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Continental Airlines Announces Partnership With National Association Of Hispanic Journalists
Continental Airlines Announces Partnership With National Association Of Hispanic Journalists
Published 07-26-05
Submitted by Continental Airlines
"Continental's workforce is almost 17 percent Hispanic, and our Latin American and Caribbean routes comprise 20 percent of our entire operations," said Pete GarcÃa, Staff Vice President, Latin America. "We applaud the NAHJ's efforts to foster fair treatment for Hispanics in the communications industry and respect for Hispanic culture in general. Continental Airlines is proud to partner with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists to help its staff, members and students with travel arrangements for their professional development."
The partnership consists of:
- Official Airline of the NAHJ 24th Annual Convention, June 13-17, 2006, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
- Official Airline of the 20th and 21st NAHJ Annual Noche de Triunfos Journalism Awards Galas, September 15, 2005 and September 2006, Washington, D.C.
- Official Airline of the 17th Annual NAHJ Scholarship Banquet, February 2006, New York
The sponsorship includes a Continental MeetingWorks discount agreement for NAHJ members traveling to these and other NAHJ events, such as regional workshops and seminars, and training and professional development seminars.
"We're pleased to extend Continental Airlines' Working Together' philosophy to our partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists," Garcia continued.
Continental offers nonstop service to 66 destinations in 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. On July 15, the airline will begin nonstop flights between Houston and Cali, Colombia, bringing the total number of the airline's Latin American destinations to 67. Continental offers service from the U.S. to 30 destinations in Mexico - more than any other airline - and also offers nonstop service to more Central American cities (11) than any other U.S. airline.
Continental offers a number of Spanish-language services, including bilingual flight attendants on many flights to Latin America; and bilingual airport personnel, reservations agents and signage. Passengers may make reservations in Spanish at 1-800-537-9222. Continental Airlines has been named for eight consecutive years to Hispanic Magazine's list of "100 Best Companies for Hispanics" (1998-2005).
Founded in 1984, NAHJ's mission is to increase the percentage of Latinos working in our nation's newsrooms and to improve news coverage of the Latino community. NAHJ is the nation's largest professional organization for Latino journalists with more than 2,300 members working in English and Spanish-language print, broadcast and online media as well as journalism students, media-related professionals and journalism educators. For more information, visit www.nahj.org.
Continental Airlines is the world's sixth-largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,000 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 150 domestic and 130 international destinations, more than any other carrier in the world. Nearly 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines, which include Aeromexico, Air France/KLM, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air and Northwest Airlines. With 41,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 56 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.
For the second consecutive year, FORTUNE magazine named Continental the No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline on its 2005 list of Most Admired Global Companies. Continental was also included in the publication's annual "Top 50" list, which ranks all companies, across a wide variety of industries, that appear in the Global Most Admired Companies issue. Continental again won major awards at the 2005 OAG Airline of the Year Awards including "Airline of the Year," "Best Airline Based in North America" and "Best Executive/Business Class."
