LONDON, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz
Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) announced that its Hertz London Heathrow
operations hosted seven Kingston College Travel and Tourism
students at week-long work experience placements throughout April.
Hertz and Kingston College
connected through their mutual affiliation with the Global and
Travel Tourism Partnership (GTTP.org), a multi-country educational
foundation to introduce students to career opportunities in Travel
& Tourism.
The Hertz Heathrow Area Manager gave the Kingston College students daily assignments in
customer service, teamwork and office learning skills. This
included observing customer service at check in, working as part of
the Instant Return and Gold Desk teams, and helping customers with
directions and luggage handling.
Michel Taride, Hertz International RAC Group President, and
Chair of the GTTP's Advisory Board, said: "We were delighted to
host the Kingston College Travel and
Tourism students at Heathrow, our largest airport location in
Europe. The college has an
impressive travel and tourism studies program, aimed at helping
students with career planning and preparation. Providing practical
work experience for students is a great way for the travel and
tourism industry and educational institutions to work together to
foster future talent."
Based in South West London,
Kingston College is a major
provider of further education for post-secondary students. Its
Service Department offers Level 1-3 travel and tourism courses
aimed at students aged 16-19. The goal of the college's work
experience program is to expose students to a travel and tourism
related working environment and to work as part of a professional
team.
Martin O'Brien, Programme Leader
– Service Industries, Kingston
College, said: "Our students thoroughly enjoyed their Hertz work
experience. The students have reported that they grew in
self-confidence as well. As many students are planning a
career in travel and tourism or wider service industries, they
particularly appreciated the opportunities to greet and help
customers as well as work alongside the Hertz Heathrow team. I
would like to thank the team at Hertz for providing our students
with such a fantastic opportunity."
Kingston College has been
affiliated with the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership for
several years, and two of its students represented the UK at the
2012 GTTP Student/Teacher Conference in Monaco. The College works closely with the
GTTP UK Director to maintain their industry knowledge and relevance
for the students.
Hertz has been an Advisory Board Member of the GTTP for nearly
20 years. Additional Global Partner Advisory Board members include
senior executives from Amadeus, American Express, Carlson Wagonlit
Travel, Delta Airlines, Enterprise Holdings, HRG, KDS, Starwood and
Travelport.
About Hertz
Hertz operates the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental
brands in more than 10,800 corporate and licensee locations
throughout 145 countries in North
America, Europe,
Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle
East and New Zealand. Hertz
is the largest worldwide airport general use car rental company
with more than 1,700 airport locations in the U.S. and more than
1,300 airport locations internationally. Product and service
initiatives such as Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, NeverLost®,
Carfirmations, Mobile Wi-Fi and unique vehicles offered through the
Adrenaline, Dream, Family, Fun, Green and Prestige Collections set
Hertz apart from the competition. Additionally, Hertz owns the
vehicle leasing and fleet management leader Donlen Corporation,
operates the Hertz 24/7 hourly car rental business and sells
vehicles through its Rent2Buy program. The company also owns Hertz
Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), one of the largest equipment
rental businesses with more than 350 locations worldwide offering a
diverse line of equipment and tools for rent and sale. HERC
primarily serves the construction, industrial, oil, gas,
entertainment and government sectors. For more information about
Hertz, visit: www.hertz.com.
About The Global Travel & Tourism Partnership
The Global Travel & Tourism Partnership is an industry
philanthropic initiative to foster future talent and tackle the
global skills shortage. The GTTP educates secondary school students
about careers in Travel and Tourism at a time when they are making
career and education choices. Demand for the GTTP program is high.
GTTP served 36,000 students in 1996, growing to more than 551,000
in 2015, with about two million students trained in total. The
program operates in Brazil,
Canada, China, Hong
Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Russia, South
Africa, Tanzania, and the
UK. The GTTP's Global Partner Advisory Board is comprised of senior
executives from Amadeus, American Express, Carlson Wagonlit Travel,
Delta Airlines, Enterprise Holdings, The Hertz Corporation, HRG,
KDS, Starwood and Travelport.
Hertz Press Contact:
Evelin
Imperatrice
Hertz International
T: +44 1895 553 695
E: eimperatrice@hertz.com
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