Travel Recruitment

We connect travel industry leaders with the best candidates to enhance your services and customer experiences.

What is the travel industry?

The travel industry provides customers with a range of options on leisure and business travel, both domestic and international. In recent years, the transition of travel services from the high street and telephone to online and digital has completely revolutionised the industry. Travel and holidays can now be booked directly by customers, avoiding costly packages and making travel more affordable and flexible. In an extremely competitive environment, marketing activities from travel companies aim to build brands whilst acquiring new customers and creating reasons and experiences to retain them to rebook. Data, IT and technical solutions are core to product development, scalability and survival in this exciting and constantly evolving sector.

How does the travel industry work with recruitment agencies?

Similar to eCommerce, travel is notoriously seasonal and a fast-paced sector with, according to LinkedIn, it experiences around 40,000 job moves a year, led by airlines. Recruitment agencies have been well placed to help identify the best candidates during the sector’s bounce back after Covid and economic uncertainty. Agencies such as us have helped navigate candidate reservations around moving into the industry during slower economic times and we have real success stories from passionate individuals who have developed successful careers. By identifying candidates with specific travel experiences, an employer can draw on this to enhance their product further or look into partnerships for increased revenue opportunities.

Why does the travel industry work with The Candidate?

We’ve worked with travel companies placing candidates from digital, tech, marketing, analytics, working on projects like loyalty programmes and seasonal promotions. As well as supporting with transformation projects, technology and data candidates assist with the ever-changing advancements in the sector, from AI to seasonal trends, key products, loyalty schemes and online bookings. We’ve placed senior marketing candidates who work on product developments to help with launches and additional complementary products. For our clients who are customer journey focussed, we’ve recruited developers and project managers for web developments that help clients connect with their customers through optimised contact forms, chat bots and dynamic FAQ areas.

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