Groups Travel Co-ordinator - Events

CM recruitment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established business travel company in the UK is seeking a Groups Travel Co-ordinator to manage group corporate travel projects. The role is remote, requiring US hours from 15.00 to 23.30 or 16.00 to 00.30, and offers a salary of up to £40K. Ideal candidates will have experience in booking group travel and be adept with GDS like Sabre. Excellent communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in booking and ticketing group travel.
• Experience as a Business Travel consultant is a plus.
• Outstanding written and verbal communicator.

Responsibilities

• Assist Groups Travel Manager on corporate travel projects.
• Create group and individual reservations accurately.
• Negotiate fare terms with suppliers.

Skills

Booking and ticketing group travel

GDS experience

Excellent communication skills

Fare knowledge

Tools

Sabre

Other GDS

Job description

Overview

Groups Travel Co-ordinator, Events, US Working Hours, Paying up to £40K: Required to work for this well established business travel company within their events department. Paying up to £40K, working US hours 15.00 - 23.30 or 16.00 - 00.30 Mon - Fri, Remote based.

Responsibilities

• Working under the Groups Travel Manager on a range of group corporate travel projects, ensuring client satisfaction and successful project delivery on time and on budget and achieve pre-agreed event profitability targets.
• Creating group and individual reservations and accurately input data
• Using sabre
• Negotiate best fares with suppliers as well as flexible terms and conditions
• Ensure timely and accurate cost reconciliations, ensuring clients are invoiced in a timely manner

Skills and Qualifications

• Previous experience in travel, specifically booking and ticketing group travel with a GDS
• Experience as a Business Travel consultant who wants to step into groups would be considered
• Sabre experience, other GDS might be considered
• Excellent fares and ticketing knowledge including published, Net, Group and consolidator fares.
• An outstanding written and verbal communicator

Additional Information

• Paying up to £40K
• Working US hours 15.00 - 23.30 or 16.00-00.30 Monday - Friday
• Remote based with 1 weeks training in the London office

Interested in this Groups travel co-ordinator role? If you have the experience we are looking for, please send your cv to [e-mail], call Kelly on 01612384490 or apply below quoting Ref KR60196