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Seeking the right tourism job

"Summer job Mykonos," "Hotel maid" - such phrases are systematically repeated by Greek users during their searches on the internet.

"In 2022, we had an increase in searches compared to 2021 in the main specialties of the hotel industry, as reflected on the Google platform," comments Stavros Kefalas, head of Tourix, who studies the phenomenon.

Trainings for 7,000 Unemployed Professions in Bulgaria

Nearly 7,000 unemployed with low or no qualifications from 115 cities will be able to benefit from trainings and internships in key competencies for the most sought-after occupations on the labor market.

They will be organized by business and trade unions and the projects will be financed with European funds, reported BNR.

Thomas Cook expands in Greece

Leading British tour operator Thomas Cook announced this week that it has acquired two new properties in Greece, which will take its total number of hotel units in this country to four.
The operator has bought out Casa Cook Kos, a 100-room unit that it has been operating on the Dodecanese island and which has been the most profitable unit bearing the company's name.

Trashman's Dilemma | Athens | November & December

The Apo Michanis Theater presents "Trashman's Dilemma," a dystopian drama by Canadian playwright and actor Bruce Gooch, for three shows only on November 30 and December 7 and 14. The original New Fangled Stages production, which is in English, features the author himself, along with Lynn Vogt, Jon Osbaldeston and Davydd Cook. Performances start at 9 p.m.

Monthly record in hirings/departures balance

The balance of hirings and departures in the local labor market in April showed that hirings were ahead by the greatest amount seen in the last 18 years, exceeding departures by 100,246, thanks to the start of the tourism season, with sector officials being adamant that this year will bring another record in arrivals and revenues.

Parents want part of Thomas Cook’s compensation for their kids’ monoxide poisoning on Corfu

An inquest by Wakefield Coroner’s Court into the deaths of Bobby and Christi Sheherd, aged six and seven when they died while on a holiday to Corfu, found that tour operators Thomas Cook “breached their duty of care.” The children died from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty boiler while on holiday in 2006.

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