To utilize the power of networking to promote and enhance international business opportunities between members.
To mentor and assist young people in the industry.
To speak out for peace and cultural understanding worldwide.
To support charitable causes that offer care and protection to women and children.
WOMEN IN TOURISM INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE LIMITED Linking Tourism Professionals Globally
The distressing turmoil in international financial markets in the past few weeks seems to prove that geographically the Earth has one ocean, in spite of the fact that we carve it up with artificial lines on the map. Waves that strike one shore inevitably draw back, rebound and echo on others. In the midst of the maelstrom, reports have been flying that cause dismay in the travel industry. The “experts” say that tourism will be one of the worst affected sectors, but it is up to us to make sure that “they” don’t speak for us. There are a million examples of people who prosper in uncertain times, because they don’t give in to fear or depression. They look up and around, they examine their businesses and their customers, they make adjustments, they take bold moves, they team up with others, they think beyond the box. Will you sell expensive itineraries to someone who can’t pay their bills? Probably not. Are there still people taking honeymoons, traveling to family reunions, meeting clients, needing a vacation, itching to get away? Certainly. Let us focus our minds first, and then focus our businesses. Now is the time for planning, for promotion, for marketing, for implementation. Now is not the time for inaction.
Read more of this story and the following topics in the current issue of WITIA WORKS! Vol. 3.10.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
WITIA 2009 AGM - NI HAO!
The magnificent spectacle of the Beijing Olympics was just the preview… and highlighted the desirability of China’s capital as the next destination for WITIA’s Annual General Meeting and Educational.
Join your WITIA colleagues and guests in October 2009 as we go to the Middle Kingdom, with exact dates to be available in the next WITIA WORKS! We are planning an innovative, exciting and educational 5-day program with pre and post tour itineraries available.
New Membership Acquisition Campaign to commence immediately
Following the impressive gains of the 2007/2008 membership acquisition campaign, we’re not going to argue with success. We’re going to do it again!
Here are the rules: Starting immediately after the Hawaii Annual General Meeting (16 September 2008), each time a member is responsible for recruiting a new member, and that member’s name is entered on the application by the joining member, her/his name will go into a drawing for a fabulous prize. The member can have as many entries as the number of members she/he introduces.
In addition, each member who recruits five members will receive a free Global Partnership for twelve months. If the member recruits ten new members, she/he will receive two free Global Partnerships which can be transferred to their clients or colleagues.
And what is the prize, you ask?
MEMBER PROFILE:
Wendy Johnson, New Farm, Queensland, Australia
Wendy Johnson has done what many people aspire to do: found a way to get paid for shopping! As author of the Hot Spots to Shop guides, Wendy combines her two favorite activities – travel to exotic destinations and hunting up a great bargain! When the research is completed, she feels lucky to be able to put the guides together from the comfort of her home office.
Congratulations to Louisiana WITIA member Kasey Perry and her husband Donavan on the birth of their son, Benjamin Alan Perry on 22 August 2008 at 6:31am. Baby Benjamin was born just days before Hurricane Gustav hit the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. Says his mother Kasey, "We fared well but thank God we had friends who took us in with a newborn".
Happy first anniversary to WITIA Los Angeles member Kathi Lancaster and her husband Ken Barten, wed in Marina del Rey, California on 4 November 2007. It has taken the Editor a whole year to get a wedding photo of the happy couple!
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The magnificent spectacle of the Beijing Olympics was just the preview… and highlighted the desirability of China’s capital as the next destination for WITIA’s Annual General Meeting and Educational. 
Congratulations to Louisiana WITIA member Kasey Perry and her husband Donavan on the birth of their son, Benjamin Alan Perry on 22 August 2008 at 6:31am. Baby Benjamin was born just days before Hurricane Gustav hit the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. Says his mother Kasey, "We fared well but thank God we had friends who took us in with a newborn".
Happy first anniversary to WITIA Los Angeles member Kathi Lancaster and her husband Ken Barten, wed in Marina del Rey, California on 4 November 2007. It has taken the Editor a whole year to get a wedding photo of the happy couple!
