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Senior Travel Consultant

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
South West London, London, England
Salary
£28000 - £30000 per annum
Closing date
30 Aug 2019

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

Job Details

Senior Tailor-Made Travel Specialist
Do you love selling Luxury Long Haul Journeys, this role involves no shifts, no weekends and no evenings, 5 days per week 9.30 - 5.30. Prior experience in the Luxury long-haul tailor-made travel or cultural tours industry is essential. First-hand knowledge and a true enthusiasm for travelling is paramount .We are a small expanding company, the role is very wide-ranging and there is room for growth depending on your skills and experience.
Job Details:
*Selling a mixture of tailor-made travel and small group tours, the successful candidate must be able to look after all the details of the quote or a tour from start to finish, anticipating customer needs and exceeding their expectations.
*This role is very wide -ranging and there is room for it to grow depending on skills and experience - for example those with and interest in travel writing will be invited to write articles for the online blog as well as brochure wording and other print and online content. We do most of our promotion in-house.
Key Skills
*Excellent destination/Product knowledge in luxury tailor-made or academic group travel (3 or more of Africa , S E Asia , Indian Subcontinent , South America , Middle East , Australasia , USA)
*Experience in the luxury travel market including hotels, ground handlers, airlines, routes and flight reservations and/or experience in the cultural group tours industry.
*Fantastic communication skills , both written and oral commitment to customer service a priority
*Fully computer literate - must have superior working knowledge of MSWord and MS Excel with ability to create own worksheet calculation
*MS Publisher , Adobe Photoshop and/ or Umbraco website content management skills (not essential)
*Attention to detail essential , with ability to compute accurate cost calculation
*A self-starter who is comfortable working with little supervision and who can take responsibility for their trips and clients
*Strong organisation & time management skills
The Package
*Salary up to £30,000 plus negotiable sales incentives on top. Paid Fam trips
*5 days per week 9.30 - 5.30
Interested
*If you would like to apply for the position please click 'APPLY' or email your CV to helen@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk or call Helen 0203 887 9444

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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