Say WHAT????
Yes... as a "trial" DL introduces 10% commission... from NYC area to LATAM
And who said generosity is dead?
Cheers
05 May 2009
ATM 2009 - Quiet and Very Subdued
So the 2009 Arabian Travel Mart opened today.
Very quiet and very subdued. I participated in many events and spoke to a lot of people who are attending - many for the regular n'th time.
General perception.
UGH!
it is bad.
I can honestly say the overall management was its usual high standard - but the level of attendees was noticeably down.
No crowds at the reception/entrance.
The new taxi process however really sucks.
Cheers
Very quiet and very subdued. I participated in many events and spoke to a lot of people who are attending - many for the regular n'th time.
General perception.
UGH!
it is bad.
I can honestly say the overall management was its usual high standard - but the level of attendees was noticeably down.
No crowds at the reception/entrance.
The new taxi process however really sucks.
Cheers
04 May 2009
The Icelandic Raiders Vanquished
What a difference a year makes. Just 2 years ago the Icelanders were tackling stakes in such companies as Easyjet and taking a large stake in American Airlines. Now look how far they have come. The last of the raiders is FONS. And this story (roughly translated from Norwegian) tells the story of the bankruptcy filing. Thanks to Professor Kai for this one.
"The district court of Reykjavik approved today to take Fons, holding company of Palmi Haraldsson and Johannes Kristinsson into bankruptcy procedure. The company owns Securitas and Plastprent. Palmi says this is a shock. The company has been in a better position than many other companies.
Fons has been a major company in the Icelandic economy for the past years and amongst other owned a large part in FL Group. With Securitas and Plastprent owns Fons a part of the English toy stores Hamleys and the Nordic travel agency Ticket.
"This is of course an enormous shock," says Palmi but does not want to comment further on the position of the company. The request had been made to put the copany into bankruptcy which the district court approved today. "
This is sad in my view. We need entrepreneurial talent to inject fresh blood into our industry.
"The district court of Reykjavik approved today to take Fons, holding company of Palmi Haraldsson and Johannes Kristinsson into bankruptcy procedure. The company owns Securitas and Plastprent. Palmi says this is a shock. The company has been in a better position than many other companies.
Fons has been a major company in the Icelandic economy for the past years and amongst other owned a large part in FL Group. With Securitas and Plastprent owns Fons a part of the English toy stores Hamleys and the Nordic travel agency Ticket.
"This is of course an enormous shock," says Palmi but does not want to comment further on the position of the company. The request had been made to put the copany into bankruptcy which the district court approved today. "
This is sad in my view. We need entrepreneurial talent to inject fresh blood into our industry.
02 May 2009
Plea To the Dutch: Please Don't Change
The terrible events of April 30th this past week are yet another example of the power of the few (in this case one) to disrupt the lives of the many or indeed the rest.
As with other acts of terrorism - it is always about the ability of someone to destroy the values of the masses to their own selfish ends.
Queen's Day in the Netherlands is a wonderful and joyous occasion that has been existed since 1885. My plea is don't change. Celebrate that which is your unique culture and freedom. To change would be to acknowledge that this deranged person was right and then we collectively all lose. If it gets changed and things are not as they were - then any other like-minded person will do the same thing.
Don't give in and don't change.
Thanks for reading
Cheers
As with other acts of terrorism - it is always about the ability of someone to destroy the values of the masses to their own selfish ends.
Queen's Day in the Netherlands is a wonderful and joyous occasion that has been existed since 1885. My plea is don't change. Celebrate that which is your unique culture and freedom. To change would be to acknowledge that this deranged person was right and then we collectively all lose. If it gets changed and things are not as they were - then any other like-minded person will do the same thing.
Don't give in and don't change.
Thanks for reading
Cheers
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