LONDON - TelAve -- Travel jobs market soars in June

C&M Travel Recruitment's Activity Index – June 2026

• Candidates hit 17-month high
• Placements jump
• Vacancies up 31 per cent

Recruitment activity rebounds

The number of new candidates searching for UK travel jobs has jumped to its highest level in 17 months, according to the latest figures from C&M Travel Recruitment.

With a 31 per cent increase from May 2026 and a 38 per cent rise from June 2025, last month's total was the highest since January 2025 and the second highest since November 2023.

It was also a positive month for placements, with the number of candidates finding new jobs in the travel industry jumping by 56 per cent from May and by nine per cent from last June. This was the highest number of placements seen in a single month since last November.

Similarly, there was a strong increase in the number of new travel jobs being made available during the month, with June seeing a 31 per cent jump from May and an 11 per cent rise from June 2025.

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Speaking about the stats, Barbara Kolosinska, Co-Owner and Managing Director at C&M Travel Recruitment (http://www.candm.co.uk/), said: "After a run of inconsistency, last month was a truly positive one for travel recruitment. We saw new job vacancies, candidates and placements rising both month-on-month and year-on-year for the first time in three and a half years - since January 2023!

"July and August is a traditionally quieter period for the sector, but June's figures provide great momentum as we head into the heart of the summer. The travel jobs market is now the busiest that it's been for some time with many fantastic opportunities available for those looking to progress their career and those wanting to add great talent to their team."

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All figures are drawn from the month's new vacancies advertised with C&M Travel Recruitment.

C&M Travel Recruitment was established in 1998 and is the largest and most successful specialist travel recruitment company in the UK.