TM Insider 193

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 193
ISSN 1474-2292
9 April 2002
http://www.travelmole.com

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

LATEST PRESS POSTINGS
Sabre becomes leading GDS in Greece
Sabre signs deal with UK’s leading Uniglobe franchisee
April news from Switzerland
French operator Boomerang selects Sabre as technology provider
Sabre and Cyberes sign exclusive international agreement
http://www.travelmole.com/news/press

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
1. The TravelMole Interview: Stuart Winter, ceo, Atinera
2. Lastminute buys Travelselect
3. Sabre acquires remaining Travelocity shares
4. No-frills airlines continue to impress
5. US web travel bookings predicted to reach $64bn by 2007
6. DMS firm Integra confident about EnglandNet project
7. IATA February figures confirm passenger traffic recovery
8. United/bmi alliance receives antitrust immunity
9. Latest BA figures show slow but steady recovery
10. British Airways appoints Lloyds TSB chairman to board
11. EasyJet and Go demand photo ID for domestic flights
12. Tour operator drops Zimbabwe from itineraries
13. Preussag reorganises all Spanish activities under TUI Espana
14. TUI UK and IBM sign $51m technology pact
15. SAA supports new DVT study
16. Campaign for fair working conditions for mountain porters
17. TravelMole Site of the Week: bmibaby.com

A message from the Tourism Society and the University of Surrey:
eTOURISM and eDESTINATIONS – Seminar 24th April 17:00-21:00
The competitiveness of Tourism Destinations increasingly depend
on their ability to use innovative ICTs to integrate their
offering and to develop multi-channel distribution strategies
for close interaction with prospective tourists and travel
industry partners. This seminar will explore the requirements of
the eTourism Destination of the future. For more information see:
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77448

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How do air charters work with Tour Operators/Wholesalers?
What has been the impact of the Internet on consumer purchasing?
Are Frequent Flyer Programmes really CRM?
What has been the impact of the Internet on travel agents?

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Best wishes

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

1. The TravelMole Interview: Stuart Winter, ceo, Atinera
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Online travel agencies will start to put together their own
holiday packages as suppliers cut commissions and customers
demand more choice, according to Stuart Winter, chief executive
of travel software and technology solutions firm Atinera.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77385

2. Lastminute buys Travelselect
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lastminute.com chief executive Brent Hoberman has told
TravelMole that the GBP 9m purchase of flights provider
Travelselect.com “makes sense across all metrics.”
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77400

3. Sabre acquires remaining Travelocity shares
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sabre has been successful in its $491million bid to acquire the
Travelocity shares it did not already own.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77445

4. No-frills airlines continue to impress
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Low cost carriers EasyJet and Go have both reported increases in
passenger numbers for March as the no-frills sector continues to
go from strength to strength.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77327

5. US web travel bookings predicted to reach $64bn by 2007
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Online travel sales in the US are predicted to reach $64 billion
by 2007, more than double the figures for 2001, according to
market research by Jupiter Media Metrix.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77197

6. DMS firm Integra confident about EnglandNet project
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Destination Management Systems (DMS) firm Integra Systems has
said it believes the English Tourism Council’s EnglandNet
project will prove a success.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77450

7. IATA February figures confirm passenger traffic recovery
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
February passenger traffic on the international scheduled
services of IATA members was 5.6 percent lower than in February
2001, but the trend shows a continuing improvement since October
2001.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77203

8. United/bmi alliance receives antitrust immunity
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted antitrust
immunity to a proposed transatlantic alliance between United Air
Lines and bmi.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77169

9. Latest BA figures show slow but steady recovery
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
British Airways has reported that its March traffic figures were
down 3.2% on the same period in 2001.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77160

10. British Airways appoints Lloyds TSB chairman to board
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lord Marshall, chairman of British Airways, has appointed
Maarten van den Bergh, chairman of Lloyds TSB, as a non
executive director to the airline’s board.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77330

11. EasyJet and Go demand photo ID for domestic flights
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EasyJet and Go have introduced a new policy that means
passengers will not be allowed on domestic flights without a
passport or photo ID.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77438

12. Tour operator drops Zimbabwe from itineraries
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cape Town-based tour operator, Camp Wild Adventure Tours and
Safaris, has announced that it will no longer run its safari
programme to include Zimbabwe.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77317

13. Preussag reorganises all Spanish activities under TUI Espana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Preussag is reorganising all destination activities and its
local tour operating and sales activities in Spain under the
name TUI Espana.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77204

14. TUI UK and IBM sign $51m technology pact
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TUI UK, the newly combined businesses of Thomson Holidays and
Lunn Poly, has announced an eight-year outsourcing technology
services relationship with IBM.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77375

15. SAA supports new DVT study
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
South African Airways has given its support to an international
independent medical research project into the link between the
formation of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and all conditions
related to flying.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77315

16. Campaign for fair working conditions for mountain porters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tourism Concern has launched a new campaign on fair working
conditions for mountain porters worldwide.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/77376

17. Site of the Week: bmibaby.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You wait ages for a new low cost flight site review, and then
two come along at once! This week it’s the turn of British
Midland, and their new entrant into the sector – bmibaby.com.

TravelMole’s reviewer Adrian Mann says: “The whole thing is a
bit ‘flat’ – the content is limited, the booking goes straight
to the regular BMI site, and you’re left wondering what all the
fuss was about. It all works, and there are no nasty surprises,
but personally, I can’t find anything unique or memorable about
it. It gives the impression that it’s been rushed out as
a ‘Front End’ selling cheap flights via the regular site.”
Read his full review:
http://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

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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