C&M Travel Recruitment’s Activity Index – October 2025

(TRAVPR.COM) UNITED KINGDOM - November 19th, 2025 - Travel job opportunities hit 8-month high

C&M Travel Recruitment’s Activity Index – October 2025

• Candidates, jobs and placements all rise in Oct
• Back-to-back monthly increases across all metrics

Strong month for travel recruitment

New travel job opportunities have risen to their highest level in eight months, according to the latest figures from C&M Travel Recruitment.

October's total increased by two per cent from September and reached its highest level since February, despite slipping by 19 per cent from last October.

Similarly, the volume of candidates being placed in new jobs in the travel industry hit a seven-month high in October with a 46 per cent monthly increase in placements. Compared to last October, the total was down by five per cent.

The month also saw the number of candidates searching for new travel jobs rising to a six-month high with a six per cent increase from September. Last month's total was the highest since April, but dipped by two per cent from October 2024.

This was the second month in a row that all metrics (candidates, vacancies and placements) have risen; marking the first time this has happened for more than four years – since June and July 2021.

Speaking about the stats, Barbara Kolosinska, Co-Owner and Managing Director at C&M Travel Recruitment, said: "For many, many months, we have been calling for momentum and consistency in the travel jobs market - and there are now very early signs that we may be seeing this.

"For the first time since 2021, the number of new travel jobs, candidates and placements have all increased in back-to-back months. This is much needed, and while we clearly need this to continue before we can declare it a real trend, it’s undoubtedly a positive sign for the travel industry."

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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.

For further information please contact: Owen Mckeon (Marketing and Operations Manager - 0161 238 4497 / owen@candm.co.uk) or Barbara Kolosinska (Co-Owner and Managing Director - 07507 602 069 / barbara@candm.co.uk).

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