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Welcome to the SPAA Media Centre

In this section, you will find links to our latest News Releases and archive; useful documents related to Association work and activities; details of who to contact for more specific information; a potted history of the SPAA - the world's oldest travel association, established in 1921, and an image bank. Please do make full use of these facilities, and feel free to be in contact if we can assist you further.

News Releases (click to view)

Useful Documents (click to view)

SPAA Contacts

SPAA Secretary

Janice Hogarth

16/6 Tollbooth Wynd Edinburgh EH6 6DW

Tel: 0131 531 0625
Mobile: 07795 331889
Fax:

Email: jhogarth@spaa.org

SPAA President

Brian Potter

Kintyre House 209 Govan Road Glasgow Lanarkshire G51 1HJ
Clyde Travel Management
Tel: 0141 427 6500
Mobile: 07979 813284
Fax: 0141 427 0065

Email: bpotter@spaa.org

SPAA Political Convenor (+ SPAA Treasurer)

Sandy MacPherson

Ryvoan, 5 Dhalling Park, Kirn, Dunoon PA23 8FB
Tel: 01369 707969
Mobile: 0780 185 1933

Email: smacpherson@spaa.org

SPAA Publisher + Web Editor

Matt Bates

32d North Shore Road, Troon KA10 6QZ
The Bates Consultancy
Tel: 01292 316820
Mobile: 07796 376030

Email: mbates@spaa.org

History of SPAA

Founded in 1921 by a small group of passenger steamship agents, during what was an era of rapid growth in emigration from Scotland to North America, the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association is today the World’s longest established travel organisation of its type, with an enduring reputation for objectivity and tenacity in defending the interests of its Membership, and the wider travel community within Scotland and beyond, and well-recognised integrity. In 1923, with the aim of ‘providing the opportunity for Scottish Agents to meet or renew the acquaintanceship of their Principals’, the Association’s Council conceived the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Annual Dinner which, in February of 2010 will celebrate its 80th Anniversary; and ‘the Dinner’ remains one of the UK travel sector’s most prestigious occasions.

looking backwards ... moving forwards

In 2009, the SPAA 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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Janice Hogarth – Secretary
Telephone 07795 331889/ jhogarth@spaa.org

Brian Potter - President
Telephone 0141 427 6500/ bpotter@spaa.org

Image Bank (click to view)

SPAA President : Brian Potter

SPAA Vice President : Kevin Thom

SPAA Political Convenor (+ SPAA Treasurer) : Sandy MacPherson

SPAA Secretary : Janice Hogarth