Corporate Travel Consultant - Entertainment Sector

American Express Global Business Travel; Canada; Remote; CAD 46,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

A global travel services company is looking for a Remote Travel Counselor to support entertainment clients. You will arrange and advise on business travel, ensuring compliance with company policies, and provide exceptional client services. Ideal candidates will have expertise in Sabre GDS and a background in corporate entertainment travel. This role offers remote work flexibility and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program

Work-from-home flexibility

Career advancement opportunities

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives

Travel perks

Qualifications

• Three to five years of corporate entertainment and production travel experience.
• Proficient communication both written and verbal.
• Strong understanding of the travel industry.

Responsibilities

• Advise and arrange travel for corporate customers.
• Conduct analysis and research on travel options.
• Ensure compliance with customers’ travel policy.

Skills

Client service excellence

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Integrity

Tools

Sabre Global Distribution System

Job description

Overview

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

Remote Travel Counselor Servicing Entertainment Client

CREATE YOUR JOURNEY WITH US AT AMEX GBT!

As a Remote Travel Counselor, you’ll join our highly skilled remote team, providing outstanding service to our corporate business client, a multinational entertainment conglomerate.

Hours Of Operation: Monday - Friday 8am-12am and Saturday/Sunday 8am-8:30pm Eastern time

We’re most proud of our warm and inclusive culture, innovation in the travel tech space, internal promotions, and career advancement opportunities; most of our Traveler Care leadership started as a Travel Counselor, and you can find us in almost every other department at GBT!

We’re excited for you to experience our values (People, Passion, and Progress) in action, and look forward to your application.

What You’ll Do on a Typical Day

• Advise and arrange travel for corporate business customers (both individuals and groups)
• Attention to detail, accuracy is extremely important
• Conduct analysis and research on travel options, and pro-actively anticipate traveler needs to sell additional services
• Arrange and book domestic and international business travel, in a variety of complexity, for air, road, rail, and accommodations
• Use of Sabre Global Distribution Systems (GDSs)
• Ensure compliance to customers’ agreed travel policy, service provider policies, and regulatory requirements
• Use positive telephone service techniques and act on special customer requests
• Collaborate within your team to coach, mentor, and provide constructive feedback to improve service levels

We look forward to sharing more detailed job functions and key performance indicators during the interview process.

What We’re Looking For

• Passion for excellence in client service, including proactive anticipation of needs
• Native GDS expertise Sabre
• Three -Five Years of Corporate Entertainment and Production Travel experience only.
• Professional communication (written and verbal)
• Attention to detail
• Act with integrity, and look after personal traveler information
• Possess a strong understanding of the travel industry (background in business travel, entertainment travel to include production a plus.
• Resolving customer issues quickly and independently / with supplier
• Teamwork and open to feedback

Our Traveler Care unit is a 24/7 operation. We have specific colleagues dedicated to the night shift; however, please be flexible and prepared to work afternoon shifts: 12pm-12am.

What You Get From Us

• A diverse, supportive, fun, outstanding team of Traveler Care professionals. We are based around the world, and we’re proud of how we connect and collaborate to drive results for our customers.
• The chance to grow your career with a purpose-led organization, passionate about powering progress through travel.
• The flexibility to work from home in a truly global workplace.
• Comprehensive benefits program including: health & life insurance, retirement savings program (with employer match), access to our global colleague assistance program and our wellness platform, eMindful.
• An environment that champions Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We have a network of Inclusion Groups, Diversity Councils and Country Ambassadors who are passionate about creating a global culture of belonging.

Location

United States

The US national base salary range for this position is from $46,200.00 - $85,800.00.

The national range provided includes the base salary that GBT expects to pay for the role. Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

In addition to base salary, the anticipated range of which is posted above, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus which rewards participants based on individual and/or company performance.

For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

Benefits at a glance

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.
• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.
• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.
• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.
• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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Furthermore, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. For details regarding how we protect your data, please consult the Amex GBT Recruitment Privacy Statement.

What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!