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Tui agents compete
to support projects
Rob Gill.
to make a donation towards projects
AGENTS working in First Choice and benefiting the environment and
Thomson shops could win a trip local communities overseas.
to one of the environmental and “It is essential we educate our
community projects that Tui frontline staff on the World Care
Travel supports around the world. Fund so they can communicate its
The company has launched a benefits to customers and in turn
three-month incentive to tie-in with increase the amount of donations.”
World Environment Day today (Friday). Another initiative for World Environ-
The aim of the incentive is to motivate ment Day is that all staff have been encour-
staff to learn more about charity projects aged to make a pledge to do something for the
supported by the World Care Fund, which was environment such as saving energy or water, or
launched by First Choice in 2007, and encourage helping to preserve local wildlife.
customers to make a donation to the fund. Activities are also planned at the company’s COOKING UP A ROMANCE: Thomas Cook
The shop in each region that generates headquarters, on Thomson Airways flights and helped play Cupid for two of its managers:
the highest percentage of donations from all in resorts overseas. Emma Darby, 24, of the Staines branch,
bookings will win a trip for one staff member to Blastland and customer director Tim and West Byfleet’s Andrew Baker, 25, who
visit one of the projects. Williamson will be giving presentations at the first met at the annual staff conference in
Dermot Blastland, managing director of company’s offices about their visits to charity Gran Canaria in 2005. The couple have
Thomson and First Choice, said: “The World Care projects in India and Mexico respectively. been together ever since, and tied the knot
Fund is a great scheme to engage customers Thomson, First Choice and their customers earlier this month in Andrew’s home town
about sustainable tourism and encourage them have raised £2.5 million for the World Care Fund. of Long Ditton, Surrey, watched by 20
colleagues from Thomas Cook. The couple
spent their honeymoon in Jamaica.
Splash the cash for
First Choice babies
FIRST CHOICE is holding a series of water-based
activities at its holiday villages to raise money for
a baby charity.
The operator will hold Splashathon days at its
nine Holiday Villages around the world, through-
out the school holidays in July and August.
The money raised will go to Tommy’s, which
funds research into the causes and prevention of
miscarriages, premature births and stillbirths.
ECO INITIATIVES.
around the UK took part in the Travel Founda- Splashathon is an annual event organised by
Cook staff get
tion’s Make Travel Greener training exercise to Tommy’s for babies, toddlers and young children,
get a better knowledge of responsible tourism. who are sponsored to take part in swimming and
on their bikes
Planned overseas activities include beach other pool-based activities.
clean-ups in resorts in Egypt, Spain, Cyprus, Italy Last year’s Splashathon, which also takes
and Bulgaria. place at schools and pools around the UK, raised
THOMAS COOK staff have been taking part in Soeren Stoeber, acting head of sustainability more than £200,000 for the charity.
various initiatives during the run-up to World at Cook, said: “It is up to companies such as Cook First Choice will be offering a family holiday
Environment Day. to educate both our employees and guests about in Turkey for the family that raises the most
At the Thomas Cook Airlines base in the environmental impact of travel and ensure money for the Splashathon.
Manchester, staff have been cycling or taking we are offering the most effective sustainable Holiday Villages are located in destinations
public transport to work, while employees options when it comes to leisure travel.” including Mexico, Majorca and Egypt.
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