Hello avid followers
Over the next three weeks I am going to be visiting the very properties we have our clients visit. I am also going to visit some " new " places that although may have been there for a while, they are new to us at Centre Stage Travel.
I start tomorrow Wednesday 01 June after Tamsyn my hair dresser " does me " ! On the road from 12.00 midday heading through Stellenbosch, Franschhoek ( my favourite place to eat & drink )onward to the hugely scenic drive through to Robertson. Will be stopping off along the way to sample, taste and do all things real nice.
So catch me as I wind through the R 60, R 62 to Oudtshoorn and onward......
Until tomorrow.
Ciao
Colin J. FRYER.
Centre Stage Travel, Cape Town.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Additional client support - Comunication
There can be little doubt that communication, well, correct, clear and concise communication is key in today's world. It can also be said that when our clients come across to South Africa from their home country there is a degree of " Are we safe Colin ? " and " what happens if we get lost " type of questions. All very much real and so we have taken a step to bring leading edge technology backed up by yesteryear support for our clients.
Self drive is one of our growing markets. Along with exclusive use and client serviced properties, self drive in South Africa makes Cents ! Choose some of our finest properties and move in between on our excellent road system. But what happens if......
Centre Stage Travel now offers our clients two key appliances to remove the " if " factor. A South African mobile hand set with a local SIM card and a Garmin GPS road trip planner with the properties they are visiting all pre loaded. How easy is this ? Our 24/7 client contact number is listed on their mobile handset and is supported by human ( ya, no mechanised support here ! ) answering throughout the time they are under our aegis. We test drove the system recently and apart from some short comings from the fact that many of our great African safari properties have no street address but only GPS locations, all is excellent !
The safety & security of our clients is paramount within Centre Stage Travel and as such the addition of this twin package is seen as further respect and responsibility for our clients during their time spent with us in South Africa. This package is available for R 140 per day ( GBP 13, Euro 16 ). This rate is valid for 2011 and may well go down in 2012.
Ciao.
Colin J. FRYER.
Centre Stage Travel, Cape Town.
info@cstravel.co.za
www.centrestagetravel.yolasite.com
Bell me on 0027 21 975 1800.
Smoke signal: puff - puff, blow - blow.
Drums: boom - boom, kuchish - kuchish.
Self drive is one of our growing markets. Along with exclusive use and client serviced properties, self drive in South Africa makes Cents ! Choose some of our finest properties and move in between on our excellent road system. But what happens if......
Centre Stage Travel now offers our clients two key appliances to remove the " if " factor. A South African mobile hand set with a local SIM card and a Garmin GPS road trip planner with the properties they are visiting all pre loaded. How easy is this ? Our 24/7 client contact number is listed on their mobile handset and is supported by human ( ya, no mechanised support here ! ) answering throughout the time they are under our aegis. We test drove the system recently and apart from some short comings from the fact that many of our great African safari properties have no street address but only GPS locations, all is excellent !
The safety & security of our clients is paramount within Centre Stage Travel and as such the addition of this twin package is seen as further respect and responsibility for our clients during their time spent with us in South Africa. This package is available for R 140 per day ( GBP 13, Euro 16 ). This rate is valid for 2011 and may well go down in 2012.
Ciao.
Colin J. FRYER.
Centre Stage Travel, Cape Town.
info@cstravel.co.za
www.centrestagetravel.yolasite.com
Bell me on 0027 21 975 1800.
Smoke signal: puff - puff, blow - blow.
Drums: boom - boom, kuchish - kuchish.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
African wild dog - Great news !
Hello Folks
Received this input from one of our suppliers of awsome activities in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe just now. It is great news and another reason to visit this region of Africa. Conservation of our natural resources is a key aspect to our sustainability, community development and ongoing support of wildlife.
Received this input from one of our suppliers of awsome activities in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe just now. It is great news and another reason to visit this region of Africa. Conservation of our natural resources is a key aspect to our sustainability, community development and ongoing support of wildlife.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Elated after emerging from flying Emirates
I have just returned from a sales & marketing visit to the UK.
With so many new and emerging changes to our worldwide financial & social structures, I deemed it a good idea to take quality time and submerge myself within one of my prime markets where I could also learn more of what is happening on the ground in the US of A as well as Canada. My first need is to secure passage. SAA our national carrier required me to rob a bank or two to meet their financial consideration so I expanded my search to find a carrier taking the world by storm through their hub of Dubai. Emirates is indeed an interesting airline in many ways.
Eighteen hours flying time between Cape Town & my chosen landing at Gatwick ( they do fly into Heathrow as well )against 12 hours with a direct option. Sjoe, that's a load of extra hours at 35000 feet eh ? BUT at a cost of R 6K against R 8K to 10K on the direct route, it has to be evaluated. Pretty challenging arrival & departure times into & out of Dubai on my outbound flights but what an experience overall.
The very best entertainment I have experienced even by business class standards. The crew on all four legs spoke at least eight, yes EIGHT languages, were completely brilliant at looking after me and for you who respond to the UK Chart Toppers from 1952 to this week end..... all there for you to listen to ! Can you appreciate the benefit of flicking back to Hey Jude at ceiling height with a supply of great Australian white wine on tap ? I did ! Their food offering exceeded SAA business class in presentation, quality and quantity. Succulent fish, tender steaks and very sensible breakfasts just flowed from the ever attentive crew.
Dubai airport is a little bigger than Cape Town. They currently have 300 departure points, we have 16. Over the next few years they are going to add a further 150 to 200 departure points to bring their capacity to 170000 passenger departures per DAY. Emirates is leading a number of Arab country based airlines using the very logical Middle East as a logical hub/spoke between an ever growing African/rest of the world market.
As a senior professional travel soul with my sights very firmly fixed on my clients overall experience, I have to share with you that my close on two days within the hands of Emirates was a good experience mixed with many moments of ethereal bliss and the odd frown as to their occasional mannerisms. What places them highly in my mind is they know what they are doing and provide a service at a higher overall level that other carriers.
For you coming to southern Africa through Johannesburg or here in Cape Town, consider Emirates as your carrier.
Ciao
Colin J. FRYER.
Centre Stage Travel, Cape Town.
With so many new and emerging changes to our worldwide financial & social structures, I deemed it a good idea to take quality time and submerge myself within one of my prime markets where I could also learn more of what is happening on the ground in the US of A as well as Canada. My first need is to secure passage. SAA our national carrier required me to rob a bank or two to meet their financial consideration so I expanded my search to find a carrier taking the world by storm through their hub of Dubai. Emirates is indeed an interesting airline in many ways.
Eighteen hours flying time between Cape Town & my chosen landing at Gatwick ( they do fly into Heathrow as well )against 12 hours with a direct option. Sjoe, that's a load of extra hours at 35000 feet eh ? BUT at a cost of R 6K against R 8K to 10K on the direct route, it has to be evaluated. Pretty challenging arrival & departure times into & out of Dubai on my outbound flights but what an experience overall.
The very best entertainment I have experienced even by business class standards. The crew on all four legs spoke at least eight, yes EIGHT languages, were completely brilliant at looking after me and for you who respond to the UK Chart Toppers from 1952 to this week end..... all there for you to listen to ! Can you appreciate the benefit of flicking back to Hey Jude at ceiling height with a supply of great Australian white wine on tap ? I did ! Their food offering exceeded SAA business class in presentation, quality and quantity. Succulent fish, tender steaks and very sensible breakfasts just flowed from the ever attentive crew.
Dubai airport is a little bigger than Cape Town. They currently have 300 departure points, we have 16. Over the next few years they are going to add a further 150 to 200 departure points to bring their capacity to 170000 passenger departures per DAY. Emirates is leading a number of Arab country based airlines using the very logical Middle East as a logical hub/spoke between an ever growing African/rest of the world market.
As a senior professional travel soul with my sights very firmly fixed on my clients overall experience, I have to share with you that my close on two days within the hands of Emirates was a good experience mixed with many moments of ethereal bliss and the odd frown as to their occasional mannerisms. What places them highly in my mind is they know what they are doing and provide a service at a higher overall level that other carriers.
For you coming to southern Africa through Johannesburg or here in Cape Town, consider Emirates as your carrier.
Ciao
Colin J. FRYER.
Centre Stage Travel, Cape Town.
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