Travel Trade Sales Specialist

GEN PLUS Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GEN PLUS Group is seeking a highly motivated Trade Sales Specialist to enhance relationships within the tourism sector. This role focuses on promoting tourism products through strong connections with stakeholders while developing innovative trade programs. Ideal candidates will possess a passion for travel and proven sales skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of extensive experience in handling Trade sales.
• A degree in Hospitality, Tourism, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with travel agents and tour operators.
• Develop and implement trade programs to increase brand awareness.
• Represent destinations at travel industry events.

Skills

Sales acumen

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Degree in Hospitality, Tourism, Business Management

Job description

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated Trade Sales Specialist to join our dynamic team within the tourism industry. This role plays a critical part in building and maintaining strong relationships with travel agents, tour operators, and other key partners to promote our clients' tourism products and services. The ideal candidate will have a passion for travel, strong sales acumen, and excellent communication skills.

• Proven experience in negotiating with hotels, airlines, transportation providers, and other suppliers.
• Develop and implement trade programs to increase brand, destination awareness, visitor arrivals and spend.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships through direct outreach to tour operators, wholesalers, travelagents, mice/corporate/incentive buyers, airlines, and other distribution intermediaries or related travelpartner(s)
• Identify, develop and implement tactical trade marketing programs with key distribution partners.
• Represent destination(s)at key travel industry events including exhibiting at trade shows and otherevents.
• Develop, promote, and execute sales mission in the market. Execution includes planning and appointmentsetting with key marketing partners in the market.
• Assist in the development, management of training programs with the travel trade, as well as workshops, road shows, and other creative and innovative programs.
• Develop and execute travel trade familiarization program with the goal of highlighting every aspect of the country.
• Ensure destination(s) is well represented in travel trade programs, brochures, and other industry communications.
• Develop airline relationships with the goal of monitoring and optimizing trends and supporting route development.
• Develop niche marketing opportunities and alternative distribution channels for a range of niche and specialist travel experiences.

• Minimum 5+years of extensive experience in handling Trade sales.
• A degree in Hospitality, Tourism, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.