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Jobs boom for Luton

Written by News Desk

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Luton’s GDP has been handed a huge boost as a major travel firm prepares to switch hundreds of jobs to the town from its current base in Sussex. As many as 650 workers with German-owned TUI Travel in Crawley have been told they must move to Luton or risk losing their jobs. This follows a review conducted after the multi-million pound merger of the Thomson and First Choice travel brands last year. It is axeing its Crawley HQ next year in a bid to streamline its operations and make £150 million in savings. The staff must move to Thomson’s offices in Bedfordshire or find jobs elsewhere. Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 354 Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment.

 

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