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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.2 - Activities of call centres
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2006
Foreseen end date
30 April 2009
Description
BCD Travel (Subsidiary company of the Dutch group: BCD Holding NV) is a leading provider of global travel logistics. BCD Travel (12,000 employees in the world) employs 150 worker in Paris and will create 300 new employment in three years in a new Call centre (in Montpellier). BCD Travel help clients achieve their business objectives and decrease the costs associated with travel planning. BCD Travel streamlines operations and strategic business management, coupling travel and employee business services.
Eurofound (2006), BCD Travel, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 63436, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63436.
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