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Australasia & Far East Specialist

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
Southwark, London, England
Salary
£20000 - £26000 per annum + commission
Closing date
15 Feb 2019

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Sector
Travel Agency
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Sales

Job Details

Do you have experience within the Travel Industry and specialised in all things Southern Hemisphere?

We are looking for proven experienced sales consultants with a passion to sell luxury and experiential holidays, primarily in the Australia and New Zealand region, although you will frequently deal with worldwide clients as well.

You will have excellent destination knowledge, either gained through living or working in the Australasia, or through extensively travelling and selling the region. With a proven track record in sales, ideally gained in a luxury or tailor made travel company, you will have high touch customer relationship skills needed to close sales and delight our clients.

Key Responsibilities/Objectives:

*Use your destination knowledge and personal insight to design and convert to sale individual tailor-made itineraries to our clients
*Maximise every enquiry (whether phone call or email) with friendly and professional service and quickly identify good leads
*Offer the highest levels of customer service and be prepared to 'go the extra mile' throughout the sales and after-sales processes to ensure a high repeat ratio
*Use our preferred partners to offer high quality product and optimum return on sales and offer ancillary products as appropriate to enhance our clients' journeys
*Confidently interact with clients by email, phone and occasionally face-to-face to build loyal relationships and repeat business
*Work closely with your product manager so you have first class product and region knowledge as expected by our clients
*Be a proud advocate for travelling with us and confident to guide and recommend product that will exceed our clients' expectations

Professional/Technical Competencies:

*A proven track record in long-haul (ideally luxury or experiential) sales in the Australasia region
*GDS experience, ideally Amadeus
*Commercially aware
*In depth knowledge of Australasia region
*Ideally educated to degree level or can speak a second language

Personal Competencies:

*Passion and enthusiasm for travel.
*Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, actively listening to and fulfilling clients' needs.
*Attention to detail.
*Results orientated with personal motivation to deliver and exceed targets.
*Strong time management and personal organisation skills
*Confident with clients and able to build trust and loyalty


THE PACKAGE:

Offering a competitive salary between £20,000 - £26,000 (depending on experience) plus commission.

INTERESTED?

To apply for the position of Australia Specialist -
Click 'apply' to submit your CV
This role is being managed by Joe@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk / Tel: 0203 887 9444
Please note that only candidates who meet the shortlisted requirements will be contacted

Company

TRAVEL TRADE RECRUITMENT
Travel Trade Recruitment handles vacancies from hundreds of employers each year. We have a wide variety of permanent and temporary job opportunities within all sectors of the travel industry, including business travel, tour operations, retail travel, and reservations.
We want to help you find the ideal travel industry job, make the next career step, and maximise your potential. We do this by finding out about you, as well as what is important to your career goals and lifestyle aspirations.

TRAINING
We also offer CRS training courses in the four major systems of Galileo, Sabre, Amadeus, Worldspan, and can advise which course would enhance your career.
Find more details at www.traveltradetraining.com

VOTED 'BEST UKTRAVEL RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY'
Travel Trade Recruitment won three awards in 2009 for Best Travel Recruitment Consultancy, including 'Best UK Travel Recruitment Consultancy' at the Globe Travel Awards, Star Recruitment Consultancy at the Travel Bulletin Awards, and Travel Recruitment Company of the Year at the recent British Travel Awards. We are an official ABTA Industry Partner, Members of the Institute of Travel and Tourism (IATA) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

All information supplied to Travel Trade Recruitment will be dealt with confidentiality. Your details will not be passed onto a Client without your specific permission.

Our service to job seekers is completely free. Contact your nearest office and speak our friendly consultants for free advice, or register for our online recruitment services at

www.traveltradejobs.com

London Office
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: london@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Birmingham Office
Tel: 0121 222 2624
Email: birmingham@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Manchester Office
Tel: 0161 923 6120
Email: manchester@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Leeds Office
Tel: 0113 394 4147
Email: leeds@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Scottish Division
Tel: 0141 248 5222
Email: scotland@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Temp Division
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: temps@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0203 887 9444
Location
3rd Floor, 1 Aldgate
London
EC3N 1RE
GB

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