FAR&WIDE Announces Selection Committee For ``LEADERS OF TOMORROW'' Internship; Application Deadline Date Extended.Business Editors & Travel WritersMIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2002 Top executives in hospitality and travel are joining with FAR&WIDE Travel Corporation to support the development of future industry leaders by serving as the selection committee to elect 2002 participants in FAR&WIDE's new "LEADERS OF TOMORROW" Internship program. The "LEADERS OF TOMORROW" internship program will annually provide as many as ten college-level students with a full semester, or summer, to participate in a work-study program Noun 1. work-study program - an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart at one of FAR&WIDE's offices in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada or the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . This year's candidate selection committee is comprised of the following worldwide leaders in travel and education: Dr. John Bowen John Bowen is the name of:
in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. Plc; and Mike Spinelli, past President of the ASTA and founder of Action 6, a consortium of more than 2,400 travel agencies now part of Vacation.com. "We are proud to join together with our travel partners in selecting the best of the best candidates to nurture and develop into top quality personnel that will assuredly strengthen our industry for years to come. We are working together to nurture our future leaders Future Leaders is a UK schools-led charitable organisation that aims to widen the pool of talented leaders especially for urban challenging secondary schools. It was founded in March 2006 by Nat Wei, a former founder of Teach First. ," said Phil Bakes, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "LEADERS OF TOMMOROW" is open to all college-level sons or daughters of travel agents and to children of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Police and Fire Department personnel interested in pursuing a career in travel. In response to travel agent feedback, FAR&WIDE is extending the application deadline for the new FAR&WIDE program to June 15, 2002. To date, approximately 50 percent of the applications received have come from travel agents family members. Dr. John Bowen has over 27 years experience in hospitality education. In addition to his post as President of Johnson and Wales University Providence, Dr. Bowen currently serves as president of EUHOFA, an international association of hotel school directors. He is on the board of the Hospitality Industry International and serves as Chairman of the Mayor's Advisory Council on Business, Tourism, and Culture. Lord Colin Marshall has worked in international travel and transportation for more than five decades. He has led British Airways for the last 19 years, initially as CEO, then as Chairman and CEO and now, since 1996, as non-executive Chairman. After service with the former Orient Line steamship steamship, watercraft propelled by a steam engine or a steam turbine. Early Steam-powered Ships Marquis Claude de Jouffroy d'Abbans is generally credited with the first experimentally successful application of steam power to navigation; in 1783 his company, Lord Marshall emigrated to the USA in 1958 to begin his business career with the Hertz Corporation. In 1964, he was recruited by Avis Inc and rose to become President and CEO. Following the takeover of Avis in 1976 he was appointed Executive Vice President of Norton Simon Norton Winfred Simon (February 5, 1907-June 11993), in the United States was a millionaire industrialist and philanthropist based in California. A significant art collector, he is the namesake of the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. Inc and Co-Chairman of Avis. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1981 as Deputy Chief Executive and a Board Member of Sears Holdings PLC, before joining British Airways in 1983. He is currently also Chairman of Invensys plc and a board member of HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) Holdings PLC. Lord Marshall's public service duties include chairmanship of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and of the Britain in Europe organization. He also serves as President of the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council and as a member of the British American Business Council's international advisory board. Lord Marshall is a past-President of Confederation of British Industry The Confederation of British Industry is a not for profit organisation incorporated by Royal charter[1] which promotes the interests of its members, some 200,000 British businesses, a figure which includes some 80% of FTSE 100 companies and around 50% of FTSE 350 and a former board member of the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . In November, 2000, he became the first non-US based business leader to be elected Chairman of the Conference Board. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1987; and made a Life Peer in the Queen's Birthday Honors of 1998. With 42 years of experience in retail travel, Mike Spinelli, has served as President of the American Society of Travel Agents ASTA, short for the American Society of Travel Agents, claims over 20,000 members in 140 countries. Its members include travel agents and companies who offer travel products, such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. and is the ex-Chairman of ACTION 6, a consortium of more than 2,400 travel agencies now part of Vacation.com. In 1998 and 1995 Tour and Travel Magazine chose Spinelli as one of the 25 most influential executives in the travel industry and he was named Travel Agent Magazine's Travel Person of the Year for 1997 and 1996. In order to be considered for the internship, "LEADERS OF TOMORROW" prospects can apply online at http://www.farandwide.com/internship. Program details and answers to the most frequently asked questions are available on the website. FAR&WIDE is the largest travel provider in the value-added sector of the outbound U.S. leisure travel industry, offering the greatest and most diverse array of travel experiences including FIT, independent, group, escorted, Fly & Drive and Cruise & Land programs that range from traditional sightseeing to very specialized itineraries - all commissionable to travel agents. Travel agents can learn more about FAR&WIDE's tiered commission and override programs by ordering the company's Travel Agent Resource Guide online at http://www.farandwide.com/brochures. For more information about FAR&WIDE visit http://www.farandwide.com. FAR&WIDE's roster of leading travel companies includes: Adventure Center, African Travel, Brian Moore International Tours, Central Holidays, FAR&WIDE-London, Grand European Tours, High Country Passage, Intercontinental Travel Company, IST Cultural Tours, Journeys Unlimited, Lion World Travel, Pacific Bestour, Peter Voll Associates, Prism Holidays, Regina Tours, Spanish Heritage Tours, Swain Tours and Downunder Direct, Tourlite and Zeus Tours & Yacht Cruises, as well as several destination management companies in key locales. |
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