26 February 2007
Executive Committee Meeting
An excellent and most productive Executive Committee (EC) Meeting was held Zurich on 9/10 February. The EC were hosted in various homes of members of the Interairline Club Zurich with the social activities held in the beautiful home of Regional V.P. Europe, Peter Gilardoni and his wife Heidi-Marie. The meeting room itself was graciously offered in the equally beautiful home of Peter's daughter, Inka Gilardoni. The EC would like to express its sincere appreciation to all in the Interairline Club Zurich for the help, assistance and generosity to ensure the meeting was such a success.
A summary of the minutes will be circulated in due course once they have been prepared and approved.
40th Annual General Assembly (AGA)
Important Passport Information
The following important information has been taken off the South Africa Web site and is being relayed to all interliners by Capetown I.C. President, Alison Palmer:
Incoming visitors to South Africa must ensure that their passports meet the following two 2 requirements:
that it not be less than six months to the date of expiry.
that you have at least one full, free page in your passport for stamping by officials. This also applies to children's passports.
If either or both these requirements are not met, you will not be let out of the airport building, and will be sent back to your country of origin.
Visas
Visas are required for certain nationalities wishing to enter South Africa. Participants are advised to check their status and they must make their own arrangements to obtain the necessary visa if required.
Registrations
Regional V.P., Yousef Yousef, advises that there are now over 100 interliners registered of the AGA with many of those also registered for the pre- and post-AGA tours.
Cost of the Packages
Over the next few months we will keep you informed of any relatively significant change in the exchange rate for the South African rand (ZAR) against the United States dollar (USD) and the Euro (EUR). The current rate of exchange change is approximately USD 1 = ZAR 7.10 and EUR 1 = ZAR 9.30 which would make the cost of the AGA USD 764.00 or EUR 583.00. The current cost of the pre- and post-AGA tours as follows:
Pre-AGA Tours
Johannesburg/Sun City/Kruger Park (Safari)/Durban from 10-16 September plus a confirmed flight from Durban to Cape Town will cost ZAR 8,550.00 (approximately USD 1,204.00 or EUR 919.00).
Johannesburg/Kruger Park (Safari)/Johannesburg from 13-16 September plus a confirmed flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town will cost ZAR 4,920.00 (approximately USD 693.00 or EUR 529.00).
Johannesburg/Pilansberg Game Reserve and Gold Reef City/Johannesburg from 13-16 September plus a confirmed flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town will cost ZAR 3,860.00 (approximately USD 544.00 or EUR 415.00).
Post-AGA Tour
Cape Town to Port Elizabeth via the Garden Route from 21-26 September will cost ZAR 6,250.00 (approximately USD 880.00 or EUR 672.00).
40th Anniversary
President, Maga Ramasamy, extends a personal invitation to all interliners to register for Cape Town and help WACA celebrate this milestone AGA. A special 40th Anniversary organising group is being formed and they will be planning many exciting special activities which should not be missed.
Complete details on the AGA plus the pre- and post-AGA tours can be found in the Calendar of Events section of the WACA Web site: /waca/events.
Events Calendar
Inter-Regional Get Together and the Post-Tour
A detailed itinerary has now been set for the Inter-Regional Get Together in Prague from 20-22 April. Over 40 interliners are already registered with other interliners signing up for the "Best of Bohemia" tour that follows from 22-24 April.
Jamaica Jump-up
Interliners are reminded that the annual Jamaica Jump-up is scheduled to take place from 7-10 June. Always a highlight in the WACA calendar, the 2007 Jump-up promises to be just as exciting for "first timers" and those returning again to the beautiful Caribbean island.
Jordan Adventure
A detailed itinerary has also been set for the "Jordan Adventure" which will be held from 20-25 October. Interliners from all over the world are invited to sample some genuine Jordan hospitality.
Complete details on all the above events can be found in the Calendar of Events section of the WACA Web site: /waca/events.
Obituaries
Regional V.P. Europe, Peter Gilardoni, sends the following message: it is with regret that I advise the passing of our dear friend and very active interliner Irma Bärtschi on 8 February. Irma was a former SWISSAIR employee and long time retiree. She was an active member of the Interairline Club Zurich's charity team. Also, I have to advise as well the passing of our dear friend and active interliner Hans (Hausi) Müller on 17 February. Hausi was also a former SWISSAIR employee and was a very active member of the SWISSAIR Group of Retirees. We will miss them both.
Yours in interlining,
Keith Miller
Manager, WACA Headquarters
World Airlines Clubs Association
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