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The economic troubles in Europe are having a devastating affect on the continent's tourism sector with many countries being forced to close offices abroad because they lack the funds to operate them.
The latest victim is the Netherlands Board of Tourism (NBTC), which yesterday handed lay off notices to most of its staff in New York after having its budget cut 65 per cent by the Dutch government. Half the NBTC's staff worldwide has now been dismissed thanks to the cutbacks.
European countries are facing unprecedented cutbacks thanks to the economic chaos now gripping dysfunctional members of the European Union - the most costly and useless government body in the world - and other countries have notified their tourism boards abroad to get ready for major layoffs as well.
European countries closed their Canadian offices years ago and now with the shutdown of their U.S. offices, which oversaw the Canadian tourism market as well, the job of selling overpriced and overtaxed Europe will be much tougher.
Sadly, there's a human cost to all this. People like Brigitta Kroon-Fiorita, the NBTC's manager of media relations in New York, one of the best in the business, was notified this week that her job has been cut.
The talented Brigitta, who did a great job promoting the Netherlands to the North American media for 22 years, will be missed!
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