New candidates searching for travel jobs leapt to a 17-month high in June, according to C&M Travel Recruitment – up 31% month-on-month and 38% year-on-year to the highest total since January 2025 and the second highest since November 2023.
Placements, meanwhile, increased by 56% month-on-month and by 9% compared with last June following the highest number of placements in a single month since November 2025.
There was also a strong uptick in new travel jobs becoming available during June, with vacancies increasing by 31% compared with May and by 11% compared with June 2025.