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  • News: Thomas Cook to slash thousands of jobs

    U.K. travel organisation Thomas Cook plans to chop approximately 2,500 jobs and shut down 195 retail travel agencies.

    The job cuts would amount to a 16% reduction in Thomas Cook’s 15,500-person workforce.

    “It isn’t easy to make decisions that impact directly on our people, but we also owe it to our customers to shape the business effectively and confirm that once they book their holiday with us, our administrative costs are as little as possible,” said Thomas Cook CEO Peter Fankhauser.

    “Even after these changes, we are going to still have among the largest retail networks in U.K. travel.”

  • Thomas Cook to slash thousands of jobs

    U.K. travel organisation Thomas Cook plans to chop approximately 2,500 jobs and shut down 195 retail travel agencies.

    The job cuts would amount to a 16% reduction in Thomas Cook’s 15,500-person workforce.

    “It isn’t easy to make decisions that impact directly on our people, but we also owe it to our customers to shape the business effectively and confirm that after they book their holiday with us, our administrative costs are as little as possible,” said Thomas Cook CEO Peter Fankhauser.

    “Even after these changes, we can still have among the many largest retail networks in U.K. travel.”

  • 100 top Australian travel agents to get taste of Abu Dhabi

    One hundred of Australia’s top travel agents are due in Abu Dhabi next month on a mega familiarisation trip hosted by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) together with carriers Virgin Australia and Etihad Airways.

    The 100 hail from retail travel agencies Australia-wide who’re all top sellers of The Travel Corporation’s iconic travel brands, including Trafalgar Tours, Contiki Holidays, Insight Vacations and artistic Holidays, in addition to Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia.

    Due inside the emirate for a 3-day destination fact-finding trip from March 7, the gang will stay at a variety of Abu Dhabi’s finest hotels, including the five-star, beachfront Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort,Le MéridienHotel Abu Dhabi, Hilton Abu Dhabi Hotel and Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi. While within the emirate they’ll have a city tour, visit the UAE capital’s stunning Corniche, its magnificent Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque – just named among the many world’s most mentioned attractions by TripAdvisor – the Mina Zayed date and fish markets, Heritage Village, Falcon Hospital and Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest indoor theme park with the world’s fastest roller-coaster. They’ll also head out into Abu Dhabi’s vast desert for a Sundowner Safari and dinner and be treated to a farewell dinner on the iconic Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi, the sole hotel on this planet straddling an F1 race track.

    “Our aim is to more closely hook up with these important influencers, convince them of our product in order to assist us in converting more Australian travellers into actual bookings for Abu Dhabi,” said Mubarak Al Nuaimi, Director Promotions & Overseas Offices, TCA Abu Dhabi.
    “We see strong potential within Australiawith our destination now benefitting from 31 flights every week from the rustic linking Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Abu Dhabi International. The possible is both as a stopover for those travelling to Europe and beyond and increasingly as a stand-alone destination. Currently Australian guests in Abu Dhabi hotels average a stay of just over three nights – we need them to understand there’s now so much more to work out and do within the emirate so as to expand this length of stay.”

    Last year some 36,659 Australians stayed in Abu Dhabi’s hotels and hotel apartments – a five percent rise on 2011. They accounted for 118,289 room nights.
    Etihad Airways currently operates 28 flights per week from Australia, with departures from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Virgin Australia operating three flights every week from Sydney.