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Updated :
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
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Welcome to the Association of South
African Travel Agents
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This is the
online gathering place for ASATA's Members and Industry Partners,
individual Travel Consultants, and South African travellers.
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Are you Green? |
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Climate change is now the most urgent environmental issue our
planet faces. Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) has developed a
Carbon Calculator for South Africa that will estimate your carbon
footprint.
Check your carbon footprint |
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CEO on Carte Blanche |
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On 21 January, Carte Blanche investigated a travel insurance
consumer issue. ASATA's CEO, Robyn Christie participated as an
industry expert. |
 Devil
in the fine print
21 Jan. 2010 | MNet |
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www.worldtravelfair.co.za
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The World
Holiday and Travel Fair is the only exhibition where South Africans
can consider their global travel options and fulfil their travel
experience with all that is on offer and on display. |
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This consumer fair offers outbound travellers a one-stop shop,
catering for all their travel needs. |
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A variety of tourism boards, cruise liners, resorts, hotels, luxury
retreats, exotic holidays, travel gear and travel agencies, are
represented. |
 Travel
exhibition ready for take-off
IOL, 28 January 2010 |
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Reduced
rates for ASATA members |
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Cruises
International announces Prize at WHTF |
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World
Holiday and Travel Fair Bucket List |
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Book
your WHTF stand at a discounted rate |
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ASATA
endorses
WHTF |
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ASATA introduces a Voice Recording System |
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In the travel industry instructions
from our customers are usually given telephonically. Often these
verbal bookings, quotes and instructions are misconstrued.
A voice recording is believable - there is no denying the spoken
word whether it is your employee, your supplier or your customer.
We have an easy-to-install addition to your existing telephone
system:
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Click for details |
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ASATA launches e-Watch |
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ASATA introduces e-watch to address the increasing fraud taking
place within our industry.
Members: please log-in at the top
of this page for detailed information on e-watch |
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Industry News |
Delta,
American Rescind First 2010 Fare-Boost Attempt (Update1)
25 Jan. 2010 |
Bloomberg
Delta Air Lines Inc., American Airlines and United Airlines said
they dropped a U.S. fare boost that would have been the first
broad increase this year. |
Devil
in the fine print
21 January 2010 |
MNet
Carte Blanche investigates a travel insurance consumer issue, with
ASATA's CEO, Robyn Christie, participating as an industry expert. |
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ASATA 2010 DIARY |
| February |
Meeting |
Start |
Venue |
| 02 |
Pretoria Regional AGM |
17:00 |
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| 03 |
ASATA Members Council Meeting |
09:00 |
ASATA Boardroom |
| 04 |
Free State Regional AGM |
09:00 |
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| 09 |
Johannesburg Regional AGM |
16:00 |
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| 10 |
ASATA Board Meeting |
09:00 |
ASATA Boardroom |
| 16 |
Western Cape Regional AGM |
17:00 |
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| 18 |
KwaZulu-Natal Regional AGM |
09:00 |
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| 23 |
Port Elizabeth Regional AGM |
09:00 |
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| 24 |
East London Regional AGM |
09:00 |
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| March |
Meeting |
Start |
Venue |
| 10-14 |
ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show |
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Messe Berlin |
| 13-14 |
Cape Argus |
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| 19-22 |
ASATA 50th Conference 2010 |
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Cape Town |
| 21-22 |
Human Rights (2 day public holiday) |
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| April |
Meeting |
Start |
Venue |
| 02-05 |
Easter weekend (Friday & Monday public holidays) |
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| 03 |
Two Oceans |
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| 13 |
ASATA Members Council Meeting |
09:00 |
ASATA Boardroom |
| 14 |
ASATA Board Meeting |
09:00 |
ASATA Boardroom |
| 16-18 |
World Holiday Travel Fair |
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Coca Cola Dome, Jnb |
| 27 |
Freedom Day (public holiday) |
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you will see a lighter blue horizontal bar with links and dropdown
menus that will take you to the various pages of the
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Privacy Policy:
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forms in this website is submitted voluntarily and, as such,
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members or partners, nor its staff, nor its appointed agents
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site.
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its members or partners, nor its staff, nor its appointed
agents accept any responsibility for any incorrect
information or any damage arising from such information.
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ASATA SITEMAP
© Copyright
2002-2009. ASATA (Association of South African Travel
Agencies). All rights reserved. |
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For Public
Information
This
is the public section of the website, starting with this home page. Whether you are a
seasoned
traveller or planning that once-in-a-lifetime trip, you will find
useful travel tips, as well as advice on the benefits of using an
ASATA Member travel agency and/or tour operator. If your company is
considering joining ASATA, you will find all the necessary
information in this section too.
This
section is restricted and can only be used by representatives of companies
and organisations that are ASATA Members and Associate Partners. Please use your access codes to check in at the top of the
page. Should you have forgotten your access codes, please email:
Visit
this section to find out more about the ASATA
Professional Programme (APP), which is a skills enhancement initiative for
individual travel
consultants. Some pages of this section are restricted to registered
APP participants.
