Flights Consultant

Travel Trade Recruitment; Chester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company in Chester is seeking a Flights Consultant to handle bookings and reservations for airfares. The ideal candidate will have experience with GDS systems and a passion for customer service. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including holidays, health care incentives, and uncapped commission, with realistic earnings of £45k per year on average.

Benefits

20 days holidays plus statutory holidays

Health care incentive

Pension Scheme

Uncapped commission

Qualifications

• Experience in the travel industry is essential.
• Business travel or tour operation background is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work in a small, friendly team of consultants.
• Assist tour operators and travel agencies with bookings.
• Make reservations for worldwide airfares.
• Identify and source different flight options.

Skills

Experience using a GDS system

Great customer service

Comfortable booking multi-trip itineraries

Tools

Travelport

Job description

Role - Flights Consultant

Location - Chester/Hybrid

Hours - Mon-Sat office hours

Salary - £26,000 - £28,000 + realistic OTE of £45,000!

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Flights Reservations Consultant to work for a leading travel company in Chester. If you are currently using a GDS system and want to specialise in airfares, then this could be the role for you! Dealing directly with Tour Operators and Travel Agencies, this is a great step for an experienced Reservations Consultant to join a brilliant, close-knit team! This role is based on a full-time basis, offering a competitive salary and additional company benefits.

Job Description as a Flights Reservations Consultant

• Working in a small, friendly, experienced team of consultants
• Communicating with tour operators and travel agencies daily to assist them in booking multi-trip itineraries
• Making reservations for worldwide airfares
• Identifying and sourcing different flight options to increase margins
• Building strong relationships with trade agents
• Following up on sales leads
• Ticketing flights in a timely manner
• Completing amending, cancellation and refunding duties
• Using Travelport as the main GDS system

Experience Required as a Flights Reservations Consultant

• Experience using a GDS system, ideally Travelport
• Previous travel industry experience is essential!
• Comfortable booking multi-trip itineraries
• Great customer service
• A business travel background or a tour operation background is desirable

The Package

• Holidays 20 days per annum pro rata plus stat holidays, rising to 25 with service (pro-rata for part-time)
• Health care incentive after 6 months
• FAM trips after first year – one per annum
• Pension Scheme
• Discounted Rates
• Uncapped commission
• Friendly hours, Mon - Fri normal office hours, 1 in 4 Saturdays on a rota basis
• Competitive salary of £28k DOE plus uncapped OTE. Realistic earnings £45k per year on average

Interested?

If this sounds like your next role, please contact Nichola at Travel Trade Recruitment on 0161 923 6120 or [e-mail]