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Sep 08 - Latest IATM Newsletter
Members can now log-in and downlaod issue 4/2010 of the IATM Newsletter with full details of the IATM Picardy and Champagne Study Tour and the Sorrento meeting post-tour.
Sep 08 - Drubba announces new glass studio
Hofgut Sternen now has a glass studio with two glass-blowers at work. Ravennastüble - now has higher seating capacity and free-flow service area for quicker service; Goethehaus - has six completely renovated rooms in deluxe standard; and as always Hofgut Sternen offers the convenience of toilets and free bus-parking.
Sep 06 - Picardy and Champagne IATM Study Tour
Book now to confirm your place on the Picardy and Champagne Study Tour! The tour is from 27 November to 04 December and space is limited. Don't be disappointed, click here for a booking form.
Sep 06 - Dublin offers smartphone guide app
Dublin is the world`s first city to provide a pointing technology-enabled smartphone application which allows users to point their mobile device at a building or object in the real world and retrieve information about it
Aug 17 - CER Meeting Cracow and Wroclaw
The full programme and a booking form for the Central European Region meeting in Cracow and Wroclaw, 19-22 November, 2010, are now available on ourDiary page.
Aug 11 - Latest issue of On The Road
The July-August issue of On The Road magazine is now available to download.
Aug 11 - Stricter dress code for the Vatican
Wearing shorts or having arms uncovered is no longer allowed on Vatican territory.
Aug 09 - IATM AGM Sorrento post-meeting tour
Please visit the Events page in the link above for details of the Sorrento AGM post-meeting tour.
Aug 08 - US to collect entry fees from travellers
Starting 08 September, 2010, a US$14.00 fee will be charged to tourists
applying for electronic travel authorization (ESTA) for entry into the
USA.
July 20 - Bus Late? Claim compensation!
The European Parliament is debating a compensation scheme for delayed
bus, ferry and ship passengers similar to that already applying to air
travel.
July 19 - Rome acts against "unauthorised" guides
ETOA reports that Roman authorities are cracking down on "unauthorised" guides.
July 05 - Delayed Rome coach plan now in force
Six months after the initial announcement, the European Tour Operators
Association (ETOA) reports that the new plan for coaches visiting Rome
is now operational.
June 28 - Italian Regional Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of IATM-Italia will take place from 26-29 November, 2010.
May 11 - EU drivers' hours
Copies of the full EU regulations governing the hours of work of
passenger vehicle drivers and a user-friendly version from the UK
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) are now available in the
Members area of the website. Members must log-in to gain access to this
information. If you are a member and have not yet registered please
follow the steps outlined above.
Apr 14 - Volunteers needed for IATM promotion in Oberammergau
A "club-table" (Stammtisch) for IATM members and interested
tour-managers in Oberammergau has been arranged and will operate from
15th May. On each day, 15 minutes before the start of the event, at 2.15
p.m. (performance will begin at 2.30 p.m.) a special table will be held
in the nearby "THEATER CAFE" and IATM members of all regions can meet
informally and also publicise the advantages of our Association to other
tour guides present. If you are visiting Oberammergau and would be
willing to assist in promoting IATM to your non-member colleagues please
contact Otto Knaus at iatmcer@gmx.at.
May 14 - Indian Tourist Visa rules relaxed
Follwing representations from the tourism industry and others, India has
relaxed the rule preventing those entering the country on Tourist Visas
from re-entering during the period of validity.
May 14 - ETOA launches Group Tourism Charter
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) in co-operation with the
International Road Union (IRU) and European Cities Marketing (ECM) has
launched a Group Tourism Charter highlighting ten key points for
successful group tourism in cities.
May 11 - BA cabin crew vote for 20 days of
strikes
British Airways cabin crew have voted for a series of four five-days
strikes on May 18-22 inclusive, May 24-28, May 30-June 3 and June 5-9.
May 04 - NYC open-top tour buses told to
use headphones
The New York City Council has passed a measure outlawing noisy
loudspeakers on open-top tour buses.
Apr 07 - Airline to charge for use of overhead luggage bin
Spirit Airlines, a small Florida based operator, has become the first to introduce charges for using the overhead luggage bin - $30 in advance or $45 on the gate from August 1, 2010. There is no news - yet - of any airline charging passengers an additional fee for wearing clothes or carrying a passport.
Mar 16 - Tourism "Employs 235 million
worldwide"
Underlining the importance of the Tourism Industry is the report by the
World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) that it employs 235 million
people worldwide, equal to 8.1% of total employment.
Feb 24 - Green Guide Alliance launched at IATM
convention in Istanbul
IATM Chairman, Scott McGraw, launched a new environmental initiative at
the 48th Annual Meeting of IATM in Istanbul.
May 12, 2009 - New booking procedure for Vatican
See the link above for details of the new procedure for booking group tours of the Vatican.
June 18, 2008 - MOTO reinstates concessionary meals for TMs.
Following representations from IATM and Tour Managers, MOTO has agreed to reinstate concessionary meals for TMs as well as drivers. Full details of the requirements are given on the MOTO website. IATM understands that the requirement to be in uniform is flexible and that any TM with proper idenitification, dressed for business, and accompanied by the driver will receive the concession.
November 12, 2007 - IATM Board makes statement on employment status of TMs.
At a meeting of the IATM board of directors held in London, 9-11 November, 2007, the board made an important statement of policy regarding the employment status of Tour Managers.
November 23, 2005 - Chair's speech to Peace Summit in Thailand
Read the speech given by the Chair of the IATM Board of Directors, Anna-Lena Soderlund-Tornell, to the 3rd Global Summit on Peace through Tourism held in Pattaya, Thailand.
November 8, 2004 - IATM Policy on GVI Class Action
A meeting of the IATM Board of Directors held 5-7 November, 2004, considered the implications of the recent GVI Class Action.
A policy statement was agreed stressing the desire of Tour Managers to retain their freelance (independent contractor) status and encouraging Tour Operators to give greater recognition and value to their Tour Managers.
Read thefull policy statement here.
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