection from each week's Tweets will be featured in SPAA Today.