27 May 2010: On TravelPeople this week

Luck is a curious thing. We would often wish someone "good luck", but seldom stop to think what this actually means. Yes, we wish them well, but do we really believe in good or bad fortune caused by chance - the draw of the luck so to speak? People often miss out on good things because they believe that they don't have good luck. How can you attract good things if you start out being negative? Some choose to believe that there is no such thing as luck and that everything is determined by cause & effect. I believe that if you are a good person with a hard working, positive attitude, good things ("luck") will come your way. As Cliff Richard sang - "lucky lips are always kissing ..." Hey, we have so much to look forward to as a Stormers (or maybe a Bull) supporter this weekend and with the exciting weeks ahead, that this week on www.travelpeople.co.za we are all the lucky ones! Hear! Hear!

This week we bring you a brand new exciting COMPETITION You stand a chance to win two luxurious nights with breakfast for two persons at the breathtaking Sandals Guesthouse in St Francis Bay. Try your luck & enter today!

EVENTS DIARY Keep track of those important industry events and plan ahead!

WORKSHOPS

• We look forward to seeing you at the Cape Town workshop on 2 June 2010! If you are a travel buyer and would like to attend BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE if you haven't yet done so. Hurry - the cut-off for replies is tomorrow!

TRAVEL NEWS

• Oakhurst Hotel awarded for improved quality
• Keep up to date with new developments at Relais & Chateaux and others ...

TRAVEL SPECIALS

• Cape St Francis Resort will keep you warm & entertained this winter
• Weekend & low season offers from Axis Marketing
• Leriba Lodge - fully geared to meet all your needs!
• Enjoy special family time this winter at Mopane Bush Lodge
• and so much more ...

DINING & ENTERTAINMENT Have fun, be entertained & enjoy good food, wine & art - this is where it's all happening!

TRAVEL SERVICES When you're in a fix - these people can help.

VACANCIES Exciting new positions posted every day! Advertise your own company's vacancies - it's free!

BLUE PAGES A wealth of information about our great Suppliers - at the touch of your finger tips!

"Be ready when opportunity comes ... Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet." (Roy D. Chapin Jr.)

We wish you well for the week ahead!

Kind Regards
Louise

20 May 2010: TravelPeople - the best choice

Choice is a wonderful thing unless you have trouble choosing. And here I'm not talking about someone like my husband who, as a Gemini, finds it difficult to sometimes not change his mind about things, but about having so many different choices that it complicates your life. Yes, choice is liberating, but having too many choices can be confusing! Life was so much simpler in our grandparents' day when you had a choice between buying a black car (probably a Ford) or buying a white one (probably a Ford); or deciding whether you wanted just butter, just jam or both on your sandwich. If you want to see just how confusing choice can be today, all you have to do is send a five year old into a shop and tell him he can choose any one sweet he likes ... It is human nature to want it all! No wonder we feel more discontent with life than our grandparents used to feel - the more choices we have, the bigger the sacrifice if we can only have one! Or am I totally confused now? On http://www.travelpeople.co.za/ it is possible to have it all - you'll be spoilt for choice this week!

You have one more week to enter the very exciting Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch COMPETITION Don't miss out! Escape with your special person & enjoy a two night stay with breakfast!

EVENTS DIARY The what, the when and the where! Keep up to date with those important tourism events.

WORKSHOPS

• Cape Town - 2 June 2010. If you are a travel buyer, we look forward to seeing you there! We will not be sending out a reminder, so if you have not yet confirmed your attendance BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

TRAVEL NEWS

• It's superior status for Nguni River Lodge!
• All about new acquisitions & developments at Newmark Hotels, Dragonfly Africa, Thebe Tourism and more ...
• The workshop line up for the year - view the Cape Town exhibitors here!

TRAVEL SPECIALS

• Extra special conferencing deals from Signature Life Hotels, Earthbound Hotels, The Lanzerac, Leriba Lodge and others!
• Beat the winter blues with great offers from NH Hotels, Winchester Mansions & Bushmans Kloof
• Free nights at Legend Lodges, Riverbend Lodge & FZP Apartments
• and loads more enticing offers!

DINING & ENTERTAINMENT Hip & happening! All about good food, good wine, great entertainment & great fun!

TRAVEL SERVICES These people can help when you're in a fix.

VACANCIES Find your dream job here! New tourism related positions posted every day - at all levels & in all areas!

BLUE PAGES Our wonderful Suppliers with all their info - from A-Z.

"You've got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you're not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice." (Steven D. Woodhull)

Choose to be happy this week!

Kind Regards
Louise

12 May 2010: TravelPeople live consciously

Living every day being consciously grateful can make life so much more pleasant. Yes, I know it's not always possible, but it's definitely worth trying and it's a way of thinking that, maybe if practised, could become a habit. Recently reading an article about having a "gratitude attitude" got me thinking. There is more to it than simply counting your blessings - it is a mind set. Now that I think of it, it also has a nice ring to it - almost like "have a ding dong day ..." Seriously though - being grateful for, or having a heightened awareness of the small things in life will definitely increase our quality of life - or that's my theory! On http://www.travelpeople.co.za/ this week, we are eternally grateful to you - our avid supporters!

Enter the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch COMPETITION this week & you could be the lucky winner of an unforgettable two night stay for two with breakfast! You owe it to yourself to enter!

EVENTS DIARY Those all important industry related event dates. Now you can plan ahead!

WORKSHOPS Cape Town 2 June 2010. We have been blown over by your fantastic response - thank you Cape Town! We look forward to seeing you there.

TRAVEL NEWS

• New appointment for the Thebe Tourism Group
• Dragonfly Africa acquires Green Route
• New acquisition and developments for Newmark Hotels
• The Townhouse Hotel completes multi-million rand refurbishment
• Mossel Bay increases marketing to Cruise Liners

TRAVEL SPECIALS

• Free nights in Cape Town with FZP Apartment Rentals!
• Great conference deals and other special treats from Signature Life Hotels
• Relax & enjoy true value at Mimosa Lodge
• Earthbound Hotels bring you exclusive offers during the month of May
• and it doesn't stop there!

DINING & ENTERTAINMENT

• Enjoy a cocktail or two at the Hyatt Regency Oubaai Golf Resort & Spa
• A fine wine & dine experience at the Winchester Mansions
• more places to have fun, live the high life or cozy up this winter!

TRAVEL SERVICES People who provide a service to the industry.

VACANCIES New tourism related job opportunities posted every day! Advertise your own company's vacancies - it's free!

BLUE PAGES You don't have to go exploring! This is where you'll find a wealth of information on all our wonderful Suppliers.

"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all" (William Faulkner)

Thanks for your support!

6 May 2010: New contact details and more from TravelPeople

Anyone who has moved offices will be able to relate to the frustration that often goes along with it! Yes, no matter how well planned this project is, if certain vital suppliers do not come to the party, there's not much you can do - except maybe shout & scream and jump up and down. Although you might rid yourself of all the excess frustration, you won't really achieve the desired results. Emotions experienced during a time like this can be easily compared with adolescence - mood swings, anger, frustration, temper tantrums, rebellion etc. So if you have been frustrated because you can't get hold of www.travelpeople.co.za or if you have been struggling to send us a fax, please know that we feel your pain! Please make a note that our telephone & fax number has changed to (021)910-3219 while we continue the battle with our friends at Telkom ... Now enough bad karma - let's move on to brighter & nicer things!

This week we bring you a brand new COMPETITION You could be the winner of a fabulous two night stay with breakfast at the exquisite Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch. Don't say you never win anything - you can't win it if you're not in it!

WORKSHOPS

• Cape Town - 2 June 2010. Invitations went out this week and immediately the replies started pouring in - thank you for your enthusiasm! If your invite went missing in cyber space and you are a travel buyer wanting to attend BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

TRAVEL NEWS

• A notification about Rovos Rail
• A news update from Relais & Chateaux
• An invitation to the Gauteng travel trade to attend a presentation on 'Ambush Marketing'

TRAVEL SPECIALS

• Aviareps spoil you with extra special airfares
• Stay for two more nights than what you pay for with Legend Lodges
• It's Fooza fever at Spier!
• Sure Tours bring you outstanding airfares this June
• and loads more great value!

DINING & ENTERTAINMENT

• Spoil your mom this Mother's Day at Protea Hotel Fire & Ice!
• Special treats for mom at the Winchester Mansions
• Grandwest Casino & Entertainment World's live entertainment programme line-up
• and more great ways to have fun!

TRAVEL SERVICES When you're down & out - this is where to find help!

VACANCIES This is where the action never stops! New tourism related positions posted daily - in all areas & at all levels.

BLUE PAGES All there is to know about our wonderful Suppliers - from A-Z.

"How people treat you is their karma;how you react is yours." (Wayne Dyer)

Embrace the good karma!

Kind Regards

Lynne & Louise

INVITATION TO ALL CAPE TOWN TRAVEL BUYERS - COMPLIMENTARY WORKSHOP AND LUNCH

Who is exhibiting?

African Pride Hotels / Aviareps for Air Namibia / Beverley Hills Hotel / Bill Harrop's "Original" Balloon Safaris / Cybele Forest Lodge and Health Spa / Indaba Hotel & Conference Centre / Legend Lodges, Hotels & Resorts / Marigold Marketing (representing Pearl Valley Golf Estate, Manley Wine Lodge, Ongegund Lodge, Sea Star Lodge & Shelley Point Hotel) / Marriott Hotels & Resorts / Mossel Bay Tourism / Mount Nelson Hotel / Oakhurst Hotel / Peermont Global / Premier Hotels & Resorts / Rovos Rail Tours / Signature Life Hotels / Spier / The Diamond Works / Three Cities Group / Two Oceans Aquarium / Villa Via Gordon's Bay

Who should attend? All Cape based travel buyers, including tour operators, travel agents, conference organizers & corporate secretaries who book travel and conferencing for their companies. Travel Agents are welcome to invite their corporate secretaries to an informative, fun-filled event!

Where and When?

DATE: Wednesday 2 June 2010

VENUE: Mount Nelson Hotel - Orange Street, Cape Town (complimentary parking)

TIMES:

• Session 1: Registration & Coffee 0800 - 0815 /  Workshop followed by lunch 0815 - 1200

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  Session 2: Registration & Lunch 1215 - 1245 / Workshop 1245 - 1630

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE & CHOOSE YOUR SESSION

Cost: Absolutely free + lovely prizes to be won too!

RSVP for catering purposes by Friday 28 May 2010 (All confirmations are sent out on the RSVP date).

ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS Round robin means you are guided around the room as part of a group in a controlled, timed environment and a relaxed atmosphere.

We hope to see you there!
Best wishes

Lynne & Louise