Take Off in Travel is designed to help the industry with outreach and recruitment, says Travel Weekly’s Lucy Huxley
I’ve spoken to several agency bosses in recent weeks who have sounded a positive note ahead of next year’s peaks.
In this week’s edition, we cover news of shop openings and expansion, maintaining a trend seen during 2024.
Meanwhile, the largest companies in the high street and homeworking sectors – Hays Travel and Travel Counsellors respectively – are eyeing continued growth in the coming years.
Despite this positivity and bullish recent trading updates, there is also a sense of caution among small and medium-sized operators, who report a dip in momentum since the post-pandemic boom.
This caution reflects an acceptance that there was always going to be a slowdown in demand once pent-up travel plans had been fulfilled.
But it also points to the complexities of predicting the impact of both established and recently confirmed financial pressures on the budgets of businesses and consumers alike.
What is beyond question as we approach a key selling period is the importance of frontline teams and those behind the scenes, and that is another focus of this week’s magazine.
This week you can read the heartwarming story of Isaac Graham’s first steps in the industry, and find out about the latest edition of our careers publication Take Off in Travel. As always, all the content on takeoffintravel.co.uk is made available for free to aid readers’ outreach and recruitment plans, so I would urge you all to make the most of it to ensure our industry is well set for whatever the future may hold.
Comment originally from Travel Weekly, November 28 edition