YEAH I did it!!!!! this is what I wrote =
Travel & Tourism in the news
“In November 2009, BA reduced the number of cabin crew on long haul flights from 15 to 14 and introduced a two-year pay freeze from 2010.” (BBC news http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8413529.stm) in protest their workers have been staging a number of strikes; 3 days from 20th March and 4 days from 27th March. The cost cutting measures have been introduced by British Airways because of the recession which has seen flights, including business travellers, (BA’s core customers), reduced drastically, with passengers choosing low-cost airlines in preference. The strikes will not only affect peoples flights with BA in the short-term but it may also make BA lose members of staff and, in the long-term, BA may possibly have to close down as more and more of its customers become dissatisfied with the strikes and turn. to budget airlines. This will mean that in the future we may see less and less companies like BA and more and more cheaper airlines like BMI and Flybe dominating the flight industry. Although these flights are more affordable, they lack the quality of service (with hot meals and drinks included) that airlines like BA offer at present, which I feel would be a great loss for the travel industry.
In contrast with British Airways ‘strike’ troubles, there is an article in the Times online, 16th March 2010, which states that ‘BMI will launch a new four times daily service between Heathrow and Berlin on 28 March, on the same day as its new Heathrow-Vienna service. ‘ This just strengthens the idea that the smaller cheaper flights are becoming more popular in spite of the recession.
The world cup is being hosted by South Africa, in June and July this year. South Africa won the bid in 2004, but as the big event is only around the corner it is in the news again. This time it is regarding a 50% increase in accommodation costs for around 24% of hotels in Gauteng, very near to where the matches will be played. This increase will not only be a boost for South Africa’s economy but should also have a follow on affect with boosting future tourism to the country. As the World Cup is such a big and popular event and apart from the thousands of fans and organizers that will travel there for the event, there will be the millions of people viewing the matches on TV, who will be drawn into thinking that this would be a great place to holiday in. This will probably make travelling to Africa more popular and allow more companies and airlines to use this to increase their flights and holidays to South Africa in the near future.
Anyway you dont have to read it all!!!! I did it and now i can relax and have a hot chocolate:) p.s I went on the Wii Fit and jogged for 30 mins straight :) and feel great now xDDDD Debz xxxxx
