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There are hundreds of sites out on the Internet, claiming to offer you the "cheapest fares", the "best deals", the "lowest costs", and the best special offers. But don't be taken in! Agencies and resellers will offer you special deals, maybe, but since they are only offering what the airlines and the ferry companies are offering in the first place, there's a fair chance that you may end up paying more than necessary for your trip. A lot of "cheapest deals" are certainly not what they claim to be, and "low cost" airline tickets and ferry tickets can be considerably more expensive than necessary, when booked through a third-party site than when booked directly.
For instance, there are plenty of "cheap travel" or "travel bargains" sites that only propose flights, ferries, packages and hotel rooms from operators who pay them a commission. They simply fail to mention services provided by other operators, that may be cheaper, but on which they do not get a commission.
And if you're wanting to book a flight last minute, take note! Seats with so called "low cost" carriers may well turn out to be more expensive than with established airlines. Whether you're booking seats to France, Spain, Italy or wherever, the same is true.
In many cases, particularly for ferries and hotels, but sometimes for flights too, you'll find that the best pricescan be had by booking directly with the operator (see below for direct links to operators websites), and by doing so as early as possible. And if you book directly, then there's no chance of losing your booking when some internet booking agency goes bust, as happened last year with more than one....
Don't be fooled by the "50% discount" scam ! What does 50% off actually mean?.... 50% off what? You can find plenty of "cheap hotel" sites on Internet offering such apparent bargains as "up to 50% off".... or even more. But read the small print; it's "up to 50%" ! not "50%"! That could mean just 5%.... or nothing at all. Sometimes hotel reseller sites will offer you "50% off full room rates"..... forgetting to mention that in fact the "full room rate" (or rack rate) only applies at the busiest time of the year, and then only to people who turn up at the door for a last-minute booking. Otherwise, no one pays it !
Of course it does happen that sometimes you may get a special deal from an Internet booking site, better than you can get anywhere else. Internet portals use "loss leaders" to attract customers in the same way as supermarkets do; but the chances are that this will not be the case.
Book direct and cut out the middleman
Bying direct from the operator (ferry, hotel, etc) means cutting out the middleman, and is often the best solution, in terms of price and reliability. There's no risk of being left stranded by some travel website that goes bust between the time they take your money, and the time they issue your ticket.
In the list below, you will find direct links to cross-Channel ferry and transport sites, and to the sites of some of the main hotel chains in France. Click the links, and you'll get taken directly to the operator's own website, where you can check out their special offers and book directly, at their prices.
Source about-france.com
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22 novembre 2011 |
Hôtellerie : LOUVRE HOTELS GROUP prévoit 1 400 embauches pour 2012
Louvre Hotels Group, entité commerciale née de la fusion entre Louvre Hôtels et Golden Tulip, dynamise son recrutement. Le groupe, qui compte aujourd'hui 12 000 employés, a pour objectif de recruter 1400 personnes en CDI en 2012. Les principaux postes à pourvoir concernent notamment des directeurs d'hôtels et adjoints, à Paris et en province. Le groupe souhaite également proposer une centaine de stages et embaucher 110 jeunes en alternance tout au long de l'année 2012.
Pour promouvoir ces offres d'emploi, Louvre Hotels Group s'est fait référencer sur l'application iPhone « Job Around Me », qui permet à ses utilisateurs d'identifier les offres d'emploi référencées dans leur région et d'envoyer leur CV. « A travers cette démarche, le groupe qui a des centaines de postes à promouvoir dans ses hôtels bénéficie d'une visibilité accrue pour continuer d'attirer les talents au sein de Louvre Hotels Group », explique Vincent Coubard, directeur des ressources humaines du groupe.
Louvre Hotels Group est une filiale du Groupe du Louvre, détenue par Starwood Capital Group depuis 2005. Louvre Hotels Group est aujourd'hui l'un des leaders de l'hôtellerie mondiale avec plus de 1 000 hôtels dans 40 pays. L'enseigne créée en 1976 compte aujourd'hui 6 marques allant du 1 au 5 étoiles : Première Classe, Campanile, Kyriad, Tulip Inn, Golden Tulip et Royal Tulip Luxury Hotels.
November 22, 2011 |
Hotels: LOUVRE HOTELS GROUP 1400 hiring plans for 2012
Louvre Hotels Group, a business unit created by the merger between Louvre Hotels and Golden Tulip boosts recruitment. The group, which now has 12,000 employees, aims to recruit 1400 people on permanent contracts in 2012. The main concern vacancies including hotel managers and assistants in Paris and the provinces. The group also wants to offer hundreds of courses and hire 110 young alternating throughout the year 2012.
To promote these jobs, Louvre Hotels Group has made reference to the iPhone application "Job Around Me", which allows users to identify the job referenced in their area and send their CV . "Through this approach, the group that has hundreds of items to promote its hotels has increased visibility to continue to attract talent in the Louvre Hotels Group," said Vincent Coubard, Director of Human Resources Group .
Louvre Hotels Group is a subsidiary of Groupe du Louvre, owned by Starwood Capital Group since 2005. Louvre Hotels Group is now one of the leaders in the hotel industry worldwide with over 1000 hotels in 40 countries. The company founded in 1976 now has 6 marks from 1 to 5 stars: First Class, Campanile, Kyriad, Tulip Inn, Golden Tulip and Royal Tulip Luxury Hotels.
Source Les Echos
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