Get your thinking caps on!

SPA A TODAY

05 May 2017

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From the President

Get your thinking caps on!

We all know that May can be a strange month for Travel in many ways:

It's a great month for last minute deals - there are some fabulous prices out there - but unfortunately it seems, few people willing to take them up.... Why is that? Just purely and simply down to supply outstripping demand? Or perhaps because we tend to get our Scottish summer in the month of May? Who knows.....

One thing I do know however, is that it's going to be a busy month for the SPAA. We have three quiz heats and 'Face to face' lunches at each of our main Airport Cities of GLA, EDI and ABZ. So if you haven't already done so, please get your teams together and check out the dates and venues below for your area. As usual there will be some great prizes on offer, but also some stiff competition - as the 'High Flyers' team are going for an unprecedented three wins in a row.....

Best of luck everyone - hope to see you at one of our excellent venues.

Alan Glen SPAA President

05 May 2017

EVENTS CALENDAR - 2017

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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 [email protected]

all event details are subject to change

SPAA Great Gatsby Charity Summer in the City Event 2017

    Thursday 29th June at the Balmoral Hotel - Edinburgh


There could not be a better time for you to relax and enjoy yourself than at the ever popular Charity Summer in the City Event.

The Balmoral Hotel is such a great venue that we decided to create a Great Gatbsy theme for the evening. The Dress code is therefore to suit the occasion which would include a dinner suit/striped blazer or similar for the men and flapper type outfit for the ladies

There will be prizes for the best dressed lady and gentleman

The event is generously being sponsored this year by our headline sponsors Fred. Olsen Cruises, Delta Air Lines & Virgin Atlantic and Edinburgh Airport.

The evening will start at 1830 with a pre dinner drinks reception courtesy of Travelport and dancing and entertainment thanks to Classic Collection Holidays.

There will be a charity raffle in aid of Mary's Meals with great star prizes of tickets for Transatlantic flights and a 5 night cruise

Book Your places now by contacting [email protected]

£125 + VAT for Non Associates

£95 + VAT for Members and Associates

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NCL

02 May Norwegian Sky made her inaugural sailing into Havana, Cuba where she will offer mini cruises from Miami with an overnight in this vibrant city.

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Funway Discover the USA, Canada and Mexico

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