The new data found there was a "strong rebound" in new travel job vacancies following the end of the summer holidays, with September’s total increasing by 65% from August.

The figure was the highest since May 2022 and was also up by 45% from September 2021, up by 18% from September 2019 and up by 16% from September 2018, but down by 16% from September 2017.
 
There was also a rise in the number of new candidates searching for jobs in travel last month, with a 12% increase from August and an 18% jump from last September. Compared to pre-pandemic years, last month’s total was down 7% from September 2019 but up by 6% from September 2018.
 
However, the number of applicants being placed in new travel jobs dipped by 11% in September and fell back to its lowest level since February.

Despite this, last month’s figure was up by 32% from the same month last year, was level with September 2019 and up by 16% from September 2018.
 
Barbara Kolosinska, managing director at C&M Travel Recruitment and C&M Executive Recruitment, said: "It was another very positive month for travel recruitment, with new candidates, vacancies and job placements all above their historical averages.
 
"In particular, recent months have seen a huge increase in both vacancies and placements in the business travel sector, and we expect experienced business travel consultants to continue to be in extremely high demand in the months ahead."