Yes from October 2006, you won?t need to put your age on your CV. You also don?t need to put anything that gives clues as to your age ? such as dates you went to school. You only need to go back 10 year for work experience, as that is considered your most relevant experience. However, despite all this, you will find many companies still insisting on filling in Application Forms. These forms are likely to have date of birth (for Equal Opportunity tracking). However, whilst age discrimination does exist in employment, it is more likely considered as ?reasons for not getting the job? by the jobseeker, than the real reason that they weren?t suitable. Make sure you don?t get paranoid! Your skills are in demand!

The travel industry is very busy at the moment and we have hundreds of vacancies registered for all types of work (see our job search). When you have been with a company for as long as 12 years, your job will probably have changed quite a bit in that time. Ensure your CV is uptodate and relevant to all you have done. You could add a covering page for job applications specifically highlighting the experience you have gained during your employment relevant to the job you?re applying for. Make sure your CV is well presented ? see our CV and interview advice section in the site. Good luck!

Travel is a broad industry, which has many technical terms. We have a section that explains certain travel words in our terminology page. If what you are looking for isn't there, search on Google or an online encyclopaedia/dictionary such as wikipedia.

Most of the major newspapers advertise travel jobs. In addition to the major industry newspapers (Travel Weekly, Travel Trade Gazette), there are job websites such as totaljobs, aviationjobsearch, traveljobsearch etc. that advertise travel jobs. For those with travel industry experience, the best way to find travel jobs is to register with a travel related employment agency such as New Frontiers, where you can get a team to pro-actively look for jobs on your behalf, whilst at the same time providing a unified source of job information and vacancies.

Most people believe that the way to get into business travel is to apply for job, or to go to agencies and ask to be put through to Business Travel roles. Unfortunately it isn?t as easy as that. Business Travel is a fierce industry with many companies opting to employ only those with experience rather than new entrants. The first key step is to ensure you know one of the major CRS systems. These include Galileo, Worldspan, Amadeus and Sabre. The next is to gain experience; there are some Business Travel courses available that offer employment opportunities at the end of them. Another is to apply to as many Business Travel companies as possible to see if they will let you on as a junior ? in this case, it is better to go to them directly rather than through an agency. In all cases, remember that as with most of the in travel industry, when you start in this career, you wont start with the large multi-million high earning accounts. It takes time and patience, but the rewards are there for those who work hard for them. There are more details about Business Travel courses on our Travel Courses page.