C&M Travel Recruitment said the 31% year-on-year uptick in new travel job vacancies came during what is "traditionally the quietest month of the year for travel recruitment", albeit still 9% lower month-on-month compared with July.
New candidates looking for travel jobs fell by 4% year-on-year in August, according to C&M's latest recruitment activity index, and also dropped compared with July (-19%).
It was a similar story with new travel job placements too, with placements falling by 13% year-on-year in August and by 9% month-on-month.
