Dear colleagues, partners and friends,
As you know – it was the first General Assembly I joined (even though we are a long year member). For me it was important to hear and see in which direction WATA will go and meet personally my partners.

Thank you very much for sharing with me your ideas. I believe that we can do a lot together, if we are clear about our goals and what we really want to present and promote. 

I would like to thank the organizers Miel Travel, who invited and took so very good care about us.

I would like to say a big Thank you to Christine, who is always there for us.

And I would like to congratulate our new president, Mr. Adel Zaki for taking over the leader ship.

 My very best regards from Cyprus to all of you,

Dr. Gabriele Christodoulou
WATA - LOUIS TOURIST AGENCY, Cyprus

Dear All,
 
Just return from our General Assembly in Sofia .
I would like to share my happiness to be there with you.
 
I have now another unforgetable Wata General Assembly in my memory
 
Wata General Assemblies are the only profesional meetings that beyond bussiness are the opportunity to meet my very best friends once a year .
Special thanks to Miel Family and Christine for working so hard in order to create this unforgetable Assembly .
 
Best Personal Regards
Moris Kohen Kasar
WATA - MORIS TOURISM, Istanbul - Turkey

Dear WATA Family,
Good Day,

It was pleasure to meet all WATA family members who attended WATA Annual General Assembly in Sofia, Bulgaria and missed who did not attend. It was really arranged nicely by Miel Ltd.

Now this is the time to use our relation and to get benefit from WATA members in other countries. As we all promised in General assembly that we will coordinate each other, hope with this we will be able to build our relation further and generate good volume of business.
Best regards.
SABOOR A. NOOR
WATA - RAK NATIONAL TRAVEL AGENCY -- Ras El Khaimah

 Dear Partners,

I would like , on behalf of my company, to thank everybody who has participated to this event,and special thanks to Christine and Mr Blagoev and his wonderfull team .We hope this will be another beging to nice and fruitfull futur with WATA , with all the best wishes to everyone .
 
Kind Regards
 
Abderrahim Soukkani
WATA - ATLAS VOYAGES, Casablanca , Morocco

Good evening Ognian and Daniella and your team

Finally I have a minute to say again THANK YOU so much for your lovely presence and beautiful arrangements to make this past week-end a perfect example on how to discover Sofia and the culture of the Bulgarian inhabitants.

I have made quite a few photos and I attach some interesting ones.
Please receive all my warmest regards`
your best French friend with the funny "beret"
Ralph HOLT
WATA - VIP RIVIERA SERVICES, Nice - France


Dear Christine,

thanks very much for your hard work during the WATA Assembly and before and always. Your detailed work made it possible that we had such a productive positive meeting, and you managed to find us such interesting new members. I think we are on the right track for the future and it is really up to us now to fulfill our duty so that you have an easier work with us, the members, in future.

Merci Bien

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / kind regards
Brigitte Trenner
WATA - WEICHLEIN TOURS & INCENTIVES,  Munich - Germany

 

Dear Mr Ogian,
Warm greetings from Nairobi, Kenya.
First of all let me congratulate you for the remarkable organisation of the WATA - General Assembly in Sofia.
The planning of the conference over the past several months by yourself, Daniela and your team at MIEL was a task which has indeed paid its dividends. This is clearly demonstrated by  by the wonderful remarks made by the participants during the meeting as well as afterwards.
You as our hosts and your team has provided unequalled hospitality in terms or service and quality. The programmes including the Cocktail,Gala Dinners, excursions were very well thought out and planned to ensure they were enjoyed by all.To all of this  I can proudly say on behalf of everybody "WELL DONE!!!!!".
Bulgaria and its capital Sofia is a country with a very deep history and strong culture and this makes the people of your country very friendly and this was again demonstrated by your team as well as the people we met whenever we were at any social gatherings.
I look forward to welcoming you, Daniela and your team to Kenya to experience what we have to offer and I hope you will take me up on this offer.
 
To all the participants and my colleagues, this was my first attendance to a WATA General Assembly and I can rightfully say that it was the correct decision on my part to have attended. I thank Christine and MIEL for their concerted efforts and encouragement to ensure that I made it to Sofia.  
The first hand experience of the General Assembly gave me the encouragement that the WATA family is made for one another and therefore must work together for each other's benefit. Together we can make WATA a powerful working tool and we should not let this opportunity go by unexploited.
I had a great pleasure meeting with all of you and look forward making this friendly alliance stronger through regular communication and meetings.
 
Thank you and best regards from Travel Associates Limited.
 
R.SEHMI,
WATA - TRAVEL ASSOCIATES LIMITED, Nairobi - Kenya  

 Dear Christine,
How nice it was to meet you once again !  My congratulations and compliments for the very successful WATA General Assembly  held in  Bulgaria.  It was a good opportunity for us to meet friends once again and I do hope it will be beneficial to all of us. I will do my best to fulfill my responsibility . I will be sending you a separate message on the points which we discussed at the meeting so that we can make it on record.

Thanking you once again,
With warm regards,
Yours sincerely,
Capt. Swadesh Kumar
WATA - SHIKHAR TRAVELS (India) Pvt. Ltd,  New Delhi - India

Dear Ognian (Agni),
How nice of you and your colleagues to look after us so nicely during the recently concluded WATA General Assembly in Sofia.  The arrangements made by you  were very well planned and executed . It was a pleasure to  see your wonderful and friendly staff and it was a joy to be a part of the whole thing.  I  do sincerely hope we will have an opportunity to reciprocate the hospitality.

I am looking forward to doing some business together between Bulgaria and India.  I do sincerely hope we will get an opportunity to work together very soon.  I had an opportunity to meet  Daniela whom I met  and discussed the possibility of our working together for some tours, especially for Rotarians.  I am writing to her separately on this.
I  do hope you and your charming wife will come to India and experience our hospitality. It will be our pleasure to show you around and experience our beautiful country.  Please let me know when you are planning to come.

Wishing you all the very best and thanking you once again,
With warm regards,

Yours sincerely,
Capt. Swadesh Kumar
WATA - SHIKHAR TRAVELS (India) Pvt. Ltd,  New Delhi - India

Dear my Rotarian Friend Swadesh ,
Thank you for your very kind message. It was really my great pleasure to be host of the General Assembly and have all of you as my guests. I had a chance to meet you, the leaders in the tourist industry and I am so proud to be member of the big WATA family. The most important conclusion I made is that we are moving in the right direction and I will work hart for it.
Your message is the biggest award for the work done by me and all MIEL team.
Thank you inviting Daniela and me in India your wonderful country and please believe me I will not miss this great chance.
Thank you once again! 
With my best and sincere regards
Ognian Blagoev
Executive Chairman
WATA - MIEL Ltd. - member of WATA, IATA, BoutiqueStyle
APG Bulgaria

Dear Ognian,
 
Once again I would like to express my deep gratitude for all the services rendered at the occasion of the WATA General Assembly.
The services performed by your company, as well as your's and Daniela's constant disponibility were very much apreciated.
Your committment towards WATA and your dedication as a new member of the Executive Committee are a plus for all of us.
Please transmit my big thank you also to Daniela and all the team, and I hope to see you soon again.
 
With my best personal regards,
 
 
Marc DANS
WATA - BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE - Brussels - Belgium

Dear Marc,
Thank you for your very kind message. It was really my great pleasure to be host of the General Assembly and have all of you as my guests. I had a chance to meet you, the leaders in the tourist industry and I am so proud to be member of the big WATA family. The most important conclusion I made is that we are moving in the right direction and I will work hart to it.
Your message is the biggest award for the work done by me and all MIEL team.
Thank you ! 
 
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Executive Chairman
WATA - MIEL Ltd. - member of WATA, IATA, BoutiqueStyle
APG Bulgaria

Dear Christine,
Thanks a lot for your message. The success of the GA is mostly due to your wonderful work. You are a very special person.
The GA has been very very interesting and was a real plasure to meet all the friend.
I'd like to suggest just a small improvment: it's a very very good idea to split the members into small groups but it's better to discuss IMMEDIATLY  the issues come out from each group discussion. This year the oper forum on saturday morning was a bit poor.
 Christine, I promise you to be much more present and revert to all your message.
Thanks again
 
Carla Filippini
WATA - VERTOURS Srl - Verona - Italy

Dear Daniela and dear Ognian,
I want to thank you for your warm hospitality. Everything was organized in a very professional way. Thanks also for giving me the opportunity to visit Sofia which is a very very nice and interesting town.
Hoping to see you soon in Verona I remian
with my best regards
 
Carla Filippini
WATA - VERTOURS Srl - Verona - Italy

Dear Daniela & Ognian,
I appreciated very much you and your staff to look after us (me) during the recently WATA General Assembly in your country. 
I was lost after the incident with my luggage, but it was a greatest support I had from your wonderful and friendly staff. 

You and Daniela were all the time taking care of all needs ! It was very appreciated !
Together with other member friends we will contribute for the development of WATA and our business.  Positive attitude and hard work from the WATA team will be an easy task !

I believe that we will have the opportunity soon to reciprocate the hospitality to you, your family, your staff……….in our country. 

Where are the photos you staff made ??? Please send to Christine that can be included on the website and to have the opportunity to see them ?

Wishing you all the very best and thank you for everything you did !
Our very best regards,

Maria del Carmen Suic
WATA -  ADRIATIC BTE - Zagreb - Croatia

Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I have been very pleased to spend such a good time with you during the Wata Assembly, so thank you! And thank you to all the staff of Miel that had done a wonderful job!
It has been extremely good to be with all of you and to work together, to exchange suggestions and information, to share experiences having one only aim although we come by so different cultures and countries!

I think this is the real strength of Wata and the good spirit to achieve big results!
As emerged from our meeting I think that much depends on the message we will give to the market so please take it seriously and let’s try all together to find the SLOGAN, BRAND and MISSION that identify Wata and it’s members in the best way, remitting to Christine all our ideas…no matter if they could seem no good!

Second, I would like to thank you Mr Jimenez for his presentation and marketing issues: I think his idea is really good (this is what the market is asking right now!!) so please think about it because this could be a very good issue for all of us and for Wata itself! I find this project worthy with a very limited investment!

I think that’s all…thank you again and let’s get in touch!!!

Monica Pironi
WATA - CAF TOURS & TRAVEL, Florence - Italy

Cher Ognian,

De retour en France après un séjour bien dépaysant en Bulgarie, je tiens à vous remercier, vous et votre équipe, pour l’accueil et l’organisation de l’assemblée générale WATA.

J’ai découvert ce pays que je ne connaissais pas et j’ai surtout découvert des hommes et des femmes aux idées riches et dont la volonté de réussir est à la hauteur de leurs ambitions.

Comme nous avons déjà trouvé plusieurs points sur lesquels nos avis convergent, je suis persuadé que nous nous reverrons très rapidement.

Je vous demande de remercier à nouveau toute votre équipe pour leur disponibilités et je retiens surtout les mots que vous avez prononcés en ce qui concerne l’Amitié Wata … Elle existe et c’est ce qui fait aussi l’originalité de cette association !

Très cordialement
François-Jérôme ARNOUX
WATA - ARFELIA  - France

Dear Christine
Just a very quick email to say how very glad I am that David and I attended the General Assembly in Sofia -
I now feel  I know a lot more of what Wata is about. I found the whole experience very worth while and I have come back determined that we will try and use the channels open to us through Wata to the best of our ability. I would like to thank you personally for putting together such a comprehensive program - I felt a lot was achieved in a day and a half. Of course we really enjoyed the social aspect of things -
it was such fun and all the people were wonderful. Sofia was a great choice - I am looking forward to next year already! I am away on business tomorrow  and we are going to Egypt on vacation next week - when I come back I will have a proper look at the web site and our contribution to see if it can be improved. Once again Christine Thank You so much for everything
 
Warm Regards from Dublin
 
Gail & David Mulcahy
WATA - MOLONEY & KELLY - Dublin - Ireland

Dear Ognian and all the staff at Miel Travel

David and I would like to thank you all so very much for your wonderful hospitality during our recent visit to Sofia for the Wata General Assembly - your oranization and operation of the program was just superb. We loved visiting your country and we found the excursion on Saturday very interesting - you certainly have some wonderful treasures. The hotel was excellent and all the evening entertainment most enjoyable. Thank you also for the lovel gift of Bulgarian wine - we will think of you all when we drink it. I look forward to metting you again next year.

Warm Regards from Ireland

Gail & David \mulcahy
WATA - MOLONEY & KELLY - Dublin - Ireland

Dear colleagues and friends,
 
After returning to the office and sorting out quite a few papers on my desk, here I am to say that it was a pleasure to see you all during the Assembly.
 
Pity that some others could not come, specially Giancarlo Carrera, he he a great person I am very fond of.
 
I would like to thank Miel and ALL its staff, for making our stay a nice one.
 
I has been a very constructive Assembly and I think if we continue that way we can always reposition WATA in a top top top standard.
 
And this goes for Christine Fournier but also for the rest, regarding the WATA slogan, I propose:
 
WATA, YOUR GATEWAY TO QUALITY IN TRAVEL
 
I suggested this one many many years ago in another company that is not using it anymore as far as I know.......... in fact in some Countries it does not exist anymore and it could be a nice one....... but perhaps somebody else has something more interesting.
 
Anyway, let´s see what other colleagues come up with.
 
All the best.
 
LUIS MARTIN
WATA - OMVESA TOUR OPERATOR & D.M.C. - Madrid - Spain

Dear Christine,
 
It was truly wonderful to meet you in Bulgaria and to get the good news that we had been voted on at the same time - a double bonus!!!   I know that you do a lot of work in the background and would like to say a huge big thank you to you for all that you do.   I'm really looking forward to working you and the WATA members in the future.  As you know I'm going to be away from the office until 08 December, so would appreciate it we can finalise and settle payment for our fees when I get back.
 
Once again many thanks for accepting us in to the WATA family.
 
Have a wonderful day.

Helen Shelver
WATA - HARVEY WORLD TRAVEL ALBERTON - South Africa

Hello Everyone,
 
Thank you all so much for accepting us into the WATA family and for making us feel so welcome and at home in Sofia!   I've had the privilege of working with a few of you in the past and hope that this will continue.  To those with whom we haven't worked yet - here's hoping that we will do so in the near future!     As you all know by now, incentive, business and FIT group travel is our speciality and passion, so please don't hesitate to contact us if you're thinking of South Africa as a destination - we're waiting for your call !.
 
Mr Ognian, Daniella and the entire Miel team - thank you so much for all the effort you put in to make us feel so welcome, special and spoilt for the few days that we were lucky enough to spend in Sofia.    What a rich and illustrous history Bulgaria has and a such a delightfully colourful tapestery of people, cultures and cuisine.  Oh and the shopping  is great too!!  Bulgaria was far more than I expected and we will definitely be trying to persuade our corporate clients to consider Bulgaria for a future incentive.
 
To all the members elected to the board - congratulations!    Mr Zaki, what a blessing to have someone of your standing and stature on the board to pass your experience and wisdom on to the younger generation!  I for one am very happy about your election as President will give you our support in whatever way we can're
 
Christina, there is always someone working quietly in the background, doing a lot of work for very little recognition, and I can see that you carry a heavy responsibility and workload and I for one am very grateful for what you do - thanks!
 
Captain Kumar - thank you so much for the invitation that you extended to everyone to attend a workshop in India - we're ready, able and willing to create and arrange programmes for any groups that you would like to send to South Africa, so please don't hesitate to give us a call.     And in the meantime, please put us down for the workshop - thanks!
 
Have a wonderful day.
 
Helen Shelver
WATA - HARVEY WORLD TRAVEL ALBERTON - South Africa

Dear Christine,
It was a pleasure to be in Sofia for the General Assembly of WATA. Mr. Blagoev and his team at MIEL made us feel thoroughly pampered and organized the Assembly flawlessly. I am sure there are many positive aspects for the future course and direction for WATA and I wish the new Executive Commitee all success to take us forward towards a more brighter future.
Besides we all made new friends and I am sure potential business partners. I for one will actively ensure that we do much more business within our network.
Once again many thanks to MIEL and you for all your efforts and commitment, and look forward to interacting and meeting with everyone again.
Kind regards,
Manu Mehrotra
WATA - AL TAYER - Dubai

Merci de ce superbe WE decouverte en Bulgarie. L'Organisation était top.
Ralph Holt
WATA - VIP RIVIERA SERVICE,  Nice - France

Dear Christine,
Once again thanks  to you  too  for the good organisation. I am happy that I could take part on the meeting and I hope we will work together in the future too. I will be happy if once we can meet us in our country.

My best regards

Eva Hoffmannova
WATA - PROGRESS TRAVEL AGENCY, Kosice - Slovakia

Dear Mr.Blagoev , Daniela and Zdravka,
Thanks once again for you kindly hospitality and I hope you will once visit us too. I wish you good luck, good business and I am here if you want something from our offers.
My best regards to all of you

Eva Hoffmannova
WATA - PROGRESS TRAVEL AGENCY, Kosice - Slovakia

TESTIMONIALS FROM APG Global Associates

Dear my Partners and Friends,
I am so proud sending you Letter from WATA Head Quarter I just received for the General Assembly held in Sofia. I would like to thank all of you but specially to Jean-Louis BAROUX our President, because without my membership and experience in APG Global Associates organizing a such  prestigious event will be more difficult for me.
Ognian Blagoev
Executive Chairman
MIEL Ltd. - member of WATA, IATA, BoutiqueStyle
APG Bulgaria

Dear Ognian,
 
We are all proud in the APG Global Associates network about your success in organizing the 2007 WATA conference and the very nice words of regognition that you have got at this occasion..
All our congratulations.
With my best personal regards
 
Jean-Louis BAROUX
Organizer of the World Air Transport Forum
President - APG Global Associates

This is such wonderful news!!! We are certainly very proud to be associated with you!!! Congratulations to you and Daniella!!
Brgds

Achma & Jim  President and Vice President APG USA

Thank you very much for shearing your happiness with us, it is very nice to know your success as a member of our organization. Your success will be also a guidance for me for our meeting in ISTANBUL next year!! please accept my deepest regards
Ferzan Unlusoy  CEO APG Turkey

Congratulations to you and Daniela

CONGRATULATIONS this is a major achievenement!!
Regards
Eduardo Baquero - President APG Colombia and Venezuela;

Sometimes it is good to be proud, it seems you have deserved it.
Congratulations !!!
Josh Wald,   Managing Director
NEW GATEWAYS Aps  Vester Farimagsgade 3, 4,  DK1606 Copenhagen V Denmark

Friendly compliments and best wishes.
Dino Veroneli - President APG Italy

Dear Ognian

On behalf of APG FRANCE we congratulate you too !!! so happy to have you on board !!
kind personal regards
Sandrine de Saint Sauveur President APG France