Thomson and First Choice add thousands of UK jobs

Leading holiday brands, Thomson and First Choice have announced the addition of 2,000 new jobs across their overseas operation and airline for summer 2016.

From today, prospective candidates will be able to apply for a broad range of opportunities from cabin crew to holiday advisors and childcare providers to football coaches.

The expanding range of long-haul destinations in the Thomson portfolio will see jobs stretching as far and wide as Costa Rica, Florida and Mexico, as well as Cuba – a brand new destination for 2016.

Thomson’s youth brand, Scene, are also recruiting for holiday advisors based in fun and lively destinations such as Crete and Ibiza.

During November, even more opportunities will be available, as Thomson begins recruiting for a new entertainment team in the brand new Thomson Family Life and Suneo Club resorts.

Andrew Willis, global head of recruitment – TUI Destination Services, said: “We are delighted to announce the opening of our summer 2016 recruitment process.

“We offer a huge range of exciting roles across the globe and with our long haul offering expanding; there’s no better time to join.

“Working for the world’s largest travel group, we offer a best-in-class training programme to ensure our colleagues get the support they need to help customers discover their smile.”