Careers
Working at Travelife offers the opportunity to make a real difference because everything we do is aimed at ensuring tourism has a positive impact on people and the planet. Our team are skilled, professional, friendly, approachable and have empathy for others. They share a passion for sustainability in business and travel, and work together to ensure our Members are continually creating better places to live, work and visit. Click here to learn more about Travelife and the people who work for us.
Travelife vacancies
Certifications and compliance specialist
You can play a vital role in helping to improve the environmental and social impacts of tourism by becoming a certifications & compliance specialist for Travelife, a world leading accommodation sustainability certification programme.
This full-time permanent role includes full on-the-job training.
Click here to download an information sheet that describes the role in detail.
Please send your CV and a cover letter to hr@abta.co.uk by 09h00 UK time on Monday 24th July. A detailed job description can be requested from hr@abta.co.uk.
This is a UK-based role so you must have the right to live and work in the UK and be a UK tax resident. We are sorry but we are unable to sponsor or otherwise arrange UK work visas.
Location and benefits
Travelife is wholly owned by ABTA so we are based out of their office in London’s Bankside area, just a few minutes from Borough Market and London Bridge Station. ABTA offer flexible working so we can accommodate you to work mostly remotely or mostly in the office, whichever you prefer as long as you are able to commute on your office day. We can also be flexible with how you fit your hours around things like childcare, study and personal wellness.
ABTA, is a London Living Wage and Disability Confident employer that offers a supportive working environment alongside some great benefits and training opportunities. You can click here for more information about these benefits which include an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance, a cycle to work scheme, an employee assistance programme and paid time off for volunteering.
Travelife team profiles
Auditor recruitment
We are continually seeking well-qualified and experienced individuals who are passionate about sustainability to join our global auditing team. Click here to visit our auditor recruitment website to find out about our minimum requirements and to apply online. You can also click here to follow us on LinkedIn where we post the latest Auditor training opportunities.
Update: We have temporarily suspended auditor recruitment. Individuals may still send us an application by following the process below so that we can keep it on file for when recruitment begins again.
Auditor profiles
Summer internship
Every year Travelife support ABTA’s summer intern program that they run annually with their education partner universities in the UK. Click here to learn more about the program on ABTA’s website.
COVID-19 update: Unfortunately, due to UK government coronavirus prevention measures, we have temporarily suspended the annual internship. We hope this will be reinstated as soon as possible.
2018 summer intern vlog
Meet Nicola Pearce, the 2018 ABTA summer intern from Leeds Bradford University, an ABTA Education Partner. Nicola completed a research project for Travelife about destinations around the world that are taking steps to be more sustainable.
2019 summer intern vlog
Meet Charlene Pink, the 2019 ABTA summer intern from the University of Surrey, an ABTA Education Partner. Charlene completed a marketing plan for Travelife that laid out how we could work with destinations around the world to increase the volume of Travelife Certified properties. This included producing research and planning templates as well as designing marketing materials.