Busiest January on record fuels Blue Bay Travel recruitment drive
Blue Bay Travel is now on a recruitment drive after experiencing its busiest January on record for online bookings and web traffic.
The long-haul tour operator also reported its best trading day, last month, (31 January) since before the pandemic and received the highest volume of bookings in a month since January 2020.
Bookings for the 16 – 31 January period also delivered the highest second half of January figure the company has seen in its almost 20-year history.
As part of its growth plans, Stoke-on-Trent-based Blue Bay Travel is recruiting for 10 positions, including Personal Travel Advisors, a Product Executive and a Product Assistant, a Promotions Assistant, and a Customer Relations Advisor.
Alistair Rowland, CEO of Blue Bay Travel, said: “The government’s overhaul of the Covid-19 testing and quarantine rules in early January was a real game-changer and we’ve enjoyed a bumper month as a result.”
“January was a record-breaking month in terms of website traffic, and we also received the highest volume of online bookings in a month that we’ve ever had.”
Most popular destination for bookings now is the Maldives. Mexico, Dubai and the Dominican Republic are also proving popular, particularly as they will accept non-vaccinated holidaymakers.
“As a business, we’re proud to have been able to retain all our colleagues during the pandemic period and now we need to hire more. The January boom has accelerated our growth plans and we’re actively looking to recruit for a range of positions,” Rowland said.
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