C&M Travel Recruitment's latest Recruitment Activity Index charted a 24% month-on-month increase in new vacancies in July, which have risen to their highest level since February. Compared with July 2025, the figure was down by just 1%.
July did see a 9% month-on-month dip in new candidates searching for roles, but total candidate numbers were nonetheless up by nearly a fifth (18%) compared with July 2025.
The only blip was an 8% month-on-month drop in the number of applicants being placed in new travel jobs in July as placements fell by more than 20% versus July 2025.
