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Ryanair to create 1,000 new jobs

The low-cost airline said the additional jobs would be created this year as it opens new bases across Europe, including one in Manchester.

It will also base aircraft for the first time in Billund in Denmark, Wroclaw in Poland, Palma in Spain and Paphos in Cyprus.

The Dublin-based carrier said it will be looking to recruit additional pilots, cabin crew, engineers and sales and marketing personnel, boosting its payroll by 10% to nearly 8,000 in total.

Premier Inn announces £5.9 million investment in Camborne

Premier Inn has announced it is set to open a new hotel and restaurant development in Camborne, bringing a total of 41 new jobs to the area. The new Table Table restaurant, named Trevithick Inn and Premier Inn hotel will be opening on Treswithian Road in January 2012 - injecting a total investment of £5.9 million into the local economy.

Coach and river cruise specialist Phoenix Holidays has ceased trading

 

following a sharp drop in bookings, with the loss of 23 jobs in the UK and 31 in France.

 

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Wyndham takes a stand against commercial sexual exploitation of children

NEW YORK, New York - ECPAT-USA announced that Wyndham Worldwide has become the latest major hospitality company to take a stand against the commercial sexual exploitation of children by signing the Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct (The Code). While The Code has been signed by more than 1,000 travel industry members worldwide, Wyndham Worldwide, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, is only the fifth US company to sign.

Emaar Hospitality Group appoints Jurgen Baumhoff as Chief Operating Officer

Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality & leisure subsidiary of Emaar Properties, has announced the appointment of Mr Jurgen Baumhoff as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for leading the management team across all aspects of operations.

Mr Baumhoff will oversee the business development and expansion plans of Emaar Hospitality Group, as well as the general administration of all hotels and leisure properties of the company.

Mr Baumhoff said: "Emaar Hospitality Group is one of the strong contributors to the recurring revenues of Emaar today, and we will continue to focus on strengthening our business regionally and internationally.

Australia:: Woolworths snaps up 31 pubs for $500m

SUPERMARKET giant Woolworths tightened its grip on the pubs market by finalising a deal, believed to be worth $500 million, involving the Laundy, Waugh and De Angelis groups yesterday.

Woolworths' hospitality arm ALH Group signed long-term leases and acquired the businesses and associated assets of 31 hotels and one detached bottleshop in NSW from these groups.

The deal more than doubled the number of pubs under Woolworths' control from 27 to 58. It also cemented its position as the country's biggest owner-operator of poker machines, lifting the number of machines under its control to 13,480.

Thomas Cook confirms 200 shops will close

Thomas Cook has confirmed reports that it is to close 200 shops in its results announced today.

The operator also plans to improve its websites with the hope of increasing its share of UK online bookings from the current 25% to 40-50%.

Financial results showed a pre-tax loss of £398m at the year end compared to a profit of £42m in 2010.

The number of aircraft are to be reduced from 41 to 35 – primarily in long haul.

Cédric Gobilliard Appointed Senior Vice President Global Sales Accor

Cédric Gobilliard is appointed Senior Vice President Global Sales as of January 1, 2012, reporting to Jean-Luc Chrétien, Executive Vice President Sales, Distribution & Loyalty.

He replaces Patrick Mendes who is joining the Latin America teams as Senior Vice President Operations for Mercure, MGallery and Pullman.

Cédric Gobilliard will define the Group’s sales strategy and policy for each of its market segments, in collaboration with the brands and countries. He will also be responsible for defining the B to B offer and for supervising the priority accounts.