EOR Services for Travel & Hospitality Companies
Expand your travel or hospitality business with expert Employer of Record (EOR) services
International travel has recovered rapidly since the COVID-19 pandemic, creating new demand in the travel and hospitality sector. UN Tourism reported an estimated 1.52 billion international tourist arrivals in 2025, while the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) states that Travel & Tourism supported 366 million jobs and contributed $11.6 trillion to global GDP in 2025 (4.1% year on year growth!).
For hotels, tour operators, destination management companies, travel technology firms and hospitality groups, this growth creates lucrative business opportunities. At the same time, it also creates pressure to move and hire quickly in new markets, often before a local entity is in place.
Our EOR services help travel and hospitality companies employ international talent compliantly, without setting up a foreign entity.
We can help you:
- Hire international employees without establishing a local entity.
- Manage compliant payroll, tax and statutory contributions.
- Support staff with local contracts, benefits and HR guidance.
- Reduce administrative pressure on central finance and people teams.
Find out more about EOR Services for Travel & Hospitality
Contact us today to see how Leap29 can be the trusted partner that supports your global expansion.
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What’s included:
HR software
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Global compliance
We have expert teams across the world to ensure global compliance.
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Employer of Record Services for Travel and Hospitality Companies
Why do travel and hospitality companies need EOR services?
Travel and hospitality businesses often need people on the ground. A hotel opening may require local HR and operations support. A tour operator may need destination specialists across several countries. A travel technology business may need regional sales teams close to its clients.
Each country you expand into brings different rules with which you need to comply. These can include regulations concerning:
- Employment contracts.
- Payroll, tax and social security contributions.
- Statutory benefits and paid leave.
- Visas, right-to-work checks and onboarding.
- Local HR administration and employee support.
An Employer of Record service legally employs your international staff on your behalf. You manage the employee’s day-to-day role, while we handle compliant employment, payroll and local labour requirements.
This approach gives your business a practical route into new destinations and markets, without unnecessary delay or avoidable compliance risk.
Global hiring support for travel and hospitality growth
Our EOR model can support permanent hires, fixed-term employees and project-based roles across customer service, commercial, operations, finance, technology and regional management.
Through our payroll solutions and HR support, we help employers manage the details behind international employment, from salary payments and statutory deductions to onboarding and ongoing employee administration.
Our recruitment experts have experience placing:
- Hotel General Managers.
- Operations Managers.
- Front Office Managers.
- Resort Representatives.
- Travel Advisors.
- Sales and Business Development Managers.
- Guest Experience Managers.
- Food and Beverage Managers.
- Regional Account Managers.
- Travel Consultants.
- Customer Service Managers.
- HR Professionals.
- Finance and Commercial Managers.
- Compliance and Risk Managers.
- Travel Technology Specialists.
Travel and hospitality growth often involves multi-country operations, seasonal demand, guest expectations and local employment rules. We understand the need to build reliable teams quickly, while maintaining clear employment, payroll and compliance processes in each country.
Why choose Leap29?
Leap29 combines international workforce experience with a proactive approach to global expansion. We support companies in over 180 countries and have over 25 years of experience. Helping employers hire where talent is available and where business growth is happening.
Our EOR support includes:
- Clear onboarding processes.
- Local employment, payroll and statutory compliance.
- Support for permanent, fixed-term and project-driven hires.
- Coordinated multi-country support through a single point of contact.
- Proactive HR support.
Speak to our Employer of Record team today to learn how we can support your travel or hospitality business expansion plans. Call us on +44 (0) 20 8129 6860 or email expansion@leap29.com.
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Travel & Hospitality EOR FAQs
How can EOR services help travel and hospitality companies expand internationally?
EOR services give travel and hospitality businesses a compliant way to hire internationally without setting up a local entity first. This is especially useful when needing to enter new markets quickly or building teams across multiple destinations.
What types of travel and hospitality roles can be hired through an EOR?
EOR support can help you employ a wide range of international hires, from hotel general managers and destination specialists to sales, customer success, HR, finance and technology professionals. It is a flexible solution for permanent, fixed-term and project-based roles.
Why do travel and hospitality businesses use an EOR service instead of opening a local entity?
Opening a legal entity in a new country can take time and create additional administrative and compliance demands. An EOR service allows you to hire employees quickly while ensuring payroll, tax, contracts and statutory obligations are managed locally and correctly.
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Already have your own entities? Just starting out?
Whatever stage you’re at in your global expansion journey, we can help.
Contact us today to see how Leap29 can be the trusted EOR partner that supports your global expansion.
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Local expertise, global reach
Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – with or without your own foreign entities. We can help you set up and manage foreign entities – or act as an Employer of Record. We can also help with multi-country payroll and all your HR management. Wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can help.
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We make global expansion simple
Employing people compliantly across international borders can be challenging but we make it simple, bringing down barriers and making light work of the complexities. We offer the full range of compliant global expansion solutions so that wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can support you.
EOR Services
Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – without setting up new entities. We’ll shoulder responsibility as Employer of Record (EOR), making sure all your international employment is fully compliant.
We can also take care of your global HR from multi-country payroll to onboarding and offboarding.
Payroll Solutions
Getting global payroll right is one of the hardest challenges for any business expanding into new countries. We can shoulder this burden, freeing up valuable in-house resource to focus on growing your business.
Consider us an extension of your HR team, ready to answer all your questions large and small.
Global Mobility
Mobilise your people across borders with ease. Relocating to work abroad can feel daunting. But with Leap29 at your side, your employees can feel safe and supported.
We’ll guide your employees through the complexities of working in another country, helping them settle in fast.
Entity Services
Follow the opportunities to grow your business – wherever they take you.
We lighten the load of establishing and managing foreign entities and can help you solve all your entity challenges from running compliant, accurate multi-country payroll to local accounting and financial reporting.
PEO Solutions
Employ international talent wherever and whenever you need it – and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you’re fully compliant. Our Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) services allow you to focus on growing your business while we handle compliance, multi-country payroll and your global HR.
Support & Advisory
The help you need to make your global growth effortless – trusted guidance and advice on your expansion challenges large and small.
HR Support
When you’re employing people in lots of different countries, answering just a simple query can take a disproportionate amount of time for your in-house HR team. Our HR Support service reduces this burden, saving you time and money and giving you the confidence of knowing your employees are well looked after, whatever their location.
Contractor Payroll
Enjoy compliant contractor payroll that meets all local requirements for tax, social security and employment legislation. We understand the importance of compliant contractor payroll to the success of your business and will pay your contractors on time, every time.
Start hiring today – and onboard within hours.
Pricing
Budget confidently with transparent, competitive fees and no hidden costs.
Want us to shoulder employer liability and take care of your global HR through our EOR solution? No problem. Just want global payroll? You can have that too. Pick the solutions that your individual business needs.