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Travel Cruise Specialist, Glasgow

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Salary
excellent commission
Closing date
4 Jun 2019

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Sector
Cruise
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Sales

Job Details

Travel Cruise Specialist, working for one of the UK's largest long-haul tour operator in Glasgow. Are you passionate about working in the Travel Industry? Keen to use your excellent customer Service or sales skills.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
My Client is recruiting Cruise Consultants based at their modern offices in Glasgow. You will actively promote and sell Cruises. You will provide an outstanding level of customer service that goes above and beyond all expectations, and that is fitting for customers who are prepared to pay for the best of everything. You will become a self-sufficient fares expert and be passionate and knowledgeable about ground products. You will see each booking through from start to end, accurately and in a timely manner.
Travel Cruise Specialist duties:
*Working closely with the Team Leader to ensure company sales and productivity targets are achieved
*Answer all incoming telephone calls and enquiries promptly and within the set Company guidelines.
*Work closely with agents to increase and drive revenue
*Sell and promote air and ground products effectively.
*In depth knowledge of Worldwide and European cruise products

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
We're looking for people ideally with some customer service skills gained working in the travel industry. If you have sales experience that would be a bonus. We will also look at candidates with a travel & tourism qualification, but with some customer service/sales experience.
*HND/HNC in Travel & Tourism
*Outstanding Customer Service/Sales skills, ideally gained within the travel industry
*Outstanding and open communication skills.
*Attention to detail
*Decision making
*Problem solving
*Ability to diffuse problem situations.
*Negotiating skills.
*Display strong commercial awareness
*Work as part of a team
*Ability to prioritise
*Enthusiastic.
*Self motivated and Organised

Desirable

*Previous sales experience within the travel industry selling and dynamically packaging long haul and European cruise products
*Experience of selling low cost, charter airlines and scheduled airlines
*An excellent and rounded knowledge of the long haul and European package market offering
*Knowledge of travel systems.
*Excellent Fares & Product Knowledge

INTERESTED:
You will be offered a basic salary plus commission of up to an extra £8,000 a year. Other benefits including life assurance, travel discounts, industry/social events.

PLEASE CALL CHRISTINE on 0141 248 5222 or email Christine@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk


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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