Quotes of the Week

"At the weekend I had dinner with a well known Management Consultant who told me all the CEO's and boards are in absolute panic. Planning is no more on the agenda - now it is knee jerk mass cost cutting and firings and crossing of fingers. The life of many boards of directors will be shorter and shorter and companies will become more inefficient. "

"The UK government has decided to increase income tax. This is a bad move because in this global economy the wealth creators will move and the UK will be one big public sector, lumbering around like a bureaucratic monster trying to devour any wealth creation as it feeds its insatiable hunger for revenue to pay for the life styles of retiring mandarins and pen pushers."

"Someone told me 350,000 jobs have been lost in the UK. But in the public sector, they have employed 50,000 more. Nice."

From the FINTAG blog

How important is the US to UK tourism?

One of the main stories to emerge during the current economic crisis has been falling valuation of the pound against the dollar. What will be the impact of this trend on tourism levels in the UK? Will more Americans travel abroad or has the impact on investments been too damaging?
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"Are Ex pats a Dying breed?"

Singapore is the second most densely populated country in the world, with 6,430 people per square kilometre. It is the 5th wealthiest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita. This would explain the hectic lifestyle and fast moving business activity. click here for more...

Global Conference - FM and Catering Contracting in May 2009

En Passant is working with The Hague Business School and Neller Davies to host the first International conference at The Hague Business School to discuss the future of Facilities Management. What will the industry look like in 2015? How will it influence the catering market? Will catering contractors offer more multi service offerings to order to compete with the FM players?
If you are interested in registering your interest in learning more, please contact Heather Gibson, Editor, En Passant on heather.gibson@epmagazine.co.uk

Have we seen the heyday of international travel?

EHL Masters Students will be conducting research into this topic over the next six months. En Passant and EHL will be hosting an Executive Think Tank in March 2009 To register your interest in attending this event please click here