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As one of the many Advantage members and commercial partners just back from the annual conference in Dubai, I'm more than ever convinced that, a - travel is all about people and b - communication is key to our survival and prosperity. Being part of a consortium, networking or lobbying group - in fact any gathering of like-minded people - is, to my mind, vital in today's business environment. There's so much happening, all the time, that directly affects our businesses, and the world has become such a 'small' place, that just to share the challenges, our individual experiences and even solutions, makes a huge difference. At it's simplest - it's re-assuring, and occasionally it can transform a situation.  

 

There's no doubt - the Internet, social media and 24-hour news coverage have more than earned their keep in recent weeks - just think of the smooth and orderly repatriation of international visitors from Kenya last week, and the minute-by-minute news updates from Thailand this week ...

 

 

Click here to read on (including Travel Quiz Edinburgh Heat report) ...

 

Jimmy Martin

SPAA President 

 

 

 

 SPAA Travel Quiz 2014 - Edinburgh Heat

 

 

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SPAA Diary 2014

 

Coming up this week ...

 

Tuesday 27 May : Travel Quiz Heat - Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen 

 

Coming soon ...

 

Thursday 05 June : Travel Quiz Final - Travel 2 Office, Glasgow  
Thursday 19 June : Annual Summer Ball - Fruitmarket, Merchant City, Glasgow 
Thursday 21 August : Annual Golf Day - Stirling Golf Club
Tuesday 16 September : Autumn Seminar & Networking Lunch - Marriott, Glasgow
Thursday 06 November : 2014 AGM / Annual Travel AwardsThistle Hotel, Glasgow
Wednesday 26 November : STAR ExhibitionThistle Hotel, Glasgow
Thursday 11 December : Annual Christmas Lunch29 Club, Glasgow
 
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Tuesday 03 June : BRIGHT Training Event - Glasgow click here
 
 
 
 
     
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