Whether it’s because we’re jolly nice people or we just like dressing up remains unclear, but one thing’s for sure – 2011 has been fst’s biggest charity year ever! Team fst has dressed up in pyjamas, pirate gear, all in pink and even grown moustaches for various good causes.

It all started in March with Comic Relief prompting the fst pyjama party which raised £239. Pirate Day swept across our bows in May, and with the support of the local community we raised a staggering £2488.84 for the Harry Mills Meningitis Research Charity. Towards the end of the year we have supported Wear it Pink Day, held a cake sale for Children in Need and Team fstache went all guns blazing for this year’s Movember, raising a fantastic £1022.

So all that remains is to say a massive thank you to everyone who has supported our charitable activities, and a huge well done to team fst who have raised an incredible £3866.74 in 2011!

fst were the proud sponsors of the 2011 British Travel Awards held at Battersea Park on the 2^nd November. With nearly 20 years experience of working with a wide range of clients across the travel industry, this was the perfect event for us to step into the spotlight. 

Packed to the rafters with the great and the good of the travel industry, we demonstrated our creative thinking by delivering the BIG IDEA. This video shows exactly how we did it, and yes, that is fst super-driver Otto Marples stalling the van at the end.

The fst sense of fun continued to infiltrate proceedings with the 1,000 dinner guests treated to paper aeroplane place cards to help break the ice. There was also the fst-branded photobooth, there to provide the guests with a snapshot of their evening, and, in some cases, visual evidence of the devastating effect of free champagne.  

Super Mark Howard delivered a fantastic speech, and was also on hand to present the award for Car Hire Company Of The Year to long-standing fst client, Avis. The rest of the fst contingent had an amazing night, meeting new people, making new friends, and spreading the fst message.

We really couldn’t have wished for a more successful evening, so thank you to everyone that attended, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

fst is proud to say we were a head sponsor of the OTT (Online Travel Training) 100^th Training Courses Party. Held at the aptly named Century Club, Soho, the event was attended by 150 people from all aspects of the travel industry. The party offered a great opportunity to celebrate our partnership with OTT, adding our creative expertise to OTT’s wealth of experience in the field of online training courses.

Those that attended will remember the fst contingent, attired as they were in bright orange shoes and shirts. Perhaps not the height of fashion, but certainly “on brand”.

All in all it was a fantastic night, further cementing our great relationship with OTT, and the travel industry as a whole. Next stop: BTA Awards!