Business Travel Consultant

JR United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel management company is seeking a Business Travel Consultant in Newcastle upon Tyne. In this role, you will be responsible for providing exceptional travel service to clients and managing booking processes using Sabre or Galileo. The position requires a dedicated individual with solid experience in travel management and a skill set focused on customer service.

Benefits

Career development plans

Employee wellbeing programs

Annual reward and recognition program

Sustainability initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience using Sabre or Galileo required.
• Industry experience in travel management operations essential.
• Ability to manage multiple reservations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level customer service to clients.
• Assist with travel arrangements for clients including air, hotel, and car reservations.
• Maintain adherence to client travel policies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

Advanced industry experience in travel management

Tools

Sabre

Galileo

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Business Travel Consultant, newcastle-upon-tyne, tyne and wear

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Client:

Corporate Travel Management (CTM) UK/EU

Location:

newcastle-upon-tyne, tyne and wear, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Now boarding: Your career in travel is ready for take-off.

At CTM, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We know that our diverse team is the reason CTM is the award-winning TMC we are today, which is why recruiting like-minded travel enthusiasts is an important part of our business’ success and growth.

About CTM

CTM is an award-winning provider of travel service solutions spanning corporate, events and sports markets. Headquartered and founded in Australia, CTM has offices all around the world, including Europe, Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand. www.travelctm.co.uk

THE ROLE

Conduct business in an efficient and professional manner whilst adhering to company procedures and guidelines, you will work closely with the Team Manager as required to support the business objectives.

Note that this role requires to undergo a DBS and Security Clearance check. Please refrain from applying if you have not lived in the UK since 5 consecutive years.

This role also requires proven experience of using Sabre or Galileo. Kindly refrain from applying if you do not have relevant experience.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• To provide high level customer service to all clients internal and external to the required SLAs and standards

• Assist with emergency actions, contingency plans, and out of hours requirements

• Ensure client travel policies are adhered to correctly

• To ensure all SLA’s and KPI’s are consistently met

• Communicate with your manager and business manager regarding client activity to include any positive or negative behaviour, client complaints etc

• To develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues in the appropriate offices

• Ensure that all administration team tasks, both internal/external is of the highest standard

• To provide support and assistance as required to colleagues

• Ensure that all administration, both internal and external is of the highest standard

• Assist with all reservations and aspects of travel to include air, hotel, rail and car reservations and any other travel related requests received via any client and partners

• Offer travel advice for all types of scenarios

• To be fully conversant in all operational working practices

• To be able to work flexible hours

• Assist with any additional tasks required as a business priority

• To respond to any other reasonable duties/tasks as may be requested by your Manager or other departmental Managers

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Team player, resilient and adaptable with the ability to remain calm and patient • Proven attention to detail and quality standards

• Extensive industry experience in all areas of the reservation process

• Fully confident in all aspects of the GDS • Sound, proven SABRE/ GALILEO GDS skills with an excellent understanding of fares and ticketing

• Ability to turnaround fare recalculations and ticket re issues quickly

• Able to work independently and use own initiative to resolve problems and find a solution

• Highly organised, ability to plan, prioritise and multi-task under pressure

• Strong communication skills demonstrating a pro-active response to client servicing at all times

• Interpersonal skills

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven advanced industry experience in all areas of travel management operations is essential

• Sound, proven SABRE skills with the ability to manage multiple reservations and PCC’s

• Excellent understanding of fares and ticketing ideally to BA1/2 level or equivalent

• Extensive industry experience in all areas of the reservation process

Why CTM?

Reward & Recognition

CTM’s annual reward and recognition programme, CTM All Star Awards, takes our peer voted ‘All Stars’ on an incentive trip to destinations all around the world. Previous trips have included: Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Paris, Abu Dhabi, Queenstown, and Dallas.

As part of a strong and stable company, CTM will support you in your career development plans with a very strong history of promoting from within. CTM’s High-Performance (HiPo) programme has excelled the professional development of many CTM Leaders.

Employee Wellbeing and Flexibility

The physical health and mental wellbeing of our CTM employees is something we take very seriously. To promote these amongst our teams, CTM provides each employee with access to a well know wellbeing platform, free independent advice across a range of topics, ability to increase annual leave and more.

Sustainability Focus

CTM is committed to a range of initiatives that enable a socially responsible, long-term and sustainable mindset within CTM. Underpinned by our four Sustainability Pillars; Principles of Governance, People, Planet, and Prosperity, CTM’s Sustainability Strategy identifies material issues and outlines initiatives to achieve this. Some initiatives include:

• Annual Volunteer Day Leave to support a charity/cause of your choice
• Offsetting all CTM employees’ travel
• Partnership with South Pole – supporting sustainable community projects (local & global)
• Paperless office initiatives & recycling options

If you’re considering a career in travel, or a return to the travel industry, CTM is your number one choice. Your career in corporate travel is ready for take-off. Get on board today.

CTM is a Disability Confident Employer. Do not hesitate to connect with our Recruitment team if you need to discuss arrangements.

CTM is the Data Controller with respect to the personal information you provide during your application. We will use this information solely to process your application, and our legal basis is that you are considering taking up an employment contract with us. We may share this information with our parent company in Australia, but otherwise we will not disclose it to any other organisation. If you take up employment with us, we will keep the information for the duration of your employment, otherwise we will destroy it 2 months after the post is filled.

All the information that we ask for in application forms has to be completed for your application to go ahead. There is no profiling or automated decision making applied to the personal information you supply. You have all the legal rights with your personal data as laid out in the General Data Processing Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, including the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Our Data Protection Officer may be contacted at [emailprotected] .