SATOA Newsletter

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
This month we are delighted to welcome the following new members. Red Box Travel and Leisure Co ltd - UK Member www.letsgosouthafrica.com Lathita Expeditions - South African member www.lathita.co.za Impact Sales and Marketing - UK Member www.impact-sales-int.com Please have a look at their websites - we look forward to working with them at future events.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD (ST Albans) Travel Agent Workshop - 12 June 2007
By now you should all have received your invitation to exhibit at the next workshop. Please ensure that you complete the reply slip and return it as soon as possible - places are filling fast and you don't want to miss this opportunity.

INDABA BREAKFAST- 13 May 2007 Royal Hotel, Durban - See 'our next event' feature column to the right.

SATOA EDITORIAL - Selling Longhaul April 2007 Edition Page 21 - Coverage of our extremely successful Copthorne Travel Agent's Workshop featured in the latest edition of Selling Longhaul. Keep your eyes out for the next edition in which we hope to feature our new 'member enquiry' booking form.... more on that later.

VACANCY - Marketing Africa (representing CC Africa) is looking for a part time Sales Co-ordinator, based in Caterham, Surrey. The job is office based with flexible hours amounting to approximately 10-15 hours a week. It will suit someone computer literate and involves brochure distribution via post and courier. This is a sales and marketing office so experience in this area and also of Africa and the Indian Ocean would be an asset. Please e-mail Helen Simmans on helen@marketingtheworld.co.uk for more information.

JOURNALIST - A leading UAE newspaper has been in contact requesting accommodation/tour arrangements for 3 days for a journalist and photographer looking to undertake an extreme activity in Africa. They will supply flights in/out of the main airport. If any of our members are prepared to provide transport/accommodation and host such an activity we have been promised editorial and prominent company advertising in a double page spread. This is an extremely affluent market and would hopefully provide good marketing for the company hosting the journalist. If you would like further information please mail me on ailsa@satoa.com. The anticipated 'fam' trip would take place around August.

OUR YOUNGEST MEMBER ! Simone Wilson, previously at the helm of SATOA, welcomed James Scott into the world on Saturday 7th April weighing a healthy 7lbs 10oz ! I am sure you would all like to join me in congratulating Simone and Chris on James' safe arrival and we look forward to meeting our youngest honorary member soon.

WEBSITE

Satoa's website is undergoing development work over the coming months with exciting new functionality to drive enquiries directly to you. More on this soon...

OUR NEXT EVENT

INDABA BREAKFAST 13 May '07 Royal Hotel, Durban

There are still a few places left ! if you have not replied to your invitation, please mail info@satoa.com quoting Indaba Breakfast in the Subject Box and names of those members who would like to attend. There will be media/journalists in attendance and is a great opportunity to catch up with fellow members during Indaba and meet potential new members.

I look forward to seeing you there !

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

Thomas Edison