Travel Recruitment News
30.06.2008
Britons are increasingly looking to travel to niche destinations, it has been claimed.Derek Moore, chairman of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO), states that in recent years there has been a rising trend in those holidaymakers who are taking breaks to destinations which are "beyond their comfort zone".It was...
27.06.2008
People working as travel agents should not be overly concerned about the impact of the credit crunch.Such is the assertion of John Semple, business development director at John Semple Travel, who states that in the current period of economic downturn it is important for travel agents to use their specialist...
27.06.2008
A tour operator is looking to expand the number of jobs it offers in Scotland, it has been revealed.Travel 2 Travel 4, a long-haul tour operator, has announced it is looking to hire around 100 people for its Skypark reservations centre in Glasgow.Gary Arbuckle, recruitment and project officer at Travel...
26.06.2008
A multimillion pound investment is to be made into training those with travel and tourism jobs, it has been revealed.In a grant to be issued via government body Train to Gain, relevant qualifications in relation to the travel sector will be developed with access to some 50,000 short courses to...
26.06.2008
Although volumes of holiday sales continue to be robust, the impact of the credit crunch is causing Britons to be increasingly careful with how they spend their money, it has been reported.In a debate held by TravelMole and YouTravel a number of industry experts have reported that travel agents are...
26.06.2008
Business travel company the Bath Travel Group has signed a new contract with technology firm Travelport, it has emerged.As such, those with travel jobs at the firm will use Travelport's latest Galileo desktop (GDS) reservation product across all areas of the business.Under the terms of its previous deal the Bournemouth-based...
25.06.2008
An increasing number of Britons are attending overseas weddings, it has been reported.In research carried out by TickBox on the behalf of Travelex and Thomas Cook, it was indicated that about one in ten people are set to go abroad to attend a wedding ceremony over the next 12 months.It...
24.06.2008
Camping holidays are becoming increasingly popular among Britons.Such is the assertion of Jonathan Knight, editor of the Cool Camping series of guidebooks, who reported that more people are opting to go on such breaks as the equipment used has improved over recent years.He claimed that now holidaymakers are able to...
24.06.2008
Two leading corporate travel organisations are joining forces to investigate new ways of working in the industry, it has emerged.In news that might interest people with business travel jobs, it was revealed that the Institute of Travel Management (ITM) and the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GMTC) have set up...
23.06.2008
There was a five per cent increase in travel bookings in May compared with the same month last year, it has been revealed.Figures from the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) site also indicated an one per cent decrease in air travel and a four per cent decline in car...
