Your Co-op Travel, which has 76 travel agency branches across England, including 19 in the West Midlands, is targeting new recruits at the Birmingham Careers Fair on 8 April.
Your Co-op Travel, part of The Midcounties Co-operative, is looking to recruit up to 33 new colleagues to work in its travel agency branches, as well as at the head office in Walsall, as the travel industry bounces back from the pandemic.
Despite concerns over the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the rising cost of living, holiday bookings have remained strong and steady since the government’s stringent travel testing measures were lifted in January. Average weekly sales for Your Co-op Travel in the first quarter of 2022 (Jan – March ‘22) were up 107 per cent on the previous quarter (Oct – Dec ‘21). Over 75 per cent of the bookings taken in March were for holidays departing this spring and summer, pointing to a demand for holidaymakers to get away as soon as possible, after two years of lockdowns.
Your Co-op Travel will be speaking to potential candidates at the Birmingham Careers Fair, which will take place on Friday, 8 April, at Jury’s Inn Broad Street, 10am – 2pm. Available positions include Travel Consultants and Travel Assistant Managers, as well as roles for Trainee Travel Consultants who are looking to cut their teeth in the travel industry.
Natalie Turner, Head of Branches for Your Co-op Travel, said: “With travel very much back on the agenda, there has never been a better time to join the industry. Our travel branches are getting busier and busier and we’re looking to welcome new travel experts to the Your Co-op family, to help meet the demand for holidays from our customers and members.
“The recruitment fair will provide the perfect opportunity for us to talk to passionate people, who have worked in travel before or who want to join this dynamic and friendly industry, about our current vacancies, how to apply, and all the benefits that come with being part of a co-operative society.”
Your Co-op Travel has branches in Dudley, Walsall, Sedgley, Solihull, Wednesbury, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Aldridge, Chelmsley Wood, Erdington, Bilston, Kingswinford, Bloxwich, Sutton Coldfield, Brownhills and Finchfield, as well as a Carrick Travel shop in Chesleymore, which joined the Your Co-op family in October 2020 but continues to trade as Carrick Travel.
Your Co-op Travel offers one of the widest selections of holidays on the high street, including financially protected, flexible holiday deals to the top destinations. For added peace of mind, Your Co-op Travel is offering members and customers booking package holidays with its own tour operator, Co-op Holidays, low deposits, flexible payment options, free changes and cancellations and cash refunds within 10 days, as part of the Co-op Holidays Promise.
