TM Insider 187

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 187
ISSN 1474-2292
14 March 2002
http://www.travelmole.com

FEATURE: Temporary staffing strategies, by New Frontiers
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74885

LATEST PRESS POSTINGS
Luxury villa specialists at home with Travelink
RWA internet booking engines in over 500 agency sites in Germany
Sabre signs deal with French travel agency Jancarthier
The latest news from Switzerland Tourism
UK leisure tourism set to capitalise on business visitor benefits
World Travel Holdings: Aerotech Europe launches Fare1Pro
http://www.travelmole.com/news/press

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
1. Ryanair dismisses Holiday Which? criticism
2. First Choice optimistic over summer outlook
3. US airline traffic forecast to rebound next year
4. Lufthansa makes loss during 2001
5. Virgin Blue sells 50% share to drive expansion
6. bmibaby launches Ibiza service from East Midlands
7. ICAEW advises on ABTA reporting arrangements
8. New IT system to drive English Tourism information
9. PATA seeks to bolster Middle East ties
10. PATA announces Gold Awards
11. Reed Travel Exhibitions claims double success
12. Site of the Week: Bugbog.com
13. The TravelMole Interview: Pat Minogue, Galileo

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EDITOR’S NOTE
The latest TravelMole feature is ‘Temporary staffing
strategies’. The travel industry has reluctantly used temps in
the past to cover holiday, sickness and maternity leave. Temps
have been seen as expensive and a luxury – but are they? In
uncertain times, businesses need flexibility. Will recruiting
temporary staff be both cost effective and productive?
Specialist recruitment consultant New Frontiers debates the
advantages and disadvantages of recruiting temps as a profitable
staffing strategy.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74885

If you would like to supply content and/or sponsor a feature,
do get in touch with me. For details on forthcoming features see:
http://www.travelmole.com/news/features.html

Best wishes

Richard Hammond
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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
Breaking Stories: http://www.travelmole.com/news/index.html

1. Ryanair dismisses Holiday Which? criticism
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Ryanair spokesman has told TravelMole that claims by Holiday
Which? magazine that the airline misleads its customers about
the proximity of its airports to the destinations it serves
are “badly researched nonsense.”
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74746

2. First Choice optimistic over summer outlook
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At its AGM, First Choice said although bookings were 10
percent behind the same point last year, it was optimistic about
the summer period ahead.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74925

3. US airline traffic forecast to rebound next year
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The US Federal Aviation Administration is predicting a strong
rebound in airline traffic next year as passengers continue to
return to the skies.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74880

4. Lufthansa makes loss during 2001
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Preliminary figures from Europe’s second largest airline
Lufthansa show that it made a loss of E754m in the 12 months to
December 2001.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74734

5. Virgin Blue sells 50% share to drive expansion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Australia’s second largest airline Virgin Blue has strengthened
its position against market leader Qantas by selling off a 50%
stake to cargo operator Patrick Corporation for Aus$260m.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74725

6. bmibaby launches Ibiza service from East Midlands
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
bmibaby has announced its ninth international destination from
East Midlands Airport to Ibiza, as well as details of an extra
service to Faro.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74883

7. ICAEW advises on ABTA reporting arrangements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is
offering guidance to accountants who report on detailed
financial information to ABTA.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74871

8. New IT system to drive English Tourism information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The English Tourism Council has awarded a contract to
TouchVision Systems and SchlumbergerSema to develop a content
management system that will enable the development of a network
of services linking up local and regional tourism databases.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74866

9. PATA seeks to bolster Middle East ties
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Pacific Asia Travel Association has extended a special
invitation to senior travel and tourism executives in the Middle
East region to attend the 51st PATA Annual Conference to explore
ways of working together.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74862

10. PATA announces Gold Awards
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Pacific Asia Travel Association has honoured 21
organisations and individuals under the Associations 2002 Gold
Awards programme.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74858

11. Reed Travel Exhibitions claims double success
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reed Travel Exhibitions has added new trade event International
Luxury Travel Market to its portfolio and also revealed that it
has seen a surge in late bookings for next month’s PATA Travel
Mart in Singapore.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74784

12. Site of the Week: Bugbog.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bugbog.com is an independent, impartial travel advice website
run by a group of experienced world travellers, aiming to
provide destination information and travel resources to
holidaymakers.

TravelMole’s reviewer Adrian Mann says: “The information is
generally good, but there are some omissions – some notable
European cities, and the entire USA for example. [However] After
a while, it becomes absorbing as you search for obscure details
or links, and you may spend longer on this site than expected.
It’s certainly found a place in my ‘Favourites’. But if you want
to know why it’s call Bugbog, you’ll have to check the site
yourself.” Read his full review:
http://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

13. The TravelMole Interview: Pat Minogue, Galileo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Galileo’s new UK general manager Pat Minogue has told TravelMole
that the company’s recent takeover by Cendant has left it well
placed to increase its share of the UK market.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74079

FEATURE: Temporary staffing strategies, by New Frontiers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The travel industry has reluctantly used temps in the past to
cover holiday, sickness and maternity leave. Temps have been
seen as expensive and a luxury – but are they? In uncertain
times, businesses need flexibility. Will recruiting temporary
staff be both cost effective and productive? Specialist
recruitment consultant New Frontiers debates the advantages and
disadvantages of recruiting temps as a profitable staffing
strategy.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74885

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