C&M Travel Recruitment

Recruitment for travel companies is all this agency does. It has placed candidates in the sector since 1998, and it says its consultants have all worked in travel themselves, which shapes how they judge a CV or brief a hiring manager. The agency calls itself the most trusted travel recruiter in the UK.

From reservations desks to head office

The roles on its books cover the whole shape of a travel business. On the front line these are leisure travel consultants, reservations staff, ticketing and long haul specialists, including villa and adventure travel sellers. Alongside them sit business development and account management posts, partnership roles with travel suppliers, and business travel positions such as implementation and support executives. At head office it recruits for IT, marketing, finance, product and contracting teams. A cruise product and marketing manager, for example, is the sort of post that appears among its vacancies.

Permanent, temporary and contract work

Employers can come to it for permanent hires, temporary cover or contract staff, and candidates can look for office-based, remote or hybrid work. Vacancies are spread mainly across London, Surrey and East Sussex, with some roles that can be done from anywhere in the country. The clients named in its adverts include tour operators, cruise specialists, a luxury villa holiday company and an adventure travel business.

A separate desk for senior hires

A dedicated recruitment team handles appointments from management up to board level, which the agency presents as its answer to employers who need a director or head of department rather than a consultant. It also claims an exceptional retention rate for the people it has matched to roles over the years.

Material for people looking for travel work

For jobseekers the site carries a travel salary guide and a salary index, a page on working in Australia, and a refer a friend scheme. Its candidate section holds long runs of advice on writing a CV, preparing for interviews, using LinkedIn, handling video and telephone interviews, and finding a new travel job after redundancy, plus guest pieces from a job board. A recurring series profiles rising young travel professionals under the heading 30 Under 30, and there are articles on how to progress in travel and on what employers look for.

C&M Travel Recruitment is a UK agency that recruits only for the travel industry. Operating since 1998, it fills roles from entry level to the boardroom for tour operators, cruise lines, villa specialists, business travel firms and other travel companies, and its recruiters have themselves worked in travel.

What C&M Travel Recruitment offers

• Travel sales and reservations: leisure travel consultants, reservations staff and ticketing roles.
• Business development and account management: sales and partnership jobs with travel suppliers.
• Head-office roles: IT, marketing, finance, product and contracting positions.
• Senior appointments: a dedicated team for management and board-level hires.
• Flexible placements: permanent, temporary and contract work, including remote and hybrid roles.
• Candidate resources: a travel salary guide, CV and interview advice, and a referral scheme.

Who it works with

Employers range from adventure and long-haul travel companies to cruise specialists and business travel management firms, mainly in the UK with some roles abroad.

Key facts

• Based in: United Kingdom
• Founded: 1998
• Specialism: travel industry recruitment only