As travel management companies rebuild staffing levels following extensive layoffs and furloughs due to the pandemic, they are seeing a competitive environment in attracting talent.
Several TMCs are in hiring mode at the moment. BCD Travel, for example, has nearly 600 open positions worldwide, including travel consultants, program managers and travel tech experts, BCD senior manager of talent acquisition Suzanne Miechels recently said. Flight Centre currently is recruiting for about 150 open roles across various business areas in the U.Shttps://shorthand.northstartravelgroup.com/sh/7oRWxPxU7h/Canada region alone, according to Flight Centre Travel Group people and culture leader for the Americas Lisa Baker. Egencia late last year announced that, fresh from its acquisition by American Express Global Business Travel, it was starting a “major recruitment drive” for about 100 full-time, tech-focused employees across the U.S., Europe and India.
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