ASTA Announces Staffing Group to Host ASTA's Job Board
ALEXANDRIA, VA, February 24, 2009 - ASTA, through its for-profit subsidiary, ASTA Marketing Services, Inc. (AMSI), is pleased to announce that the Travel Staffing Group will power ASTA's Job Board. The new board will offer ASTA members the chance to post job opportunities at a discounted rate and help to find the next generation of travel professionals.
"The Travel Staffing Group was chosen as a partner for our job board because of its track record and reputation for being a premier resource for travel industry jobs," said Bob Kern, AMSI president. "With this partnership, we can provide our members valuable tools to help advance their career objectives, as well as attract job seekers with relevant job skills to the industry."
"The Travel Staffing Group will be providing recruitment advertising solutions to ASTA members in direct response to industry employment trends," said Gayle Walsh, president of The Travel Staffing Group. "We are excited about this opportunity to provide more targeted job opportunities in the travel industry."
Employers can post jobs for 30 days on the site for the discounted ASTA member rate of $99. For $179, ASTA members can not only post a job opening for 30 days but also have access to the board for a 30-day period and their national resume database. Employers will only find candidates with adequate travel industry experience and in fields that compliment the business of selling travel such as travel agents, tour operators, host agencies, transportation service agents and many more. Travel agents, students and recent graduates can post their resumes on the site and search for current job opportunities as well. ASTA's Job Board will give travel employers a cost-effective way to attract qualified travel candidates to their travel related positions.
ASTA Marketing Services, Inc. (AMSI) is a for-profit subsidiary of ASTA which provides and discounts products and services as an ASTA member benefit. To learn more about AMSI, visit www.ASTA.org/BusinessServices.
The mission of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is to facilitate the business of selling travel through effective representation, shared knowledge and the enhancement of professionalism. ASTA seeks a retail travel marketplace that is profitable and growing and a rewarding field in which to work, invest and do business.
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