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South Coast Travel Services

By leighfuller

  • The Beginning - Jack and Mia establish business from spare room at Mias house in Rye. First adverts placed in mailings to schools in Northern France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

    Jack and Mia establish business from spare room at Mias house in Rye. First adverts placed in mailings to schools in Northern France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.
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    South Coast Travel Services

  • First schools take up planning service.

    First schools take up planning service.

  • Rapid uptake on the service as news of the service spreads by word of mouth

  • 500 visits planned for customers

  • 1,000 visits planned for customer. Jack and Mia decide to go full time and open a small office in Hastings. Office manager employed.

  • Following feedback from customers SoCoTS introduce two and three day visit plans with recommended overnight accommodation.

  • 5,000 visits planned for customers. Company introduce ‘hosted accomodation’ option for 2 or 3 days visits.

  • 10,000 visits planned for customers. Company employs two additional office staff

  • Company information website launched.

  • Website redesigned to be interactive, customers able to send booking requests via the website.

  • 25,000 visits planned for customers.

  • Expansion planned into UK market offering same services to UK schools.