New travel job vacancies hit 12-month high
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LONDON - eTravelWire -- New travel job vacancies hit 12-month high

C&M Travel Recruitment's Activity Index – January 2025

• Travel jobs and candidates both double in Jan
• Placements remain steady with 2024

Hot start to 2025

New job opportunities in the travel industry have jumped to their highest level in 12 months, according to the latest figures from C&M Travel Recruitment.

The first month of the year saw a 132 per cent 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 per cent jump in job seekers from December, and was also up by 12 per cent 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.

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Placements remain stable

Finally, the volume of applicants being placed in new travel jobs remained at the same pace seen in the first month of 2024. However, January 2025's total dipped by 20 per cent from December.

Speaking about the stats, Barbara Kolosinska, Co-Owner and Managing Director at C&M Travel Recruitment (http://www.candm.co.uk/), 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. What's equally important is that there was also a big increase in companies creating new travel job opportunities last month, which rose to their highest level in a year.

"We're already seeing this activity convert into a strong month of placements in February, and while it's far too early to create an accurate forecast for the year ahead, we're hopeful that the positive start will continue throughout 2025."