N A R O A S IN T F E FANCY A SHO’T L ? D A O R B A N IO T A EXOTIC DESTIN STOKVEL TRAVEL
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a Rona – meaning “ours” – is the touring company created by two stokvel groups, Zintsomi Social Club and the Women in Liquor Trade Club, specifically for their local and international travel dreams. Spotong sat down with Fanny Mokoena, who coordinates all of their travel adventures, to give us more insight into how this remarkable group of women turned their travel aspirations into a reality with stokvel savings.
How do you choose your holiday destination and how often does the group travel?
Enjoying the sea in Mauritius
We have meetings often and discuss it as a group. We all give our ideas and then we decide on our destination. Because both groups consist of 26 members in total, we have different groups touring throughout the year and we base all tours on affordability and availability. In this way, everyone has a chance to travel, whether local or international, at least once or twice a year.
Do you make use of a travel agency to book your trips? We shop around for the best deals and don’t specifically use one travel agency although we have used Flight Centre more than once. Affordability is important to us as a group so when we spot the perfect deal to suit our needs, we pay our deposit and pay the rest of the trip off monthly which makes it much easier on everyone’s pockets.
At the Seven Coloured Earths, a tourist attraction in Mauritius
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Soaking up the sun in Mauritius
