When we redesigned and developed the www.TIA.org web site, we thought the idea of an industry job bank was a great one, but we never dreamed that the job bank would be so useful to the industry so soon. The new site went up and is getting tremendous use from the industry.
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, TIA management had the tremendous idea to use the job bank to help Katrina displaced workers, by using the technology to feed jobs and resumes to a special section, www.KatrinaJobs.org. We are very proud to be part of this initiative and be able to use the Internet for such important contributions.
Through www.KatrinaJobs.org, the travel industry will make available thousands of jobs to workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The job positions appear on www.KatrinaJobs.org, a clearinghouse for travel and tourism industry jobs that has been developed jointly by The Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) and USDM.net in partnership with the Travel & Tourism Coalition and the Travel Business Roundtable. The web site went live on Thursday, September 15.
Hundreds of hospitality and travel & tourism companies are currently in the process of providing job postings for the site, with others expected to join the effort and list open positions in the coming months. Furthermore, businesses from any American industry will be able to post available jobs on the web site. Job seekers will also be able to post their resumes or job qualifications, and browse for available positions on the web site.
In unveiling the web site, Jonathan M. Tisch, Chairman of the Travel Business Roundtable and Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels, applauded the broad coalition of support for www.KatrinaJobs.org by 37 travel and tourism industry-related associations who collectively represent over 21,000 members.
"The return of travel and tourism jobs and spending will be critical to the full economic recovery of the Gulf Coast region," said Tisch. "Until that happens, this unprecedented partnership among industry leaders will help industry workers rebuild their lives."1
According to Roger J. Dow, TIA President and Chief Executive Officer, the immediate goal of this initiative is to assist workers who have been displaced in finding jobs as soon as possible. As the Gulf region recovers, www.KatrinaJobs.org will also serve as a valuable clearinghouse for travel and tourism industry jobs, as local businesses resume hiring workers.
Companies who wish to post job positions should go to www.KatrinaJobs.org. Please do your part to help.
Visit www.TIA.org to see the newly redesigned web site.
1TIA Press Release, September 14, 2005
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