New travel job vacancies surge
The number of new travel job vacancies spiked by 131% in May 2023, according to C&M Travel Recruitment latest jobs data.
Last month’s total was the highest since January, and 2% above the corresponding pre-pandemic month of May 2019.
Similarly, the number of new candidates jumped by 24% last month.
Last month’s rise was a welcome rebound from the decline in April.
Last month also saw a small 6% rise in the number of people being placed in new travel jobs.
However, it represents a drop of 67% the record-high month of May 2022, while it was also 27 per cent behind May 2019.
Barbara Kolosinska, Managing Director at C&M Travel Recruitment, said: “After a fall in activity around the Easter holidays, we’re very pleased to see a big rebound.”
“In particular, it’s great to see so many new travel jobs available. We’re seeing more new roles being created than before the pandemic.”
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