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Industry recruitment videos watched more than 600k times across social, claims Abta

Abta says its social media industry recruitment campaign has attracted more than 600,000 views

Travel found wanting with regards to mentoring and allyship

New research by Women in Travel CIC has established the value of allyship and mentoring to women working in travel, while finding some employers are lacking in both areas

Travel Counsellors and ITT team up to launch £100k scholarship programme

Homeworking giant partners with ITT Future You Foundation for industry-first programme to support budding entrepreneurs

C&M Travel Recruitment marks ‘most successful year yet’ with new website

New site and brand refresh follows launch of C&M’s new logo earlier this year

Stuba appoints Malcolm Lindop to new sourcing director role

Lindop has a background in direct contracting and commercial management, having worked, amongst others, with JAC Travel, AC Group and Gulliver’s Travel Associates in senior roles

Former P&O sales lead Nathaniel Sherborne returns to travel with Hurtigruten role

Sherborne’s new role as vice-president of sales and marketing UK and Nordics marks his return to travel after spending just over a year with retirement home developer McCarthy Stone

Giles Hawke appointed new Celebrity Cruises EMEA boss

Cosmos, Globus and Avalon Waterways chief to take over at luxury line after seven years with the escorted touring and river cruising specialist

Almost 70% of overseas travel roles lost following Brexit, study finds

New research finds 69% of overseas travel roles were lost since 2017 when UK exited the European Union

Scenic Group reveals new UK senior leadership team

Nichola Absalom will become sales and marketing director for the UK business, with Ian Wentworth taking up the role of general manager UK

New travel job vacancies more than double in May

C&M Travel Recruitment hails ’big rebound’ in hiring after Easter

Melanie Quinn joins Travel Counsellors as head of corporate

Quinn joins the homeworking brand from Clyde Travel Management, where she held the role of head of sales and customer relations

Celestyal appoints Janet Parton as VP of business development

She joins from her role as sales and marketing director for Cosmos and Avalon Waterways

JG Travel Group appoints Allen and Yianni to lead new-look product team

Chris Allen has been promoted from his role as product manager to head of specialist and Blue Bay Travel’s Chris Yianni has been appointed as head of touring

How travel agents and tour operators can switch lives

We profile industry members who have crossed over the distribution line.

Weddings specialist appoints new general manager

Melissa Lowe-Woolley promoted to new role at Perfect Weddings Abroad with wider departmental and operational remit

Tourism training group explores course opportunities after govt setback

Last month the Department for Education’s announced plans to scrap level 3 travel and tourism courses after 2025

Aqua Expeditions expands global sales team with two new hires

Former Air Canada country manager Max Campos joins the expedition line as its new sales manager for the UK and Northern Europe

TTC Tour Brands appoints new EMEA marketing director

Anna Neville, who previously held roles with Scenic and Abercrombie and Kent, will be based in London

Virgin Atlantic seeking 350 new cabin crew amid fresh recruitment drive

The roles will be part of an initial six-month fixed-term contract with the view to extend

Nicky Bird joins Red Sea Holidays as national trade manager

The former Tui retail manager will be responsible for leading increased brand awareness for Red Sea Holidays’ through the trade

Travel job placements fall to 16-month low in April

New vacancies and candidates also dipped last month but May has seen a stronger start

Panache Cruises looks to grow team by 30% with fresh recruitment drive

James Cole, founder and managing director of Panache Cruises, said the business will be quadrupling the size of its office premises over the coming months to accommodate its growing team

Germany's Viva Cruises sets up dedicated UK sales team

The Dusseldorf-based river cruise operator has appointed Four Agency as its new sales office in the UK

Windstar Cruises appoints Augustus Lonsdale as head of UK sales

Lonsdale joins the line from AmaWaterways where he spent seven years, most recently as head of commercial and marketing for the UK and Europe