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Luxury Worldwide Travel Consultant

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
North London, London, England
Salary
£25000 - £30000 per annum + plus commission
Closing date
15 Nov 2019

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

Job Details

This award-winning independent retail travel agency based in affluent North London is seeking an experienced travel sales consultant to join their busy and friendly team.

Their clients are friendly, knowledgeable and loyal because they offer an unprecedented level of service and customer support along with great knowledge and experience of both destinations and products. They have been a finalist at the British Travel Awards for the last 5 years running in the category of the UK's Best Independent Travel Agency which is voted for by the public and have won the Gold 3 times, plus Bronze twice.

The focus of the role will be to sell quality 4 and 5 star properties both as an ABTA package with reputable tour operators or tailor-made from scratch under their own ATOL licence using various suppliers enabling them to be competitive and allowing them to offer a huge variety of products.

The Ideal Candidate:
1. Would have between 2 - 5 years' experience of working in a successful independent retail travel agency* dealing with clients both face to face plus via email and phone.
2. A proven track record of sales being knowledgeable (not necessarily expert) about European and long haul destinations including weather patterns and resort attributes.
3. Have the manner, temperament and eloquence to be able to connect and converse with the clients in order to close the sale, plus be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
4. Be able to use Galileo and have a good understanding of airline fares.
5. Experience of both selling ABTA packages with a good knowledge of independent tour operators plus being able to dynamically package under an ATOL licence using a wide variety of suppliers including bedbanks, direct contracts, internet booking engines such as Expedia and direct sell airlines.
6. Passion for travel and to have travelled extensively, and keen to travel further.
7. Desire to learn and improve knowledge.

The Package:
The successful applicant can expect an extremely competitive base salary of between £25-30k plus very attractive uncapped commission.

If you feel you have the right travel background and experience, please submit your CV online or call Michael at travel trade recruitment.

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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