South Coast Travel Services

By Kirsty Lawton

  • Jack and Mia establish business

    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.

  • First School Trip

    First schools take up planning service.

  • Rapid Uptake

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

  • 500 Visits

    500 visits planned for customers

  • 1000 Visits

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

  • Feedback

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

  • 5000 Visits

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

  • 10000 Visit

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

  • Website Launched

    Company information website launched.

  • Website Design

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

  • 25000 Visits

    25,000 visits planned for customers.

  • Expansion Planned

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