President's Membership Letter for November, 2008
It is almost the close of 2008 and while San Francisco Women in Travel had a history of some eighty years, San Francisco Travel Professionals, its offspring, is now approaching its two year birthday. We are the new, professional, travel organization in town! These two years have been exciting and at times anxious times, but always exhilarating and prideful as we see ourselves going forward and growing.

Click here to read the entire letter from Naydine Booth.

Membership Drive Awards and Argentinian Barbeque
Click here to read about the Winners of the Membership drive, get a recipe for delicious empanadas and see a video slideshow of the Tango demonstration.

It's Election Season—Again!
It's time to cast your vote for the 2009 officers of San Francisco Travel Pros.

Votes may be cast by ballot, either in person at our Annual Business Meeting January 8, 2009 or by US mail or electronic mail.  Electronic ballots and mailed ballots are to be postmarked not later than January 2, 2009.

Click here for a to download a copy of the ballot in PDF format.

How to Join SFTP—Easy Instructions

1. To join, click here and fill out the New Member's application.
   Returning members click here.
   Fill out the form and mail it to the address listed.
   
2. To pay, enclose a check with your membership form, or click on the appropriate PayPal button located here.

Benefits of Membership

• Membership in San Francisco Travel Professionals allows you to project a higher level of professionalism to your clients, vendors and associates.
• Promoting your business in the travel, tourism or hospitality sectors via an influential professional travel association.
• Networking with industry colleagues and enjoying the socializing at monthly events.
• Having a 25-word listing describing your company on our website.
• Opportunities to be featured on our website bulletins and newsletters.
• Affordable annual membership fee.
• Member discounts to events.
• Password-protected access to Members Directory, database and mailing labels.
• Member recruitment incentive program.
• An easy and efficient avenue to the latest trends in the travel industry
• Access to a quarterly newsletter

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SFTP Member Beth Ringhofer announces her new position as Sales Manager at Exotissimo Travel.

Exotissimo Travel was formed in 1993. We are now the most established inbound tour operator in SE Asia and Indochina. Today we have 14 offices and over 500 full-time staff working from our destination-based offices in Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. Exotissimo does not outsource any of our work to other companies. Exotissimo provides the most unique and personal travel experience for your clients because we live in these countries and we share a passion for the region. We have intricate knowledge of this still relatively unexplored part of the world. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar are not places we have visited once or twice, or even a few times. We live here, we eat here, we work here! We love what we do. Our international and local staff work together to plan and deliver a tailored blend of travel experiences

For further information don’t hesitate to contact our sales office in the USA toll free at 877-396-8687 or email us at info@exotissimo.com. www.exotissimo.com