Travel Advisor - Geelong, VIC

Travel Associates Australia & New Zealand; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Travel Associates Australia & New Zealand is seeking a Personal Travel Advisor to design and manage tailor-made luxury itineraries for discerning clients.

You will research, book and curate every detail from start to finish, using your leisure travel experience and GDS knowledge to deliver unforgettable journeys.

Qualifications

• Experience as travel consultant, including leisure travel.
• Prior experience with GDS and constructing airfares.
• Ambition to build and maintain a repeat/referral client database.
• Exceptional attention to detail for every trip component.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, book and manage every detail of itineraries from start to finish.
• Ensure each trip is seamless for luxury clientele.

Skills

Travel consultation

Leisure travel

GDS experience

Airfare knowledge

Client relationships

Tools

GDS systems

Job description

Here at Travel Associates, we are one of a kind - Australia’s leading luxury travel agency, certified great place to work, and known for delivering the best client service in the industry. We are growing our business with ambitious travel consultants to curate one-of-a-kind holidays and authentic experiences to our discerning clientele.

Your one-of-a-kind new role:

You will join a team comprised of Australia’s most respected advisors and become a part of the country’s largest network of Virtuoso agents – connecting you to the world’s best luxury travel advisors, suppliers, and industry partners. Every day is different and every itinerary is unique. As a personal Travel Advisor, you will research, design, book and manage every little detail from start to finish, leaving no stone unturned, to ensure every trip is seamless for your luxury clientele.

Your one-of-a-kind experience:

At Travel Associates, experience lies at the heart of everything we do. As our newest Travel Advisor, you will combine your prior industry experience and personal travel expertise to deliver highly tailored itineraries and recommendations. You will have:

• Experience working as a travel consultant, including experience in leisure travel
• Prior experience working with GDS and sound knowledge of constructing airfares
• Ambition and confidence to operate your own business within a business – you will be focussed on delivering exclusive benefits to every single client in order to build and maintain your own repeat and referral database, generated through our luxury and local marketing avenues
• Exceptional attention to detail and a true passion for ensuring every part of your client’s trip is unforgettable

Your one-of-a-kind benefits:

• Guaranteed Earnings for your first six months – equivalent to annualised salary of $75,000 + super to provide financial security whilst you establish your own database of curated clientele
• Uncapped Earnings with a base wage + commissions - Currently annual average earnings of $110,000 OTE including super across the brand
• Luxury travel industry perks – There's no better way to recommend premium product than by having experienced it first-hand. Get ready to be invited to try premium air, cruise and land product for yourself. In this calendar year alone 40% of staff have taken an educational trip
• Quality time with clients - as a Travel Associates consultant we don’t service a queue, we meet with our clients at a mutually agreed time in exquisitely designed business locations. We learn about them and form lasting connections to create a travel partnership that is ongoing and repeated
• Autonomy, freedom and flexibility – You know how you work best and what it takes to be a success. As a Travel Advisor for Travel Associates, you run your day and your client relationships to suit your own unique style. Travel Associates are open to flexibility with work arrangements including part time and full time employment
• Surround yourself with the best in the business – Our people are at the top end of the industry. They have admirable knowledge and a comprehensive repertoire of skill, with staff retention at 96% and an average tenure of 15 years in industry
• Travel Discounts – as a part of Flight Centre Travel Group, travel consultants are extended travel discounts including for family & friends.
• Reward & Recognition – Sales incentives, and out of this world global recognition holidays.
• & Much, MUCH more

It’s a unique and exciting time for luxury travel here at Travel Associates, so if we’ve sparked your ambitious spirit and desire for a career in luxury travel –

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