travelling. To help with recruitment, many operators have introduced reward incentives to help attract new talent.


REWARD INCENTIVES


Cruise specialist agency Panache Cruises, for GZCORNG JCU DQQUVGF KVU sales team’s basic salary to £30,000, with £60,000 on target earnings after three years. Staff also receive a £200 holiday concession, among other opportunities, including working overseas. Adventure operator


Intrepid Travel offers QHƂEG DCUGF UVCHH C HTGG VTKR GXGT[ [GCT YKVJ CP GZVTC ƂXG FC[U QH RCKF NGCXG while home-based agency Not Just Travel grants staff £500 each per year to spend on personal or professional development. Travel Counsellors recently took 32 of its top-selling agents away to Thailand. Meanwhile, in 2022, Jet2 gave employees a pay rise, a ‘thank you’ bonus and GZVTC FC[U QH NGCXG CU YGNN as another pay rise in 2023. So, if you’ve got a zest for


life and a desire to be part of an ever-evolving and vibrant industry, why wouldn’t you want to work in travel?


GARETH HARDING is a personal travel consultant with homeworking travel agency Travelosophers


MOLLY COFMAN- NICORESTI is


industry partnerships manager at +PVTGRKF|6TCXGN


“I started my career 25 years ago ÜoÀkin} voÀ /hom>à ook° Ü>à ÞoÕn} and loved getting on planes and soaking up destination and product knowledge from the amazing teams that I worked ÜiÌh° /h>Ì ià oni ov Ìhi LiÃÌ Ìhin}à about the industry – the people that you meet and the lasting relationships Ìh>Ì ÞoÕ LÕil`° /hi ÃoVi>l iÛinÌà >Ài oÕÌ of this world and the enthusiasm and passion for travel is infectious! “Just over a year ago, after multiple industry roles, I decided to ‘go it alone’ >n` ÃÌ>ÀÌ ÜoÀkin} voÀ mÞÃilv°


multiple homeworking agencies but, having known current employees from my time at Thomas Cook and feeling > n>ÌÕÀ>l >vwniÌÞ ÜiÌh Ìhi VonVi«Ì and values of Travelosophers, it felt liki > «iÀviVÌ wÌ° 7i½Ài liki > v>milÞ q hand-picked agents that bring our own strengths and experience to the mix, >n` Üi½Ài `iwniÌilÞ Ìhi ÕlÌim>Ìi Ìi>m° “I also work full-time as a trainer for the civil service at the moment, and the support and encouragement that I am }iÛin >lloÜà mi Ìo ÜoÀk yiÝiLlÞ >n` Àim>in moÌiÛ>Ìi` >n` `iÌiÀmini`°»


“After graduating from university where I studied history and classics, I decided Ìo }o Ìo -oÕÌh čmiÀiV> voÀ wÛi monÌhð On my return, a friend sent me a job advert for a business development executive role with Latin Routes, so I applied without having any experience, >n` }oÌ Ìhi Àoli°


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the relationships made with agents across the UK, the independence of ‘being on the road’, and hosting 50 ÌÀ>Ûil >}inÌÃ on > ÌÀi« Ìo ,io `i >niiÀo° “The next step of my career was as a marketing executive at TravelLocal, where }oÌ Ìo ÜoÀk vÀom ÌhiiÀ iÀlin ovwVi° Both jobs have led me to my current role as industry partnerships manager voÀ nÌÀi«i` /À>Ûil° nÌÀi«i` >lÜ>ÞÃ ÃÌoo` out to me as a great company, not only because of their incredible trips, but also their sustainability credentials and belief that positive change can be made ÌhÀoÕ}h Ìhi joÞ ov ÌÀ>Ûil°


“Looking back, I’m glad I took that trip to South America and followed my own path, as it has taken me around the world and ultimately led me to a v>nÌ>ÃÌiV >n` vÕlwllin} V>ÀiiÀ°»


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