LONDON, UK  10th August 2026 – Lightning Travel Recruitment was founded to make the travel industry better. Now we’re back to make a great recruitment experience the norm.

And today, we’re announcing something REVOLUTIONARY. We are thrilled to announce that Lightning Travel Recruitment is officially joining Cape Consulting.

We’ve built our reputation on long-term, personal relationships and a fierce commitment to building better workplaces in the travel industry. Now, by plugging our specialist travel recruitment expertise into Cape Consulting’s broad strategic reach, we’re creating a powerhouse that can do even more to support the travel industry - not just in finding the right people, but in building the kind of workplace cultures that deserve them.

This partnership is about synergy. It’s about creating a "joined-up" support model that makes the industry more sustainable, more human, and frankly, more exciting. We are now relaunching as the only travel recruitment agency that also offers HR consulting AND we’re expanding our reach to outside of just specialising in the luxury travel space - we’re excited to work with the wider travel industry too and support as many clients looking to build awesome workplaces as we can.

"We’re not changing who we are," says Lightning Founder Thea Bardot. "We’re just turning up the volume. By aligning our reputation for excellence, unrivalled book of contacts and headhunting prowess and our progressive stance on pay transparency with Cape Consulting’s extensive people and talent capabilities, we’re creating a powerhouse that can better serve the evolving needs of the travel industry. We’re still here to create positive, actionable change and to champion the humans behind the work."

What does this mean for you?

Nothing changes regarding our commitment to you. We’re still the same team that prioritizes people over profit. We’ll be integrating our services to offer an enhanced suite of support, from specialized recruitment to broader operational frameworks.

We’re still going to be the changemakers, and the people who actually care about the talent pipeline in travel. We’re just doing it with a bit more muscle behind us and opening our doors to the entire travel industry to allow us to support even more clients.

For more information regarding the acquisition, or to chat about how we can help you find your next great hire (or your next great career move), get in touch. 

About Lightning Travel Recruitment

Lightning is more than a recruitment company. We’re a movement sending a jolt through the travel industry. We believe in being empowering, being human, and being better. Our mission is to create a travel workforce that reflects the eclecticism and differences of the world we’ve built our industry around.

About Cape Consulting
Cape Consulting is a leading strategic people and talent consultancy firm dedicated to enabling organizations to grow through people. We provide outsourced HR services to growth-organizations, as well as lead clients in the retention and development of top talent.