While it is a serious concern the reporting needs to be accurate. I have a friend who firmly announced that the cost of his flite to Upington in February had doubled due to the world cup! My immediate reaction was 'duh'!. On pondering it a bit I realised this is a 'Joe Public' reaction, [he is from the corporate world, not the travel industry]. This is the reaction to what he is reading or hearing about the world cup, and Joe Public is who we are trying to attract to the event. Are we doing ourselves big disservice? The newspaper info I have read, is in the main, full of innuendo and hype that means absolutely nothing if the full article is read. Are all our newspapers becoming tabloids? Sad really!
In a perfect world we should all be honest, thoughtful and caring in all our dealings with each other, be it clients, suppliers, friends or family. Trying to fly in under the radar nearly always ends in crash and burn! It is always a good idea to think things through to the possible end and consequences - [sage words from the 'knee-jerk-reaction queen!]. We are going to welcome some extremely wealthy people who can afford anything, but in the main we are trying to attract just ordinary people who have to count their pennies like the rest of us. Lets make them welcome and show them a good time!
So while I am in Lecture mode!
Here is what you should know about www.travelpeople.co.za :
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This is your very last chance to win that unforgettable weekend for two at the five star Crystal Towers Hotel & Spa! Extra treats include dinner on one night as well as a couples treatment. Enter this COMPETITION today - without delay!
- WORKSHOPS: Cape Town - 13 April 2010: The invites are out or you can... BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE
- TRAVEL NEWS: Updates and info on current events from our Suppliers - no clues this week, you need to visit www.travelpeople.co.za to learn more!
- TRAVEL SPECIALS : Deals you can pass onto your clients for all those long weekends coming up - really worth a visit
- DINING & ENTERTAINMENT : Let's go paaaaarty!
- TRAVEL SERVICES People who can make life easier for you!
- VACANCIES: Find your dream job here or advertise your own company's vacancies - it's free, but please no CV's to us!
- BLUE PAGES: A quick & easy information guide on all our stunning Suppliers - from A-Z!
TRAVELPEOPLE now has it's own BLOG where you can access copies of all the mails and the invites.
What this means: if you lose the information on an invite - it's on the blog, if you don't receive our friendly, happy, weekly newsletter for any reason - it's on the blog! If you have friends who want to know about it - you got it - it's on the blog!
If you are not receiving an invitation to our workshops it could be because:
- your server was down when the invite was sent
- your server has considered us spam because this is a BIG mailing list - you need to 'white list' us with your server to correct this or - guess what? Visit our BLOG!
- we don't know where you live. The invites only go out to people where the city the function is being hosted.
- you are not a buyer - sadly we cannot offer sellers a free lunch and an opportunity to promote their products at the exhibitors expense. You do understand we know this, and wouldn't like it to happen to you.
- If you are receiving our invites and reply on line - you get an automated confirmation.
- If you 'reply to author' we only respond intermittently - see above for easier option!
- If you accept and attend as promised you get scrummy free lunch, the chance of winning some fabulous prizes, a certificate of attendance with a list of who you saw and a whole bunch of new knowledge, plus we stay best friends for life!
- If you accept and just do not turn up ..... well it reflects badly on both you and your work ethic, on the company you work for and wastes a whole bunch of money and food, and that best friend status becomes very dodgy! In fact 3 strikes and you're out!
- Problems do happen, we understand, but please think carefully before cancelling at the last minute as the exhibitors do not see always your apologies, especially if received late.
- If you want to just receive the newsletter only, go to SIGN UP choose TRAVEL BUYER and omit the city in the address
- you want to be invited to a workshop do as above but include the city. Note: You must be a travel buyer or influencer.
- If you want to advertise as a SUPPLIER go to SIGN UP and choose TRAVEL SUPPLIER
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