TM Insider 191

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 191
ISSN 1474-2292
28 March 2002
http://www.travelmole.com

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

LATEST PRESS POSTINGS
French operator Boomerang selects Sabre as technology provider
Sabre and Cyberes sign exclusive international agreement
Luxury villa specialists at home with Travelink
RWA internet booking engines in over 500 agency sites in Germany
UK leisure tourism set to capitalise on business visitor benefits
http://www.travelmole.com/news/press

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
1. Online travel continues to grow
2. One brand strategy “would not work”, says Thomas Cook boss
3. WWF: Holidays abroad needn’t cost the Earth
4. Amex launches corporate events card in UK
5. GBTA takes its campaign to Parliament
6. Air Canada latest carrier to axe commissions
7. Opodo launches exclusive deal with Holiday Autos
8. September 11: The legal fallout
9. Resilient economy to boost Australian hotel performance
10. UK hotels’ performance falters in February
11. Independent Travellers’ show attracts 20,000 visitors
12. UK tops table of visitor arrivals to Australia
13. France still most popular destination
14. Blackpool set to benefit from change to gambling laws
15. Domestic tourism looks for an Easter boost
16. Site of the Week: Golfbreaks.com
17. The TravelMole Interview: Arnaud Debuchy, Amadeus

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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
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1. Online travel continues to grow
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Travel and tourism during 2001 was one of the few industries to
continue investment and expansion on the Internet against a
background of overcorrection in the high-tech stocks.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76483

2. One brand strategy “would not work”, says Thomas Cook boss
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The introduction of a mass-market Thomas Cook brand is not
a “halfway house” that will eventually see the JMC name
disappear completely, the company’s UK product director Simon
Robinson has told TravelMole.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76235

3. WWF: Holidays abroad needn’t cost the Earth
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The typical Mediterranean holiday can have an environmental
impact equivalent to spending up to 50 per cent of a holiday-
maker’s entire annual income in two weeks, a new report
commissioned by WWF has found.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76496

4. Amex launches corporate events card in UK
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American Express claims to have launched the UK’s first expense
management solution for the events industry with the
introduction of a corporate events card for the sector.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76270

5. GBTA takes its campaign to Parliament
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Guild of Business Travel Agents (GBTA) has issued its first
Parliamentary Briefing to increase pressure on the Government to
consider the business traveller in transport and economic policy.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76497

6. Air Canada latest carrier to axe commissions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Air Canada has added its name to the ever-expanding list of
carriers who have eliminated base commission payments in the US
and Canada.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76284

7. Opodo launches exclusive deal with Holiday Autos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Online travel portal Opodo has signed an exclusive deal with
Holiday Autos to provide a new online car rental service.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76492

8. September 11: The legal fallout
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This latest edition of PATA’s Issues and Trends summarises some
of the salient issues discussed at the Fourth Annual National
Travel Law Symposium held in Washington on January 16, 2002.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76328

9. Resilient economy to boost Australian hotel performance
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The annual Andersen Hotel Industry Benchmark Survey review
indicates that 2001 hotel performance was almost on par with
2000 results across Australian markets for quality rooms,
despite recent turbulent events.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76326

10. UK hotels’ performance falters in February
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UK hotels’ performance in both the regions and London faltered
slightly in February stalling the recovery curve that has been
evident since Nov 2001, according to PKF’s preliminary figures.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76327

11. Independent Travellers’ show attracts 20,000 visitors
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Visitor numbers for this year’s Independent Traveller’s World
exhibition were up 10% on last year, with almost 20,000 people
visiting the London event over three days.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76278

12. UK tops table of visitor arrivals to Australia
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The UK remains the key European market for Australia, with
visitor arrival figures for the month of February showing a 6.1%
increase on the same time last year.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76499

13. France still most popular destination
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
France has retained its position as the world’s most visited
destination with the number of international tourist arrivals
rising again in 2001 for the sixth year in a row.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76485

14. Blackpool set to benefit from change to gambling laws
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Blackpool is on course to become a Las Vegas style resort thanks
to a relaxation of the UK’s gambling laws.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76249

15. Domestic tourism looks for an Easter boost
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After the impact of foot and mouth at the same time last year,
the domestic tourism industry is hoping for a boost to business
over the coming Easter holiday period.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76391

16. Site of the Week: Golfbreaks.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are lots of golfers in the trade who we thought would
appreciate a golf-related travel site, so this week we have
taken a look at Golfbreaks.com.

TravelMole’s reviewer Adrian Mann says: “The main purpose of
this site is to search for and book golf breaks or holidays….
It’s a very focused offering – there’s no straying off into non-
golf topics, or padding with irrelevant detail or information.
There are links to other sites where appropriate, for instance
flights through cheapflights.com, or car hire. The whole site is
well constructed – I didn’t find a single bad link or missing
image – and is very easy to navigate and find what your after.”
Read his full review:
http://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

17. The TravelMole Interview: Arnaud Debuchy, Amadeus
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Amadeus UK managing director Arnaud Debuchy has outlined the
reasons why he believes the company will achieve its goal of
having 25% market share in the UK by 2004.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/76175

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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