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Travel Planner (Sport Tours)

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Salary
£18000 - £19000 per annum + DOE plus Benefits!
Closing date
12 Nov 2019

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Sector
Travel Agency
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Customer Service

Job Details

A leading specialist group tour operator are seeking a Sports Tours Planner to join their team to organise group travel arrangements for sporting events. Based in Nottinghamshire, this is a niche role that suits candidate how have a passion for and understanding of a wide range of sports. You will be an excellent communicator and organiser as you will liaise with groups, suppliers and Tour Managers to successfully execute Tours. This is an excellent chance to combine tourism and sport, with a competitive salary package, and working for a very successful and growing Tour Operator.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Be responsible for coordinating the travel arrangements, sport fixtures, accommodation elements (rooming and meal arrangements) and general tour itinerary fulfilment for all types of group sports tours within the UK, Europe and Worldwide.
- Calculate travel timings, make reservations for meals and visits, book match tickets and museum tours and liaise between sports organisations regarding fixtures and training.
- Liaise regularly with the accommodation centres about rooming requirements, meal arrangements and other general enquiries.
- The successful candidate must be willing to visit sport resorts/destinations, to build long term customer relations and be willing to assist in presentation evenings as and when necessary.
- Help answer the telephone and assist with general customer enquiries regarding their booking

The requirements:
The successful candidate will be a 'people person' with excellent, communication, organisation and administration skills. You will be passionate about sports, with a good knowledge of sport in general. A German Speaker is desirable, but not essential

THE PACKAGE:
Excellent starting salary of £18k pa - £19k pa along with additional benefits and Mon-Fri office hours. This is a growing specialist Tour Operator, so there is excellent long-term career potential.

INTERESTED?
Please follow the instructions to apply, attaching your CV. For further information please contact Ryan on 01214509776 or email ryan@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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