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Richard Branson Founder of the Virgin Group (The Virgin Group)
Jul 27, 2010 - I have always liked Sam Cooke's old hit song, "Chain Gang." It really comes in handy when I'm talking about customer service. That's because delivering good customer service requires that a frontline worker receives supportive assistance from an entire network of co-workers — in effect, a chain reaction of teamwork, one that is consistent from beginning to end
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Nutana Collegiate CATT Students Host 2010 CATT Student Conference
When Tourism students, educators, school board representatives, and partners descended upon Saskatoon in May 2010, Nutana Collegiate was ready for them.
The Canadian Academy of Travel and Tourism (CATT) selected the Saskatoon secondary school to host the program’s fourth biennial student conference, which was held on May 13 – 16
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Titled “FRESH Ideas: New Opportunities - Developing a Dynamic Workforce” , this year’s event addresses critical HR issues currently facing the tourism sector, including the labour shortage, staff recruitment, retention, and training. A variety of forum sessions will provide strategies and suggestions for attracting, retaining, and leading top talent. Registration for the Forum and an exciting preliminary program are available now at www.cthrc.ca/hrforum .
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High-school students are finding out that the real work is getting a summer job, as tough economic times and competition from the university crowd are making opportunities scarce
by Wency Leung
Ryan Semenuk rode his bike up and down the streets of his Toronto neighbourhood, stopping at every business he thought might give him a job.
He handed out “tons, tons” of résumés, but the 18-year-old Grade 12 student didn’t get any replies
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Placed 7th out of 28 nations for tourism entrepreneurship, adventure activity resources A tourism study of developed countries around the world has ranked Canada in the Top 10 for adventure opportunities and being a "safe and welcoming" place in which to experience them. Canada placed seventh out of 28 nations for its combined scores in tourism entrepreneurship and adventure activity resources, and eighth for the collective elements of sustainability, safety, natural resources and health
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Partners need to work together to overcome barriers, study finds
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - A study of how well Aboriginal labour force participation strategies are working in Atlantic Canada says that while there have been improvements, Aboriginal employment levels still lags far behind the general population
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Study urges governments to improve training, diversity policies By JUDY MYRDEN Business Reporter Tue. Jul 6 - 4:53 AM Young aboriginals will be needed to fill the gaps as the Canadian workforce ages, according to a First Nations study released Monday. Predictions are that Canada will have more jobs than qualified workers within a few years
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Dave McGinn From Saturday's Globe and Mail
S unday is the Fourth of July, when Americans will celebrate their nationhood just as we did on Thursday. And while we like to think of our neighbours to the south as an obese lot who would rather chug Budweiser in front of the big screen than enjoy the great outdoors, you wouldn't know it from all the activity at their national parks.
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By KATHERINE HUDSON
Jacqui Hunter places at least one item from her garden or greenhouse on each plate at Java Jack’s Restaurant and Gallery in Rocky Harbour. The restaurant showcases locally grown food and art, and with the garden just outside the window, visitors are fully aware of where their food comes from. “People are eating at places because they know they’re sustainable, they’re green and they’re supporting local art,” said Hunter
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According to Expedia, this can be anything from translating a menu using Google Goggles to putting the guidebook to one side and using a virtual reality layer on your phone to picture the street in front of you and get links to restaurant reviews or travel information.
Nigel Pocklington, VP Global Marketing and Strategy, Expedia, says virtual reality is likely to have a big impact on travellers in the near future
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