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Luxury Travel Consultant - Long-haul

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
London, England
Salary
£20000 - £25000 per annum + Fantastic commission
Closing date
30 May 2019

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

Job Details

Are you sales and money-hungry? Do you have strong long-haul tailor-made travel experience? If yes then this is a fantastic job opportunity to work for an established and very successful luxury travel company in the heart of the West End.

Overview:
The creation and sale of high-quality tailor-made itineraries for past and new customers. The luxury sales consultant is ultimately responsible for planning, selling and the implementation of bespoke itineraries, maximising profit opportunities and ensuring that we delight our customers from the first point of contact until their return home.

Responsibilities:
*Take sales calls and emails from potential customers who have enquired about a trip to your destination(s) of expertise. Provide personalised and bespoke recommendations based on each customer's needs.
*Load all initial sales calls and emails accurately in to the system and ensure that personalised quotations are provided to the customer over the phone and each enquiry is followed up with a written quotation.
*Ensure that all quotations are followed up within 24 hours and sales techniques are employed to close the sale.
*Ensure that you stay on top of airline and supplier special offers and preferred commercial partners when providing quotations to customers.
*Meet and where ever possible exceed conversion, profit and margin targets.
*Take appropriate opportunities to up sell and to add excursions, transfers, car rental, airport parking and lounge passes.
*Ensure that customer details and trip specifications are accurately recorded.
*Demonstrate commitment to excellent customer service and take full ownership for the quality and accuracy of your customer's booking.
*Attend industry events (Trade Shows. Awards etc) as and when requested.
*Participate in training sessions as requested.

Experience required:
*Previous experience of using a GDS (Galileo, Amadeus, Worldspan)
*Demonstrable history of high conversion of enquiries into sales
*Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
*Commitment to excellent customer service
*Well organised and strong time management skills
*Great attention to detail and problem solving skills
*Strong communication skills both verbal and written

The Package:
The successful applicant can expect a competitive base salary along with the opportunity to earn high on target earnings in the form of an attractive commission structure.

If you have the right experience and knowledge please submit your CV online to this advert and follow the instructions.

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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