Fluent Arabic Speaking Senior Luxury Private Travel Manager

Antella Travel Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel recruitment agency is seeking a Fluent Arabic Speaking Senior Luxury Private Travel Manager to create bespoke travel experiences for Ultra HNWI clients. Candidates should have extensive experience in luxury travel, excellent GDS knowledge, and the ability to develop rapport with clients. The role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and generous benefits including travel discounts and career development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension

Discounted travel

Career growth and development

Option to work abroad for up to 4 weeks

Qualifications

• Experience with ultra-luxury travel products, especially for Ultra HNWI's.
• Ability to network and understand luxury lifestyle and travel trends.

Responsibilities

• Design bespoke travel requests based on customer needs.
• Use previous experience to establish clients' requirements.
• Book flights and make necessary amendments using Amadeus.
• Manage all aspects of travel booking, including hotels and car hire.
• Resolve any pre and post departure issues.

Skills

GDS experience

Fluent Arabic

Tailormade travel experience

Sales skills

Communication skills

Tools

Amadeus

Job description

Fluent Arabic Speaking Senior Luxury Private Travel Manager

Base Salary to £38,000 OTE £42,000 with bonuses.

Hybrid - Central London or fully remote within the UK.

Our client is an exclusive lifestyle and concierge company who specialise in creating bespoke, exclusive holidays for their client base who are Ultra HNWI's to worldwide destinations.

These travel requirements cover the regions of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Americas, Latin America, Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Europe and can including private villas, private jet charters, skiing holidays, exclusive boutique hotels etc.

They are now seeking to recruit experienced Fluent Arabic speaking Senior Luxury Private Travel Managers who have experience working with ultra-luxury travel products and dealing with Ultra HNWI's from the MEA region.

In addition to having extensive GDS and flights knowledge, you will have excellent, bespoke tailor‑made travel experience with the ability to deal with a booking from enquiry through to final documentation. This experience is essential.

Presentation, communication (verbal and written), attention to detail, sales skills and destination knowledge are very important to their clients.

Candidates must be able to network with their clientele as well understanding the demographics, latest travel trends, luxury lifestyle etc.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with customer enquiries by phone and email and design bespoke travel requests based on their needs.
• Use your own previous experience, destination knowledge to establish the clients' requirements and to recommend the correct programme for their needs.
• Use Amadeus to book flights and make any necessary amendments.
• Booking all aspects of travel for your customers including flight, private charters, hotels, car hire and more.
• Being available to resolve any pre and post departure issues.

Required Experience

• Previous GDS experience and flights knowledge is essential.
• Fluent Arabic to native/mother tongue level reading, written and verbal.
• Extensive tailormade experience gained within the travel industry, working within luxury is essential with extensive knowledge dealing with UHNWI's.
• Professional and engaging telephone manner with the ability to develop rapport.
• Effective Sales and customer service skills.

Salary and Benefits

• Base salary to £38,000 (based on experience) + up to £3,600 per annum in bonuses.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Pension.
• Hybrid Working or fully remote working within the UK.
• Option to work abroad for up to 4 weeks per annum.
• Discounted travel.
• Career growth and development.

To apply for this Fluent Arabic Speaking Senior Luxury Private Travel Manager role, please email your CV along with your personal travel portfolio highlighting your personal travel experience.