Leisure Travel Agent

Air Transat; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation starting at 5

Paid Time Off

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Employee discounts

Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

Air Transat in Canada is seeking a travel sales professional to help customers plan and book their dream vacations. You will work closely with clients to understand needs and preferences, and use your expertise to recommend destinations, itineraries, and accommodations that meet expectations.

Responsibilities include advising on travel options, promoting new business, and meeting monthly and yearly sales targets, with flexibility for trade shows and events.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years sales experience within a retail environment and consistently meet sales targets.
• Ability to influence through effective sales and prospecting techniques while building friendly and positive business relationships.
• Advanced communication skills combined with an outgoing and energetic nature.
• Experience leveraging social media and learning new software quickly.
• Demonstrates flexibility in work schedule, available to work outside of normal business hours to attend trade shows, conventions, and business events or to complete any agreed upon task.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on travel options offered by our various partners.
• Network and promote new travel business and grow your repeat client base.
• Meet established monthly and yearly sales and revenue targets.
• Quickly determine specific client needs and source solutions using all tools available.
• Sell travel packages in all product categories including the preparation of complex itineraries using various booking platforms (Apollo; Sirev).
• Be alert to changing trends; customer needs and be able to adapt the services to the client’s needs even when difficult circumstances arise.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Social media savvy

Flexible schedule

Retail sales

Relationship building

Tools

Apollo

Sirev

Job description

Be part of the journey!

Our mission is to be the preferred airline of our customers and our team.

Company Description

Be part of the journey!

Our mission is to be the preferred airline of our customers and our team.

Open-mindedness, concern for others, intelligence at work and, above all, a healthy dose of fun enable us to achieve great things every day. Our dedication has earned us the title of the world's best leisure airline multiple times, and we’re just getting started.

Want to join us? You will have the chance to enjoy exclusive travel privileges to explore the world and create unforgettable memories. You will also have the opportunity to work in a modern, inspiring environment.

Job Description

As a travel professional, you will be responsible for helping our customers plan and book their dream vacation. You'll work closely with our customers to understand their travel needs and preferences, and use your expertise to recommend destinations, itineraries and accommodations that meet their expectations.

Here are the activities that will fill your day:

• Advise clients on travel options offered by our various partners;
• Network and promote new travel business and grow your repeat client base;
• Meet established monthly and yearly sales and revenue targets;
• Quickly determine specific client needs and source solutions using all tools available;
• Sell travel packages in all product categories including the preparation of complex itineraries using various booking platforms (Apollo; Sirev);
• Be alert to changing trends; customer needs and be able to adapt the services to the client’s needs even when difficult circumstances arise.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years sales experience within a retail environment and consistently meet sales targets;
• Ability to influence through effective sales and prospecting techniques while building friendly and positive business relationships;
• Advanced communication skills combined with an outgoing and energetic nature;
• Experience leveraging social media and learning new software quickly;
• Demonstrates flexibility in work schedule, available to work outside of normal business hours to attend trade shows, conventions, and business events or to complete any agreed upon task.

Additional Information

• Competitive Compensation - starting at 18$/h + commission pay
• Paid Time Off/Vacations
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance;
• Employee discounts!
• Retirement Savings Plan

Artificial intelligence tools are used to analyze applications, whether to sort or preselect profiles based on criteria related to job requirements. All applications are then reviewed by our recruitment team to ensure a fair and inclusive process.

Employment Equity

At Transat, we foster an environment where inclusiveness, respect and equity reign. We endeavour to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers as well as the communities to which we travel. We encourage women, members of visible minorities, ethnic minorities, aboriginal peoples as well as people with disabilities to submit their candidacy. Transat will accommodate people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, please contact us in order to work together in meeting adequately your needs.