ACTA启动Covid-19 Resource Portal;代表旅行顾问提倡政府
经过Lynn Elmhirst/
The travel industry has been, from Day 1, on the front lines of the global response to the outbreak of COVID-19. The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) has acknowledged how overwhelming the challenges have been for the more than 12,000 advisors of its member agencies.
由于联邦政府呼吁国外加拿大人立即被遣返并禁止大多数入站旅行,而且对旅行顾问的压力继续增长,ACTA正在通过新的COVID-19 CORVID-19 PORTAL来支持其对机构和顾问的支持顾问(在这里找到)。
The portal will allow ACTA members to log in and access ACTA’s own compilation of alerts and advisories, links to government resources and funding programs, and business resources to help advisors meet the challenges of COVID-19.
New partnership providing HR Assistance
预计某些机构将需要人员配备方面的帮助,因为顾问需要休假来照顾校外的儿童或以积极的诊断为准,ACTA已与HR A La La La La La La La La。
The new partnership provides ACTA members savings on the company’s HR Consulting Packages. Members can access the preferred pricing on consultations by logging in to the member portal or via ACTA’s COVID-19 portal. The consultation will help agency owners determine the best cost-effective HR package that will meet staffing needs.
Lobbying on behalf of travel businesses
“This too shall pass over time,” advised ACTA president Wendy Paradis of the COVID-19 crisis, “By pulling together and working with government, the industry will survive this just as it has so many crises in the past. We want you to know that ACTA has been hard at work on several fronts, lobbying on your behalf.”
ACTA describes its advocacy activities on behalf of the Canadian travel agency community over the last couple of weeks during the “whirlwind” of extraordinary, daily changes in the travel industry. The organization has taken a four-prong approach that includes:
- Collaborating with travel suppliers including air, tour, cruise and inbound tourism executives to advocate for ACTA members as well as the sector in Canada as a whole;
- Reaching out to the Federal jobs Minister emphasizing the impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry, requesting urgent action and assistance;
- 传达对旅行咨询对加拿大全球事务的影响的“严重关注”,要求这些官员平衡健康和福利的关注与其咨询行业的影响,对加拿大经济的贡献以及加拿大的工作;和
- Explaining that economic and employment impact to government COVID-19 Cabinet Committee members.
顾问给政府的信
ACTA says many members have reached out to offer their own support for ACTA’s lobbying efforts, with advisors keen to get involved in letter writing to elected officials.
该组织鼓励顾问写信给当地的国会议员,MPP和地方政府。“这将有助于驱使回家对行业有多严重。”
目前,ACTA本身并不是在策划有组织的信函编写运动,其中包括模板和特定信息,但说这步骤可能会走上路。
The organization says it will continue to update its new COVID-19 portal, its lobbying and collaboration with industry, and will keep advisors posted when new developments arise, or when more action on the part of Canada’s travel professionals is needed.
Live update webinar for advisors
Paradis will be hosting a live webinar update for advisors tomorrow, Thursday, March 19That 1:30 p.m. EST.
在网络研讨会期间,她将分享ACTA如何代表ACTA成员提倡政府,并提供有关政府经济援助计划的最新信息,这些信息在Covid-19-19危机期间支持加拿大业务。
Paradis将与HR Al La Carte的董事总经理Corina Sibley一起加入,他将分享与工作场所中的Covid-19的最佳实践,如何实施潜在的工作表策略以及与谁联系,如果您需要任何人力资源协助,你的事。