New travel job vacancies have jumped to their highest level in 12 months, according to the latest C&M Travel Recruitment data.
The first month of the year saw a 132% rise in new travel jobs from December to reach its highest total since January 2024.
There was also a big increase in the number of new candidates searching for jobs in the travel industry last month.
January saw a 99% jump in job seekers from December, and was also up by 12% from January 2024.
What’s more, last month’s figure was the second highest January total for at least 14 years – behind only January 2023.
Finally, the volume of applicants being placed in new travel jobs remained at the same pace seen in the first month of 2024.
Barbara Kolosinska, Co-Owner and Managing Director at C&M Travel Recruitment, said: “After an unusually busy December, it was very pleasing to see the momentum carry into January and create a hot start to 2025.“
“It’s clear that lots of travel talent have chosen the new year as the perfect time to re-enter the jobs market, with last month being the second busiest January in a decade for candidate registrations.”
