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Group & Events Consultant

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Salary
Market Rate
Closing date
5 Apr 2019

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

Job Details

Do you have experience within the Travel Industry? Do you have experience using a GDS flight system and with arranging group bookings/events? Do you live in the Kent/Surrey area and looking to get away from the London commute?
A well-established Leisure & Business Travel company based out in Kent are look for a Groups Travel Consultant to join their Groups/Business Travel department.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

To develop and maintain fantastic client relationships through the delivery of great service and by doing so, contributing to the overall success of the Groups and Events team

Key Accountabilities:

*To be the first point of contact for our clients with regards to all enquiries and the maintenance of ongoing client relationships
*To ensure that turnaround times are met, and that information provided to clients is accurate
*To take a put together client proposals - always ensuring that proposals are relevant, accurate, commercially viable and stand out. It is essential to always demonstrating fantastic destination knowledge
*To make both individual and group bookings (air, rail, hotels) and all ground travel arrangements liaising with appropriate DMCs as required
*Identifying opportunities for add on services and events using your destination knowledge and commercial awareness
*To provide excellent service to our clients - always being the face of the business, being punctual, accurate and responding to the client requests
*To follow up with clients to gain feedback and to support the process of ongoing business
*To always be looking for opportunities to seek new business and to work with the Business Development Manager where appropriate
*To travel with clients as required and to be on site handling all issues that may arise

The Person:

*You have previous experience of working for a tour operator or travel agency and have strong GDS knowledge
*Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
*You demonstrate excellent organizational and relationship building skills
*You have fantastic attention to detail
*You are great at communicating effectively - both verbally and in writing
*You demonstrate strong destination knowledge

Interested:

To apply for the position of Trade Missions Travel Consultant 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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