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Student / University Group Tours Consultant / Account Manager HOMEWORKING

Employer
Platinum Travel Recruitment
Location
UK, Nationwide, Midlands, North, South, London
Salary
£24k-£28k + comm + benefits
Closing date
7 Mar 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Home Working

Job Details

Our client is a well known and successful groups tour operator, due to success and expansion, now seeking an experienced Student Group Tours Consultant / Account Manager to join their friendly team due to success and expansion!  This award winning tour operator offers upmarket group travel for schools and universities throughout the UK, Europe and beyond. This role is ideal for a travel professional seeking career progression & development, sociable working hours and a varied job role in which you will be rewarded for your hard work – reap the benefits and give your travel career a boost today! Homeworking roles available. 

The experienced Groups Travel Consultant will be responsible for putting together elite tours for groups and liaising with UK based schools and/or universities, UK and European accommodation suppliers; flight firms, rail and coach operators, visitor attractions and overseas agents.

This exciting groups role entails a wide range of tasks within sales, operations, account management, product and customer service,  in which no day will be the same, this includes:

  • Creating cutting edge group tours for students to coincide with their studies throughout the UK & beyond.
  • Manage your own portfolio of key accounts.
  • Product development
  • Liaising closely with lecturers and other clients to tailor an educational travel package to meet client needs.
  • Participating in luxury FAM trips to increase product knowledge and social events.
  • Offering excellent customer service.
  • Negotiating rates with suppliers
  • Earning lucrative commission, bonus and incentives

Essential Requirements:

  • Groups sales experience within a tour operator within student and/or university student groups is essential 
  • Passionate about travel
  • Be able to communicate at all levels
  • Excellent attention to detail

Benefits

  • Uncapped commission, bonus and incentives
  • Monday to Friday sociable hours
  • Office & homeworking roles available - save money on commuting 
  • Varied job role
  • Lucrative salary
  • FAM Trips
  • On-going Training
  • Career progression
  • State of the art offices
  • Travel perks and free theatre shows
  • Opportunity to work for a dynamic and forward thinking tour operator, within a friendly and busy team in which you will be rewarded for your hard work.

Applicants with previous or current job titles who will be considered for this role include, Groups Travel Consultant, Groups Travel Specialist, Tours Consultant, Travel Consultant, Travel Advisor, Travel Sales Consultant and Reservations.

Give your travel career a boost and email your cv to us today. 

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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