TM Insider 188

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 188
ISSN 1474-2292
19 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. Continental and American scrap base commission in US
2. Delta scraps agency commissions in US and Canada
3. Bluebird Holidays ceases trading
4. Euro Disney celebrates birthday with launch of Studios Park
5. Preussag acquires 50% stake in Neos
6. BA migration to Amadeus encounters “teething problems”
7. Sabre outlines opportunities for agents
8. Opodo third most visited UK travel site in February
9. ebookers reports strong 2001 performance
10. Go plans to have at least 80 aircraft by 2008
11. Heathrow security in spotlight after second armed robbery
12. Manchester airport workers to step up action over Easter
13. French airports partner with OAG timetables
14. WTTC predicts tourism recovery in 2003
15. TravelMole Site of the Week: Britainexpress.com
16. The TravelMole Interview: Helen Baker, Lastminute.com

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GUEST EDITOR’S NOTE
The United Nations has declared 2002 the ‘International Year of
Ecotourism’. This ought to be a time for celebration as those
practicing authentic ‘ecotourism’ network with other like-minded
enterprises. Although the official gatherings have been
criticized, many people still believe that significant
contributions can come of it.

The public at large is becoming increasingly aware of the
connections between tourism and the environment and 2002 could
be the year when ecotourism achieves its potential around the
globe. These topics are quite complex because the connections
and networks are so new. Perhaps the greatest potential of the
International Year of Ecotourism is for travellers. The success
of ecotourism depends on where we choose to go and how we visit
places.

Resource Guide to the International Year of Ecotourism:
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/tour/year.html

from Ron Mader
http://www.planeta.com

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

1. Continental and American scrap base commission in US
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Continental Airlines and American Airlines have followed Delta
by announcing they will no longer pay base commission to agents
in the US and Canada, with immediate effect.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75481

2. Delta scraps agency commissions in US and Canada
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delta Air Lines has provoked fury from agents in the US and
Canada by announcing that it will no longer pay base commissions
on domestic and international tickets sold in the two countries.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75394

3. Bluebird Holidays ceases trading
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Burgess Hill based tour firm Bluebird Holidays has ceased
trading, the Civil Aviation Authority has announced.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75478

4. Euro Disney celebrates birthday with launch of Studios Park
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disneyland Park, Paris has celebrated its 10th birthday with the
launch of a new adjacent theme park, Walt Disney Studios.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75166

5. Preussag acquires 50% stake in Neos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Preussag has acquired a 50 per cent holding in the new Italian
charter airline Neos.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75377

6. BA migration to Amadeus encounters “teething problems”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Passengers trying to book British Airways flights are facing
longer than average waiting times following the airline’s
migration to Amadeus last month.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75054

7. Sabre outlines opportunities for agents
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaking at the ITB travel show in Berlin, Sabre group president
Eric Speck said that travel agents must play a wider role in the
travel process as it is no longer enough for them simply to
sell, confirm and ticket travel.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75366

8. Opodo third most visited UK travel site in February
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Opodo was the third most visited UK travel and tourism site last
month after Lastminute and Expedia according to internet
research firm NetValue.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75076

9. ebookers reports strong 2001 performance
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Online travel agency ebookers has announced that the effect of
September 11 on its business is “now over” and reported strong
results for the year ended December 31 2001.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75384

10. Go plans to have at least 80 aircraft by 2008
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Go, which on Thursday launched its service from East Midlands
Airport to Alicante, has announced plans to expand its fleet to
at least 80 aircraft by 2008.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75037

11. Heathrow security in spotlight after second armed robbery
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Security at London Heathrow is under scrutiny after a second
armed robbery took place at the airport this morning.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75493

12. Manchester airport workers to step up action over Easter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Workers at Manchester airport have voted to step up industrial
action by striking over Easter unless their long-running jobs
dispute is settled.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75146

13. French airports partner with OAG timetables
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Passengers at three of France’s top 10 airports will now be able
to access on-line timetables through a partnership agreement
between the airports and OAG data.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75098

14. WTTC predicts tourism recovery in 2003
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The travel and tourism industry will experience a “massive
rebound” in 2003, according to new research by the World Travel
and Tourism Council (WTTC).
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75365

15. Site of the Week: Britainexpress.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here’s a site that’s a labour of love for the author, David
Ross. As a committed Anglophile, he has set out to make
BritainExpress.com the best place on the net to get information
about Britain.

TravelMole’s reviewer Adrian Mann says: “it’s packed full of
information and background, and there are mountains of links to
other sites. It’s easy to get around and find what you want,
doesn’t indulge in needless technology, is entertainingly
written, and has all the hallmarks of a site that’s been built
and maintained by someone who’s passionate about what they do.
If you are looking to visit Britain and want to do some research
first, or if you just want ideas for great days out, have a look
at Britainexpress.com first. Highly recommended.”
Read his full review:
http://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

16. The TravelMole Interview: Helen Baker, Lastminute.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lastminute.com UK managing director Helen Baker has told
TravelMole that she believes the company’s competition is not
just other online travel or leisure companies, but big brands
such as McDonalds, Orange or Tesco because that is the sort of
brand success it wants to emulate.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/75418

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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