Europe and Ski Team Travel Consultant

Scott Dunn; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury travel company based in Greater London is looking for a Travel Consultant to create bespoke travel experiences for discerning guests. The role involves attention to detail in holiday bookings, engaging with guests to ensure satisfaction, and working towards sales targets. Ideal candidates will have a passion for travel, strong organisational skills, and the ability to provide exceptional customer service. Competitive benefits include career development and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Personal travel fund

23 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Sales driven with a keen eye for numbers.
• Enthusiastic and polite telephone manner.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proven organisational skills.
• Previous experience of delivering exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of selling and booking holidays.
• Contact guests post-travel for feedback and new enquiries.
• Work towards individual and team sales targets.
• Develop excellent product knowledge.
• Support marketing initiatives and meet guests face-to-face.

Job description

Overview

Scott Dunn is an award-winning luxury tour operator creating tailor-made vacations to destinations all over the world. With offices in the UK US and Singapore we pride ourselves on providing outstanding service to all our guests from the moment they begin their research online right the way through to post-vacation. Joining our specialist Europe team we are seeking a Travel Consultant eager to create travel experiences that inspire and instil a love for travel in our guests as voracious as their own. This involves taking ownership for all aspects of selling luxury tailormade holidays to our discerning guests whilst navigating and creating experiences across European destinations.

Responsibilities

• To take ownership of all aspects of selling and booking a holiday including written and verbal quotations and holiday documentation
• To contact guests on their return to receive feedback and create new enquiries
• To work towards individual and team sales targets and meet Key Performance Indicators
• To develop excellent product knowledge for immediate sales area but also within all areas of the Scott Dunn portfolio
• To support all marketing initiatives including brochure production website management email campaigns PR and promotional events
• To meet guests on a face-to-face basis when required
• To learn and become conversant with all computer software applications
• To work closely with all departments and Sales teams

Duties

• Taking responsibility for the guest journey from first contact to post travel and repeat travel
• Demonstrating excellent attention to detail and accuracy in all communication with guests
• Speaking to all guests on the phone and organising their holiday by effectively listening to the guest and their requirements
• Using sales skills to convert into bookings
• Responding to all enquiries in an efficient and timely manner
• Handling high volumes of guest phone calls during peak periods
• Management of invoices including handling payments collecting guest details and organising pre-arrival information
• Completing all checks on travel documentation within specified time frames
• Maintaining contact with guests between booking and departure date including arranging all concierge requirements
• Recording essential data and information using Scott Dunns IT software
• Acting on any feedback or complaint swiftly to ensure a great guest experience liaising with the Guest Relations Team where necessary
• Booking of guest flights and managing reservations through Travelport
• Attending all internal and external training courses
• Conducting familiarisation trips abroad and presenting back to teams and update website
• Attending trade shows and promotional events in the UK and abroad
• Training colleagues with knowledge gained from areas visited
• Accounting for costs and margins on each booking
• Contributing to the team over and above standard sales and service requirements
• Such other duties as management may reasonably require from time to time

About You

Naturally travel will be a deep passion of yours and you will have extensive knowledge across the product-areas. Previous travel sales experience is not essential for this role although it would be advantageous with other requirements including:

• Sales driven with a keen eye for numbers
• Enthusiastic and polite telephone manner
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proven organisational skills
• Previous experience of delivering exceptional customer service

Values & Behaviours

All employees must promote understand and apply Scott Dunns workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence the values as part of the application. The know – Start by listening. We take the time to understand our guests and colleagues needs. Be Precise. We take pride in getting every detail right. Own it. We deliver on commitments we the Detail - Love learning. We energetically seek out and share new ideas and insights. Embrace feedback. We continuously seek to improve by sharing and accepting honest feedback. Work with the best. We attract retrain and partner with the - Look to the future. We constantly seek opportunities to make travel memorable and sustainable. Be more we. We work together collaboratively and value different viewpoints. Win together. We celebrate each others successes and have aim to find someone who would be office based in our London Hammersmith work for Scott Dunn.

Rewards and Benefits

In return for your expertise and commitment to our values of in the detail in the know and inspiring; We support your career growth We provide you with career progression aligned with your chosen career path access to internal job opportunities across Scott Dunns global offices as well as across 30 brands spread across 93 cities worldwide as part of Flight Centre Travel Group. We give you the tools to succeed We provide personal and professional development enabled by our award-winning Learning and Development team comprehensive familiarisation and educational trips unlimited access to LinkedIn learning amongst other platforms as well as 1 hour for your own development each recognise and reward your success and loyalty. We run commission and bonus incentive schemes to compliment competitive salaries as well as a company loyalty scheme which includes a personal travel fund for each staff member and 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays that rises by 1 day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 30).

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Scott Dunn we champion equality diversity and inclusivity in all its forms and are signatories of both the Race at Work and the Diversity in Hospitality Travel & Leisure charters. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and recognises the value of you. If you require any support or accommodations as it relates to our recruitment process please contact for further information or alternative application processes to support your do not need to meet all the requirements to apply for a position at Scott Dunn. Should this role be of interest to you we would welcome your application.

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Employment Type : Contract

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1