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XL BOLAND TRAVEL
Ou Tuin Centre
Cnr Breda & vd Lingen Streets
Paarl, South Africa 7646
Tel: +27 21 872 1581
Fax: +27 21 872 9494
e-mail info@bolandtravel.net

Company profile

Boland Travel is situated in the scenic town of Paarl - about 45 minutes drive outside Cape Town. The Agency was established in 1984 and has been in ownership of Mr and Mrs Ferucci since February 1989. The Company is managed by Marianne Strydom who has been with Boland Travel since 1998.

We are a small company specializing in corporate travel management and our dominant position locally reflects our strength and service. Our staff members are well educated, knowledgeable and experienced and together we believe in providing premium levels of service excellence.

Our vision

Aiming to be unique, different and exceptional in the provision and creation of travel experiences.

Our mission

  • Building close relationships with our clients ensuring service excellence.
  • Creating unforgettable memories and total peace of mind for our clients when travelling.
  • Continued growth and recognition through differentiation and exceptional levels of service.
  • Conducting our business professionally at all times.
  • Recognizing that knowledge, team spirit, dedication and total commitment from our people is necessary in determining our success.

Awards earned

  • Best Corporate Consultant in a Retail Travel Management Company - awarded to Suzanne van Eeden (2010)
  • Kenya Airways - Best newcomer award 2009

Associations and membership

  • ASATA – Association of South African Travel Agents
  • IATA – International Air Transport Association
  • ASTA – American Society of Travel Agents
  • Radius
  • Egencia / Expedia
  • SAARP – South African Association of Retired Persons (we are a Preferred Travel Supplier to them)
  • Cape Town Chamber of Commerce

Ethics

We have signed a pledge with Unashamedly Ethical and we stand for ethics, values and clean living.

Meet the team

Marianne Strydom

Marianne Strydom -
Managing Director

Marianne has been with the company since August 1998. She joined the company originally in the capacity of Financial Manager. She was appointed as Managing Director in 2001 and has been managing the company since then.

Her philosophy: The sky is the limit!

Anneke Delport

Anneke Delport -
Sales Executive

Anneke has been with the company since 2003. She cares for our corporate clients, visiting them on a regular basis ensuring that their needs are met. She looks after sales & marketing. Anneke also assists with any conference / team building bookings.

Rianette Coetzee

Rianette Coetzee –
Travel Manager

Rianette has been with the company since March 1999. She is passionate about Africa and the Far East and she loves a challenge!

 

 

 

Suzanne Visagie

Suzanne Visagie –
Travel Manager Vredendal

Suzanne joined the company in May 2003. She is extremely dedicated and she loves her work and clients.
Suzanne is our Mauritius expert and gets lots of referrals from satisfied customers.

Yolanda Barkhuizen

Yolanda Barkhuizen –
Travel Manager

Yolanda joined us from Gauteng in March 2009. She loves Paarl and is a very keen and enthusiastic cyclist. She is a great team player and pays a lot of attention to detail.
She has a passion for Europe!

Mireille Kearns

Mireille Kearns –
Travel Consultant

Mireille did her practical training with us and after she qualified joined 1Time airline.  We were fortunate to employ her in March 2009.  She is now seriously starting to build her own corporate client base and serves both corporate and leisure clients.

 

Salomi Joerdens

Salomi Joerdens –
Travel Consultant

Salomi is our 'new kid on the block' and started with us in January 2011. She has travelled South Africa extensively and is an expert on Southern Africa.

 

 

Anneke Stroebel

Anneke Stroebel –
Office Manager

Anneke has been with the company since Aug 2006 and is currently busy with her B Comm Tourism degree. Anneke is a go-getter and very precise in everything that she does. As our accountant she can assist with any account queries.

Zonette van Rooi

Zonnette van Rooi –
Accounts Assistant

Zonnette joined our accounts department in Aug 2002. She is very dedicated and she always goes the extra mile! Our clients are her top priority.

 

Petro de Kock

Petro de Kock –
Receptionist

Petro joined the Company in July 1996. She started as a messenger/cleaner and subsequently worked her way up to an accounts assistant, and is now receptionist.

 

Jolene Stapelberg

Jolene Stapelberg -
Travel Consultant

Jolene joined our company on August 22, 2011 as a senior consultant and she brings with her 12 years of travel experience! She has travelled to Mauritius and has been to Egypt three times, which makes her our 'Egypt Expert'! Jolene loves reading and raising her daughter and is as passionate about her family as she is about travel!