Bilingual Sr.Travel Counsellor

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (Hauptsitz Deutschland) / CWT Beheermaatschappij B.V. Deutschland; Remote; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in travel management is seeking a Bilingual Senior Travel Counselor to deliver exceptional travel experiences. This role involves creating travel arrangements, delighting clients, and providing trusted advisory services. Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of experience in the travel industry and demonstrate superior communication skills in both English and French. Certification in TICO is preferred. This position is open for remote home-based or office locations in Canada, including Toronto and Vancouver.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in the travel industry or in a customer service center.
• Ability to handle multi-cultural, sometimes multi-lingual clientele.
• TICO Certified.

Responsibilities

• Delight travelers and lead problem-solving conversations.
• Create travel arrangements including air, hotel, and ground transportation.
• Build credibility and loyalty to CWT by ensuring consistent service.

Skills

Problem solving

Customer service

Communication

Bilingual (English/French)

Adaptability

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Avaya phone system

Moxie

Power Express

Job description

Job Description – Bilingual Sr.Travel Counsellor (180002E3)

Intermediate / Senior Travel Counselor

Your mission as a Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) Bilingual Senior/Intermediate Travel Counselor is to “Deliver the Perfect Trip” so that CWT can sustain optimum results for clients and shareholders. You are specifically responsible for delighting the traveler/travel arranger, building commercial value, and strengthening the CWT brand in a way that balances the requirements of all stakeholders and positions our workforce as a key differentiator for our business.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) is a global leader specializing in business travel management and our travel counselors know that teamwork and great results have no boundary. We are proud to have been named the most admired Travel Management Company– and we are even more proud that we achieved it together.

Learn about our travel counselor opportunities and start your journey today.

Responsibilities

• Delight the traveler/travel arranger: Listen and lead the conversation to solve problems in a timely manner with all types of customers in all circumstances.
• Create domestic and international travel arrangements for clients to include air, hotel, and ground transportation. International travel arrangements should comprise 50% of total bookings.
• Build credibility and loyalty to CWT by ensuring consistency of service delivery (even if the person is unknown) around the globe in a way that complements the unique travel policy of each client with interaction to make each traveler feel special.
• Be a trusted advisor by offering informed and insightful recommendations which provide the very best traveler experience in each situation.
• Sell products that are of commercial value to CWT and contribute to CWT’s profitability.
• Operate with discretion for clients and the travel arrangers.
• Follow company procedures, guidelines and standards.
• Remain current on value we provide to each customer.
• Maintain a favorable working relationship with all other company employees to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate.
• Adapt and change as requirements of the business change.
• Embrace new technology and ways of working that promote flexibility to adjust quickly to shifting needs of the business.
• Represent and strengthen the CWT brand in how you work on a day-to-day basis.

Qualifications

• English is required, French bilingualism as an asset.
• Minimum High School diploma or equivalent.
• 3-5 years’ experience in the travel industry in a similar position or in a customer service center required.
• Previous VIP Customer experience preferred.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills (in person and on phone).
• Proven ability to create travel arrangements including air, hotel and ground transportation (including transactions that are multi-segment/multi-destination).
• Ability to handle multi-cultural sometimes multi-lingual clientele.
• Diplomatic problem solver and results‑driven.
• Adaptable and motivated to learn.
• Proficiency in technology to research options and to complete process requirements.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Avaya phone system, Moxie, and Power Express a plus.
• Preferred understanding of international travel as well as requirements (e.g., visas, passports and immunization requirements) to comfortably advise clients on those requirements.
• TICO Certified.

Primary Location: Remote Home Based or Canada Office Toronto/ Vancouver

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