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Lancashire, UK, June 28, 2022 -- A Lancashire-based travel firm has launched a recruitment drive for 120 jobs following a surge in demand for holidays.

dnata Travel Group (UK), which owns Travel Republic, Travelbag, Netflights, Sunmaster and the UK’s tour operator Gold Medal, is seeking to attract new talent across the UK and particularly around its key employment centres of Leyland and Kingston-upon-Thames. Opportunities are also available at its other hubs located at Chester and across its network of Travelbag high street travel stores, as well as hybrid and home working positions.

The vacancies are for a wide variety of roles including marketing, finance and IT, customer service and contact centre positions. They will supplement nearly 160 roles already filled since the start of the year as the company responds to increasing demand for its range of travel products and services.

Ailsa Pollard, chief executive officer UK & Europe, dnata Travel Group (UK), said: "Like many travel companies, we’re seeing demand for our holidays pick up. This means we need to increase the size of our team – especially in the critical customer service and sales areas – to ensure we’re able to maximise that interest.

"This is our biggest single recruitment push ever, and we want to fill as many of the available roles as quickly as we can with energetic people who share our own passion for travel, and our vision to reconnect a better world. The pandemic was a tough time for the travel industry, and like many other businesses we had to make difficult decisions.

"But for us now, it’s all about building for the future. With travel experiencing a strong period of recovery, we are keen to attract new talent to join our team of over 800 people to help us drive forward our ambitious growth plans.

"As part of a global business we can offer anyone who joins our team unique career pathways that span multiple locations around the world, plenty of opportunities for professional progression, and learning and development programmes to enhance their skills."

Ms Pollard added that as part of its recruitment efforts, the company has bolstered its already comprehensive package of employee benefits. These include discounted holidays from a vast range of options and a number of salary sacrifice schemes including ‘cycle to work’ and ‘give as you earn’ initiatives, and, as travel reopens, opportunities for educational trips overseas.

The company is also developing enhanced Graduate and Apprenticeship schemes, offering candidates the opportunity to enjoy successful and structured career development progression within dnata Travel Group (UK). She continued: "We have a strong history and heritage in the UK travel industry and an excellent reputation of being an employee-centric business.

"Nearly half of our existing employees have been with us for more than five years. We can offer those that join us great career personal development, and the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, exciting and thriving culture."

Mary Wilson, dnata Travel Group (UK) chief people officer, added: "We’re offering job seekers an opportunity to embark on an exciting career path in a diverse organisation that is a leader in what is a fast-changing and exciting industry. There are so many opportunities for growth and development within our business, and because we operate as part of a large international organisation, there are also career opportunities to work in other territories.

"We believe the benefits and opportunities we offer to be unrivalled in the travel industry, and any talented, enthusiastic and passionate individuals considering a career in a sector that’s as fun and fulfilling as travel should think of dnata Travel Group first. We look forward to helping them realise their potential as they help us achieve our ambitions."

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Posted by Veronica Silva Cusi, news correspondent
Source: https://www.lancs.live

Date Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2022