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Luxury Caribbean & Indian Ocean Travel Consultant

Employer
Platinum Travel Recruitment
Location
London (Central), London (Greater), Surrey. Middlesex
Salary
£30k-£35k + comm + benefits
Closing date
12 Mar 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Sales

Job Details

Our client is a well-established, award winning and high-end luxury tour operator that offers its discerning clientele bespoke tailormade itineraries and tours throughout the Indian Ocean, Caribbean, Middle East & Europe. Due to success and expansion, this elite travel organisation are now seeking an experienced Luxury Travel Consultant who is passionate about the Caribbean & Indian Ocean to join their friendly and busy team.

This role is ideal for a bespoke travel professional with experience in arranging trips to the Caribbean & Indian Ocean, seeking career progression, a generous salary, sociable working hours and something a little different.

Your career begins here, duties include:

  • Selling & creating luxury handcrafted itineraries throughout the exotic Indian Ocean, Caribbean. Middle East & Europe.
  • Using your product knowledge to delight the customer whist offering a cutting edge customer service.
  • Negotiating deals with hotels on an ad-hoc basis over and above contracted rates and tactical offers in order to secure bookings.
  • Booking a wide range of holiday types and travel services including honeymoons, villas, spa holidays, family vacations, health & fitness, weddings, all inclusive, luxury tailormade, single holidays and tours.
  • Assist with promotional mailings and represent the company at travel trade & direct consumer events.
  • Escort agents’ educational visits and to assist in planning these trips.
  • Keep abreast of industry and product developments in particular for the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Middle East and Europe.

 

Essential Requirements:

  • Must have luxury travel sales experience within a UK based luxury tour operator or travel agency.
  • Good knowledge of the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and/or Middle East is essential
  • Working knowledge of an Airline CRS / GDS
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
  • Confident telephone manner.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.
  • Articulate, well organised and present the product to the highest of standards

Benefits:

  • Sociable working hours
  • Travel perks
  • Lucrative commission
  • Rewarding salary
  • FAM Trips
  • Pension
  • State of the art offices
  • Career progression
  • Opportunity to work for a forward thinking and dynamic tour operator, within a friendly team, in which you will be rewarded for tour hard work.

 

To apply click APPLY NOW, any questions give us a call on 020 8393 9925 and our dedicated team can assist in locating the right opportunity for you.

www.platinumtravelrecruitment.co.uk

Company

Our Story – Travel Recruitment Specialists

Platinum Travel Recruitment have become recognised specialists within the travel industry for many years. Our consultants possess a profound depth of knowledge of the travel industry having worked within travel, with an array of contacts throughout the UK and beyond. 

This is just one of the factors that allows us to provide a superior recruitment service. We ensure that our clients have access to the cream of the crop within the travel industry and candidates can enjoy exciting career-enhancing opportunities. The services that we provide to our clients and candidates show that we are not just recruiters; we are HR professionals, career advisors and experts in the travel industry.

Having two offices strategically placed in the Midlands and Surrey, close to London, this enables us to service a large geographical area and provide that face to face contact for both clients and job seekers.

Strategic in our thinking with a responsive approach to future needs, we think far beyond the conventional recruitment process by conducting a thorough analysis of both our candidates and clients.

Our experienced consultants manage the full recruitment process, screen and test each potential applicant matching the job specifications ensuring time is not wasted on unsuitable candidates. Our open, honest and committed approach will ensure that you reach your goals. So, let’s link up and chat what success means to you.

 

Why use Platinum Travel Recruitment?

Employers

Ability to supply professional pre-scanned travel candidates screened from consultants with years of experience in the travel industry.

Quality applicants rather then quantity.

We appreciate locating the right candidate can be a challenge. We save you time and money on locating candidates by short listing, database searching, head hunting and advertising the vacancies at no cost.

With our strong marketing prescience we are able to target the best applicants right from the outset.

Interviews are only organised for applicants clients wish to see free of charge. Once the candidate is placed a competitive fee will be charged with free trial periods for candidates starting with your organisation.

Many clients use us on an exclusive basis as we listen to requirements and offer the highest level of customer satisfaction whilst understanding your business needs.

If you are looking to expand your company or need recruitment advice feel free to call us on 0208 942 4103

Candidates

Assistance with the interview and application process

Our experienced and qualified consultants will listen to your requirements in locating the right role and progress your career

Able to provide free career advice on your next move

We have a range of roles including Reservations, Business Travel, Marketing, Product, Management plus more many more exciting opportunities to enhance your career.

Our service is free and kept strictly confidential.

Utilise your experience and achieve your goal – send us your CV today

Company info
Website
Telephone
07715365415
Location
Coombe Croft, Howell Hill Grove
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 3ER
GB

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