DREAM holidays are a perk of the jobs on offer at a firm that is looking for apprentices in Halton.

Hays Travel, which has shops in Warrington, Widnes and Runcorn, says it needs new recruits to cater for record demand.

It is searching for more than 40 apprentices who will be given the added perk of road-testing dream holidays.

The fast-growing travel firm will be holding three days of open events at Liverpool, Manchester, and Wrexham on April 12, 13 and 14. Each person attending will be given the chance to give a presentation on their own dream destination and how to get there.

Regional sales manager Simone Murphy, a former Hays apprentice, said: “Last year was the first time we had held open events for applicants and we weren’t sure how it would go but it produced some of the best candidates we’ve ever had so we’re doing it again this year.

“Once again we’re starting early to reach more candidates and give them the chance to come along and meet us, learn more about what we do and see if a career in travel and tourism is for them.

“There will be some simple tests on subjects like geography but it is very informal and is more to gauge what they know now and how they respond so we can adjust their training to suit them.

“We found last year that many of them made friends with fellow candidates on the open day and built a bond so that when the successful applicants went to their first training session they already knew some of their colleagues.”

The new appointees will start work in July and will be provided with a comprehensive training package with a nationally recognised qualification, an NVQ Level Two/Three in Travel and Tourism on completion.

To apply for a Hays Travel apprentice website go to https://careers.haystravel.co.uk/apprenticeships/apply or through the National Apprenticeship website