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A SPORTING CHANCE Several top football and rugby clubs


were facing travel chaos after Thomas Cook’s collapse in September. TMC Clarity saved the day by


recruiting 17 ex-members of Thomas Cook Sport’s travel management team. The move has provided continuity for the sports teams and their fans. Building on its business travel


THE AMEX CONNECTION Until 25 years ago, Thomas Cook was a big name in business travel. But it sold off its cor- porate accounts and its US licensee, Thomas Cook Travel Inc, to American Express. White says the sale of the business travel interest was “a good decision at the time”. “Thomas Cook was not the largest player in the business travel sector, but it had a number of mouth-watering accounts.” Since the collapse, American Express Global Business Travel has been quick to reach out to ex-employees. Lisa Potter, vice-president, global talent & inclusion, at Amex GBT, says: “Our EMEA recruiting team posted via social media to encourage former Thomas Cook employees to look into opportunities with GBT. Our business leaders recognise the value of bringing in candidates with a travel industry background, and we are committed to help


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upgrade their skills to ensure their success. When one door closes, another will open.” One area in which Thomas Cook maintained a presence was business travel for sport. Thomas Cook Sport handled a number of football teams, including Man- chester City, as well as some rugby clubs. Clarity has recruited Thomas Cook Sport ex-employees who handled elite sports teams (see box, right). The TMC already manages business travel for many sports clubs’ staff and directors. Meanwhile, Elaine Holmes of Traveleads, which also handles sports travel, says: “Traveleads is supporting the BTA in offering employment opportunities in the specialist area of sports travel.” Wexas’ Gershon has some good advice for all ex-employees. “The opportunities that come and take your career in a different direction can be amazingly rewarding.”


for sports experience, a new Clarity Sports division has been created, headed by Rob Slawson who was formerly head of Thomas Cook Sport. Pat McDonagh, chief executive of


Clarity, said: “Players, fans and officials of multiple teams across football, rugby and cricket have all been left in a very difficult situation following the demise of Thomas Cook Sport. “The logistics of moving sports


teams from game to game is a complex operation and, because we were already working with many of these clubs, we were able to move rapidly to offer jobs to those impacted by the Thomas Cook situation. “They quickly joined our team


and together we had the industry knowledge to step in at short notice and give practical solutions.”


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