Travel job placements rise despite August heat

LONDON - EntSun -- Travel job placements rise despite August heat
C&M Travel Recruitment's Activity Index – August 2025

• Candidates remain steady
• Placements and vacancies dip month-on-month

Summer holidays hit jobs market

Travel job placements rose year-on-year in August despite late summer holiday distractions, according to the latest figures from C&M Travel Recruitment.

There was a five per cent increase in the number of candidates being placed in new travel jobs compared to last August, although the total dipped by 21 per cent from July 2025.

The number of candidates beginning their search for a new travel job remained steady in August with just a 0.2 per cent drop from July and a five per cent dip from August 2024.

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Finally, the traditional fall in new travel vacancies in August materialised again this year, with a 31 per cent monthly decrease from July, as well as an eight per cent ease from last August.

Speaking about the stats, Barbara Kolosinska, Co-Owner and Managing Director at C&M Travel Recruitment (http://www.candm.co.uk/), said: "August is traditionally the second quietest month of the year for the travel jobs market behind only December – and this year was no exception. With many candidates and decision makers taking their summer holidays during the late summer months, activity in August nearly always drops.

"However, there were bright spots last month, with new candidates holding steady with July, while job placements were up compared to the same month in 2024. All attention now turns to the autumn months which are usually much busier for travel recruitment, with many companies looking to get great travel talent in place ahead of the peaks season."