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Nine in 10 young Saudis look towards emerging tourism and hospitality careers
Young Saudis are more interested in careers towards the tourism and hospitality industries aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
Ontario allocates USD 180.5 million for training and jobs in tourism
Canada’s Ontario government is providing USD 180.5 million to connect workers in the tourism and hospitality sector and others most affected by the pandemic to training and jobs
British Airways CEO Alex Cruz has stepped down with immediate effect
BRITISH AIRWAYS CEO Alex Cruz has stepped down with immediate effect. He will be replaced by Sean Doyle, the boss of Aer Lingus, but will remain on the airline's board as non-executive chairman.
UNWTO to harness the power of AI to link tourism workers with jobs
UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will work with California-based Eightfold.ai to help connect tourism jobseekers with employers and so drive the global recovery of the sector
AHLA: 74% of hotels will lay off more employees without further aid
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) members shows that the hotel industry remains on the brink of collapse because of the pandemic. Results show 68 percent of hotels have less than half of their typical, pre-crisis staff working full time
Applications open for Tourism NT representation in the UK and Germany
In support of Tourism NT’s rebuild of inbound tourism from the Northern Territory key European source markets, Tourism NT seeks to secure the services of a Contractor that can provide scalable comprehensive tourism representation services covering the relevant geographies.
IATA: Proposed environment tax will destroy 150,000 aviation jobs
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposed new environmental taxes in France will fail to decarbonize the aviation sector and eliminate 150,000 French aviation jobs.
Hawaii Airlines Cuts 1,000 Jobs
Hawaii’s largest carrier, Hawaiian Airlines, today announced more than 1,000 job cuts as COVID-19 continues to ravage travel demand and lockdowns fuel economic distress.
United Airlines axes 2,850 pilot jobs
United Airlines Holdings Inc. announced today that it is preparing to eliminate 2,850 (about 21% of the total) pilot jobs in 2020, unless the federal government approves further U.S. government aid
American Airlines axes 19,000 jobs, other US carriers follow suit
American Airlines‘ corporate office announced today that the carrier is planning to eliminate over 40,000 jobs this year. 19,000 of those 40,000 jobs will be furloughs and layoffs in October.
TMS Talent acquires Digital / Technology Specialist – SCOUT TALENT
Global recruitment firm, TMS Talent, has acquired digital and technology specialist recruitment business, Scout Talent. This key move effective 13 July 2020 is in line with TMS Talent’s strategic growth plan.
China, India and US may lose up to 40 million tourism jobs
Global job losses from the Covid-19 crisis could far exceed 100 million, with China, India and the US expected to
Austrian extends short-time work
Due to the global developments in connection with the coronavirus and the continuing restrictions on travel, Austrian Airlines is extending
British Airways furlough sad but necessary step, says GlobalData
Following the news that 36,000 British Airways (BA) staff are expected to be furloughed as a result of the coronavirus
One million travel jobs lost every day: WTTC
A staggering one million jobs are being lost every day in the travel and tourism sector due to the sweeping
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