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From: Keith Anderson on 16 Mar 2010 12:48 So Chris Sandemans New Europe Tours are not actually "free"..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jWhGn93hw News item in English (hope the link works) http://www.thelocal.de/jobs/20100311-25813.html further discussion: http://www.ricksteves.com/blog/index.cfm?fuseaction=entry&entryID=411 Keith Anderson, Gepr�fter Stadtf�hrer/Qualified Berlin Guide. (Verband der Berliner Statdtf�hrer/Berlin Guide e.V.)
From: Tom P on 17 Mar 2010 09:13 Keith Anderson wrote: > > So Chris Sandemans New Europe Tours are not actually "free"..... > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jWhGn93hw > > News item in English (hope the link works) > > http://www.thelocal.de/jobs/20100311-25813.html > > further discussion: > > http://www.ricksteves.com/blog/index.cfm?fuseaction=entry&entryID=411 > > > Keith Anderson, Gepr�fter Stadtf�hrer/Qualified Berlin Guide. > (Verband der Berliner Statdtf�hrer/Berlin Guide e.V.) I guess you could extend this practice to other employment areas, like having restaurants where the waitresses pay for the privilege of working and rely on tips?
From: tim.... on 17 Mar 2010 13:23 "Tom P" <werotizy(a)freent.dd> wrote in message news:80c2sbFuveU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Keith Anderson wrote: >> >> So Chris Sandemans New Europe Tours are not actually "free"..... >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jWhGn93hw >> >> News item in English (hope the link works) >> >> http://www.thelocal.de/jobs/20100311-25813.html >> >> further discussion: >> >> http://www.ricksteves.com/blog/index.cfm?fuseaction=entry&entryID=411 >> >> >> Keith Anderson, Gepr�fter Stadtf�hrer/Qualified Berlin Guide. >> (Verband der Berliner Statdtf�hrer/Berlin Guide e.V.) > > I guess you could extend this practice to other employment areas, like > having restaurants where the waitresses pay for the privilege of working > and rely on tips? Do they have those jobs in Germany -I know that they have some where the waitress gets paid a percentage of the food ordered (served), but that's not quite the same thing. tim >
From: Runge11 on 17 Mar 2010 16:21 Hohoho another contri by martin. "Martin" <me(a)address.invalid> a �crit dans le message de groupe de discussion : t302q51lnlr72p2i4r9tehib8p6jbercql(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:13:47 +0100, Tom P <werotizy(a)freent.dd> wrote: > >>Keith Anderson wrote: >>> >>> So Chris Sandemans New Europe Tours are not actually "free"..... >>> >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jWhGn93hw >>> >>> News item in English (hope the link works) >>> >>> http://www.thelocal.de/jobs/20100311-25813.html >>> >>> further discussion: >>> >>> http://www.ricksteves.com/blog/index.cfm?fuseaction=entry&entryID=411 >>> >>> >>> Keith Anderson, Gepr�fter Stadtf�hrer/Qualified Berlin Guide. >>> (Verband der Berliner Statdtf�hrer/Berlin Guide e.V.) >> >>I guess you could extend this practice to other employment areas, like >>having restaurants where the waitresses pay for the privilege of working >>and rely on tips? > > and bar jobs. > -- > > Martin >
From: smoothmyhackles on 18 Mar 2010 06:37
A reply (of sorts) to the program Keith has been posted in a press release in New Europe's corporate site. It does not appear to answer the ZDF Frontal21 point about taking back tips from the guides when the tours are advertised as free. It does however make a big deal about competitors spreading the news of the program around Europe - well, they would wouldn't they! Could New Europe's guides come forward and tell us what is going on here please with the tips issue? Pleased to see this forum exists. smoothmyhackles n Mar 16, 5:48 pm, Keith Anderson <ke...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > So Chris Sandemans New EuropeToursare not actually "free"..... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jWhGn93hw > > News item in English (hope the link works) > > http://www.thelocal.de/jobs/20100311-25813.html > > further discussion: > > http://www.ricksteves.com/blog/index.cfm?fuseaction=entry&entryID=411 > > Keith Anderson, Geprüfter Stadtführer/Qualified Berlin Guide. > (Verband der Berliner Statdtführer/Berlin Guide e.V.) |