Junior Travel Consultant – Fluent French – £19K – £24k basic

Recruitment Avenue; London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior Travel Consultant fluent in French to join their dynamic team. This exciting role involves building strong relationships with clients and suppliers while producing competitive travel quotations. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the travel industry, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills. You will play a key role in generating revenue through upselling and cross-selling, ensuring clients receive top-notch service. If you have a background in travel studies or relevant experience, this is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career in a vibrant and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in travel sector or recent graduate in travel studies.
• Strong communication and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Produce competitive quotations and follow up to maximize conversions.
• Meet targets and negotiate rates with suppliers.

Skills

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Business or Tourism major

Positive attitude

Analytical skills

Time-management skills

Communication skills

Self-directed

Education

Travel studies at university

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Job description

Job Title – Junior Travel Consultant – Fluent French

Job Location – London

Salary – £19K – £24k basic

My client is looking for an office junior that has a year’s experience in the travel sector or has just finished their travel studies at university.

You must be French speaking and have an interest in winning new business by producing quality, competitive quotations in response to clients’ travel requirements.

In this role, it will be your responsibility to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all suppliers, service providers, and external sales agents.

You must also develop and maintain excellent working relationships with clients and have total responsibility for all their confirmed travel plans.

We need you to generate incremental revenue streams by cross-selling and upselling from the existing customer base.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all new requests are qualified.
• Produce good quality quotations.
• Follow up all quotations consistently to maximize conversion rates.
• Acknowledge confirmations to clients.
• Ensure that all service providers are kept informed of all changes and amendments.
• Meet all targets.
• Negotiate the best possible rates with suppliers.
• Develop a close relationship with the Purchasing department.

Skills required:

• Fluency in French & English.
• Majoring in Business or Tourism discipline.
• A positive attitude with the drive and work ethic to meet targets.
• Able to “think outside the box.”
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication/relationship-building and analytical skills.
• Able to work independently and self-directed.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).