Whilst the hotel and catering sub-sector is clearly low paid, the picture in other areas of the tourism sector may be more mixed. On the hand, Baum (2006) notes how other sub-sectors such as travel agencies, airline and tour operators, who are often staffed by young and female employees, also offer relatively poor remuneration. Often this will mean that for a number of front-line positions, such as travel advisors, the pay rate will be at or near the NMW. For example, Mytravel, a major provider of package holidays and other leisure travel services, offers a salary range for a travel advisor of £9000-£11500 (http://www.mytravelcareers.co.uk/retail/accessed 15 May 2006). On the hand, a recent survey conducted by Croner in conjunction with the Asscociation of British Travel Agents (ABTA) suggests that the median basic salary for workers in the travel industry was £21753, which rose to £23135 when other aspects such as commission and bonuses were added (IRS, 2006b). These figures are clearly significantly higher than the figures for the hotel and catering industry noted in Human Resource Management in practice 9.4. Moreover, whilst relatively low pay may be true for a number of front-line positions in tourism and hospitality it is a different picture for other occupational.