Travel Trade Manager (Contract)

Destination Greater Victoria; Victoria; Hybrid; CAD 68,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional tourism organization in Victoria is seeking a Travel Trade Manager to lead their Travel Trade program. This hybrid role requires strong leadership, partnership-building skills, and a deep knowledge of the tourism landscape. The ideal candidate should have over five years of senior-level experience in the travel industry. Offering a contract with a salary range of $68,000 to $72,000, this position emphasizes innovation and commercial growth.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of senior-level experience in Tourism and Travel Trade.
• Five or more years of experience in the travel industry with sales expertise in tourism and hospitality.
• Proactive, solutions-focused, able to work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Travel Trade program focusing on innovation and commercial growth.
• Negotiate partnerships and execute high-value sales strategies.
• Represent Greater Victoria at tradeshows and industry events.

Skills

Senior-level experience in Tourism and Travel Trade

Sales expertise in tourism and hospitality

Project management skills

Writing and content development skills

Knowledge of travel trade

Education

Degree in Business, Marketing or Tourism

Job description

Overview

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Role summary

Bring your creativity, strategic mindset, and passion for partnerships to the role of Travel Trade Manager with DGV. This position requires someone who can hit the ground running, lead our Travel Trade program with a focus on innovation, commercial growth, and strong industry relationships. You will champion business-to-business initiatives across retail trade, co-ops, and cruise, while building connections with traditional tour operators and travel agents. From negotiating partnerships and executing high-value sales strategies to representing Greater Victoria at tradeshows and industry events, you’ll play a key role in positioning our destination for long-term success. This is an opportunity for a results-driven professional with deep knowledge of the tourism and hospitality landscape to shape how Greater Victoria is discovered, experienced, and celebrated around the world.

This position is a hybrid role, with a requirement to work in-office at least three times per week, located in the Greater Victoria region. It is a full-time 35-hour-per-week, 14-month contract with a salary between $68,000 and $72,000.

What you need to bring

• Degree in Business, Marketing or Tourism preferred.
• Five or more years of senior-level experience in Tourism and Travel Trade.
• Five or more years of experience in the travel industry with sales expertise in tourism and hospitality. An understanding of travel trade is key in this role.
• Entrepreneurial, creative, energetic, self-motivated, and results-oriented.
• Proactive, solutions-focused, able to work collaboratively with the team to deliver results.
• Highly effective project management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
• Superb writing, content development, and editing skills.
• Strong knowledge of key markets including demographic, psychographic statistics and trends.
• Strong commercial orientation with a deep understanding of the sales process in the leisure travel distribution network.

For a full outline of the role, please see the complete job description. Applications will be accepted until the role is filled.

Additional information

DGV is committed to creating a diverse, multicultural environment and we welcome team members of all backgrounds and cultures including Indigenous peoples. Employment preference may be given to persons of Indigenous ancestry as per Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code. DGV's selection is based on the criteria identified in the job description so the best-qualified applicants are chosen.

Job function: Sales and Business Development • Industry: Travel Arrangements

EEO statement and other required notices are included as applicable in the original posting.