Adventure, Specialist & Sustainable Travel jobs

These operators are built around an activity, a cause or an audience rather than a destination. Teams are small, which means roles are broad and one person often covers product, operations and customer contact at once. Field roles ask for qualifications the rest of travel does not, from mountain and watersports awards to wilderness first aid, and those tend to count for more than travel industry experience. Sustainability has become a working function rather than a statement, covering carbon reporting, certification and how product is designed in the first place.

Roles in this sector Expedition LeadershipAdventure & Activity GuidingSustainability & Responsible TourismWildlife & Conservation TravelEducational & School TravelSports, Music & Event Travel