Press Release

For Immediate Release
12 September 2005

Hurricane Katrina Job Bank Announcement

-- Dear ACTE Member:

As promised, we wanted to keep you informed of resources that are available to the travel industry impacted by Hurricane Katrina. We have been in touch with the Travel Business Roundtable (TBR) who asked that we let our members know about the creation of a free, on-line job bank that will launch this Thursday, September 15, 2005. Please see www.katrinajobs.org

The new on-line job bank will help those workers find new employment as soon as possible. Travel and tourism companies from all over the country will be posting available jobs to the site. Many of the skills required for travel and tourism jobs are highly transferable to other industries. A hotel bellman, for example, could load lumber at a Home Depot Store. A restaurant maitre 'd, for example, could work in a corporate meetings department or for an event-planning firm.

There will be a press conference on Wednesday, September 14th at 11 a.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, DC announcing the job bank; the site will go live on the 15th.

We would like to take this opportunity to encourage you and your colleagues to submit jobs before the press conference by emailing the postings to [email protected] . After the site launches, companies will be able to post jobs directly at www.katrinajobs.org

The job bank is being being spearheaded by TBR, the Travel Industry of America, and the Travel & Tourism Coalition.

Sincerely,

Susan Gurley
Executive Director
Association of Corporate Travel Executives

For more information, contact:
Debbie Flynn
CEO
Brighter Group
The Pod, London's Vertical Gateway
Bridges Wharf, Battersea
London SW11 3BE England
T: 020 7326 9880
F: 020 7326 9890
E: [email protected]
W: www.brightergroup.com