31 August 2007

40th Annual General Assembly (AGA)
Important Information
The following is being passed to you on behalf of the Regional Vice President, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands and Middle East, Yousef Yousef:
1. Interliners who are not on the pre-AGA tours should send Yousef their arrival date and flight number so he can arrange transfers from the airport to the hotel.
2. Yousef will notify interliners how much payment they still owe over the next few days and arrange collection of the balance in Cape Town. Any errors in the amount should be notified to Yousef prior to departure. The balance must be paid in South African rand not United States dollars and no cheques or credit cards can be accepted.
3. All interliners registered on the pre- and post-AGA tours should have received information about travel arrangements with SAA and the following updated information 40th AGA - Pre-AGA Tour JNB-Kruger-JNB; 40th AGA - Pre-AGA Tour Sun City-Mabula-Durban and 40th AGA - Post-AGA Tour The Garden Route Safari. If anyone has not received this vital information about SAA they should contact Yousef.
4. Interliners who are visiting friends in Cape Town are welcome to attend the opening ceremony, cocktail reception or the Gala Dinner of this special 40th Anniversary AGA but will have to pay ZAR 500.00 per event and must book with Yousef before 12 September.
5. If extra nights are required in Cape Town, interliners should make their request to Yousef prior to their departure. Two nights pre- and two nights post-AGA can be booked. These must be paid at the AGA registration desk not to the hotel.
6. The AGA registration desk will open on 14 September in the afternoon.
7. Copies of all bank transactions related to the AGA will be on hand in Cape Town.
Baggage Allowance
For those interliners arriving in Johannesburg and then continuing to Cape Town, it is important to remember that, if you are travelling on an ID standby ticket, you will not be a connecting passenger and different rules may apply to the number of pieces and weight of your baggage. It is highly recommended that you check the South African Airways Web site http://ww3.flysaa.com/ or contact its reservations desk for more details.
WACA Fee
All interliners attending the AGA must pay a WACA fee as published in the promotional information. The fee, which was determined at the 38th AGA, for Delegates and Assistants to the EC is USD 15.00 and for all other participants including Members of Honour USD 30.00. Participants should note that this fee should be paid in United States dollars not South African rand.
Press Release
A pre-AGA press release has been issued by V.P. Public Relations, Rosemarie Mamede, and is attached. It can also be found on the WACA Web site in the News and Press Releases section of the WACA Web site: /waca/news.
Cape Town Weather
The World Meteorological Organization shows an average high September temperature for Cape Town of 19.2 C  and an average low of 8.7 C. Further information can be obtained from its Web site: http://www.worldweather.org/.

Grand Venture Bonanza
And the Winner is ...
The fifth draw of 2007 for a weekend in 2007 at a Palm Springs, California, condominium donated by the San Diego Interline Club was made today by WACA Headquarters Assistant, Marina Tsolis. There were 1,181 tickets in the draw and the lucky winner is Roger Nasibou from the Interairline Club Zurich with ticket number 64468. Congratulations.
Next Draw
The remaining 1,180 tickets will now be included in the next draw to be held at the end of September for a cash prize of USD 100.00 donated by the Washington Interline Club and a second cash prize of USD 100.00. Complete details about the 2007 Grand Venture Bonanza can be found of the WACA Web site in the News and Press Releases section: /waca/news.

Events Calendar
New Listing
An exciting tour of Cambodia and Vietnam is being organised by the Airline Club of Thailand from 12-18 November.
Update
A date for the Cambodia 2008 tour has been set for 2-7 March, the Thailand Excursion from 7-15 March, the Vietnam tour from 15-21 March and the China Capitals Tour also from 15-21 March. All these fantastic tours are being organised by the Airline Club of Thailand.
Complete details on all the above events can be found in the Calendar of Events section of the WACA Web site:  /waca/events.

Yours in interlining,

Keith Miller
Manager, WACA Headquarters
World Airlines Clubs Association
Tel.: +1 (514) 874-0202 (ext. 3243)
Fax: +1 (514) 874-1753
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