Analyst – Route

Location: Hybrid - 3 days at VHQ, Crawley

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 1^st October 2025

At Virgin Atlantic Holidays, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we’re harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.

Ready to shape the future of travel pricing across two iconic brands? We’re on the lookout for a Route Analyst which sits within Virgin Atlantic Holidays (VAH), the tour operating and holiday business of the Virgin Atlantic Group. In this pivotal role, you’ll take ownership of route pricing strategies across Virgin Atlantic Holidays, ensuring they’re expertly managed to deliver on group margin and contribution targets.

You’ll be the go-to expert for pricing queries, working hand-in-hand with our Revenue Management, Product, and Sales teams to optimise performance and unlock new opportunities. Your insights will fuel smarter decisions through weekly and monthly trading reports, highlighting risks and surfacing growth potential.

As a Route Analyst, you will:

• Ensure controls are in place to track the accuracy of margins and progress toward forecasts.
• Apply revenue management principles at route (macro) and accommodation (micro) levels throughout the product lifecycle.
• Manage profitability throughout the booking curve – track rate of sale and margin profiles throughout the booking curve at the component level.
• Implement Revenue Management methodologies to optimise performance.
• Provide weekly and monthly trading reporting, detailing concerns and highlighting opportunities against forward departure date budget requirements, detailing actions taken and to be taken.
• Compile, utilise, and present competitor data analysis ensuring information is accurate and that we are well-priced within our competitive set.
• Investigate Competitor / Pricing / Margin and availability issues ensuring communication with relevant departments.
• Support Commercial Trading Manager in reviewing and optimising processes within VAH Revenue Management Team.
• Provide support and coaching when required to assist with the development of the Executive – Route team.

Are you able to build trust quickly with your peers in a team environment? Then this could be the role for you!

Alongside the above, we're looking for the following to be successful in your application:

• Strong numerical skills, with good knowledge of MS tools (Excel, PowerPoint & Power BI).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to use initiative, analyse large amounts of data, draw conclusions, and make action plans.
• Proven ability to constructively challenge business decisions and provide alternative suggestions that are well-thought-out.
• Great attention to detail and an ability to present data in a dynamic, insightful, and informative format that is easy to understand.
• Demonstrable experience of working effectively and collaboratively as a team and cross-functionally.

Although not an essential requirement, it would be great if you also have a background in leisure travel or an understanding of package holidays.

If this sounds like you, and you would like to unlock your potential with us, we would love to hear from you!

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.

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