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About the SPAA

The SPAA (Scottish Passenger Agents' Association) today represents all of Scotland’s major travel agents within its Membership, working increasingly pro-actively with a growing group of Associate Members – our Principals – to address the issues and meet the challenges of the constantly changing travel marketplace, thereby protecting the interests of our mutual clients throughout the nation and beyond. The Association is managed by an elected Council, and operated on a day-to-day basis by a Secretariat of three - a Secretary, Treasurer and Publisher. Day to day and media contact is conducted through a designated group of Principal Contacts, and specific areas of travel sector affairs and SPAA activities are managed by the SPAA's Committees ...

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SPAA Committees

Air Committee

Kevin Thom is Convener of the Air Committee (+ SPAA Vice President), and the Members are Roddie MacPhee and Aman Kohli. The aims of this committee are:-

To maintain an effective dialogue with a range of airlines, in particular those who operate from and within Scotland and who are vital to the industry in Scotland.

To represent the best interests of SPAA members in regular discussions with those airlines.

To promote the value of members as an effective and efficient means of distribution on behalf of the airlines.

To help ensure that members are kept fully up to date on all airline developments and policies which may impact upon their day to day business.

To take forward to airlines, the views and concerns brought to the Air Committee by members of the Association.

Meeting dates will be published in the Diary section of www.spaa.org.

Members may contact Kevin at kthom@spaa.org with any issues which may be of concern.

Aman Kohli looks after any issues related to the APJC in respect of its operation in Scotland. Members may contact Aman at akohli@spaa.org with issues of concern.

Leisure Committee

Joanne Dooey is Convener of the Leisure Committee, and Irene Darracott serves as a Member, The aims of this Committee are:-

To communicate effectively with tour operator partners to ensure that information is distributed to both Committee and the membership timeously in order that all members be fully aware of the developments and policies which will impact on their day to day business.

To be aware of market trends on a monthly basis to establish how our tour operator partners are performing – particularly in the Scottish marketplace, and to assist with remedial action where appropriate.

To ensure that distribution policies of these operators are fair and equitable to all of our members and that pricing is on a "level playing field".

Meeting dates will be published in the Diary section of www.spaa.org.

Members may contact the Leisure Committee at jdooey@spaa.org with any issues which may be of concern.

Cruise Committee

Irene Darracott is Convenor of the Cruise Committee, and Joanne Dooey serves as a Member.

Meeting dates will be published in the Diary section of www.spaa.org.

Members may contact the Cruise Committee at idarracott@spaa.org with any issued which may be of concern.

 

 

Technology Committee

The aims of this Committee are:-

To have effective dialogue with the four main GDS suppliers, Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan. This vital sector of the industry is essential to the smooth running of systems between members and principals and Julian is keen to make certain that SPAA members views are to the fore when any changes are planned or difficulties encountered which may impact on the day-to-day running of members companies.

Meeting dates will be published in the Diary section of www.spaa.org.

Members may contact the Technology Committee at atannahill@spaa.org with any issues which may be of concern.

 

Political Activities

Sandy MacPherson is SPAA Political Convenor.

Members may contact Sandy at smacpherson@spaa.org with any issues which may be of concern.

 

 

 

futureSPAA (Youth Council)

Gayle Gordon is Convenor of futureSPAA (Youth Council).

futureSPAA meeting and events dates will be published in the Diary section of www.spaa.org.

Members may contact futureSPAA at ggordon@spaa.org.

 

Social Events Committee

Joanne Dooey is Convenor of the Social Events Committee, and Janice Hogarth serves as a Member. The Committee looks after all aspects of the Spring + Autumn Networking Lunches; the Annual Summer Ball in June, and the Annual Travel Awards in November.

Meeting dates, and details of SPAA social events will be published in the Diary section of www.spaa.org.

Members may contact the Social Events Committee at jdooey@spaa.org.

 

80th Annual SPAA Dinner

Roddie MacPhee is Convenor of the SPAA Annual Dinner Committee.

Members may contact Roddie at rmacphee@spaa.org.

 

 

 

SPAA Annual Travel Quiz

Aman Kohli looks after all aspects of the SPAA's Annual Travel Quiz, with the help of Gayle Gordon.

Members may contact Aman at akohli@spaa.org.