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Travel Consultant

Job Title: Travel Consultant
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London, England
Industry:
Salary: Negotiable
Start Date: ASAP
REF: PP/P/TC/RW_1561563088
Contact Name: Rassin Wurie
Contact Email: Rassin.WURIE@projectpeople.com
Job Published: almost 5 years ago

Job Description

Travel Sales Consultant

Permanent

London

About The Company

My client, based in the Central London, are a trusted guide and curator of bespoke luxury travel for their customers in the UK offering concierge services for all their clients as well as a unique way to search for trips around the world! With developing innovative technology and a UK based team of highly knowledgeable and travelled experts they are there for all their client's needs.

About The Role

In this role, you will have long-haul expert destination knowledge and are able to pick up new destinations very quickly, as well as have used travel-booking systems and have created travel quotes.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Contact every qualified leads, build rapport and understand client's requirements.
  • Tailor-make each itinerary inclusive of flights, hotels, experiences, transfers and more.
  • Search for competitive supplier pricing, using airline, hotel and transfer travel systems and direct hotel contracts for pricing.
  • Create inspiring content for each itinerary to inspire and entice to showcase the features, advantages and benefits of each itinerary.
  • Discuss all aspects of the itinerary with the client, using your most important skill - your tone of voice and passion to paint the picture of the trip to the client over the phone.
  • Update and manage your lead pipeline, ensuring an optimum number of leads are within your pipeline each week, to achieve your monthly targets.
  • You will be target driven with an aim to over-deliver on your monthly profit targets.

Skills & Experience Needed

  • Minimum 2 years' experience selling tailor-made travel as a consultant - if not, then plenty of enthusiasm and passion for travel
  • Strong Sales Experience
  • Ability to build rapport / relationships
  • Strong English skills - e.g. you can write very articulate travel content, and you can speak confidently and clearly over the phone.
  • Self-Motivated and can work under pressure.

If you are interested in this opportunity then please apply and I will aim to get back with 48 hours. Alternatively, you can contact me directly on rassin.wurie@projectpeople.com.

Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.