Retail Travel Consultant

Platinum Travel Recruitment Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A travel agency is seeking a Luxury Retail Travel Consultant in Cambridge. The role involves creating bespoke travel itineraries, providing excellent customer service, and collaborating with suppliers. Ideal candidates should have travel sales experience and strong communication skills. The position offers a lucrative salary, increased holiday allowance, and exciting FAM trips to various destinations.

Benefits

Lucrative salary

Increased holiday allowance

Pension

Childcare vouchers

Comprehensive training

Team building events

Career progression

Travel perks

Qualifications

• Must have travel sales experience within a tour operator or retail travel agency.
• Able to build a rapport with customers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Arranging inspiring itineraries to travellers including Europe, USA, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Africa, South America, Australia and New Zealand.
• Arranging a wide range of holiday types including honeymoons and city breaks.
• Liaising with suppliers.
• Offering a cutting edge customer service.
• Converting incoming enquiries to a sale.

Skills

Travel sales experience

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a well-established, dynamic and forward thinking travel company for a Luxury Retail Travel Consultant to join its team due to success and expansion in the Cambridge area. This award winning travel company offers a wide range of holiday types across the globe to travellers from luxury tailormade travel to adventure packages. This role is ideal for an existing travel consultant from a travel agency or tour operator background seeking career development and something a little different.

Retail Travel Consultant - Each day will not be the same, duties include:

• Arranging inspiring itineraries to travellers including Europe, USA, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Africa, South America, Australia and New Zealand, plus many more exotic destinations.
• Arranging a wide range of holiday types including honeymoons, elite tailormade travel, family vacations, city breaks, wintersports, tours along with travel extras such as airport lounges, car hire, insurance etc.
• Participating in luxury FAM trips to increase product knowledge.
• Liaising with suppliers.
• Offering a cutting edge customer service.
• Converting incoming enquiries to a sale.
• Building a rapport with customers over the phone and face to face.

Retail Travel Consultant - Essential Requirements:

• Must have travel sales experience within a tour operator or retail travel agency
• Able to build a rapport with customers.
• Excellent communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail

Retail Travel Consultant - Benefits:

• Lucrative salary
• Increased holiday allowance
• Pension
• Up to an additional week of annual leave for long service
• Childcare vouchers
• Team building events
• Comprehensive training
• FAM Trips test drive new hotels and soak up the atmosphere in fantastic destinations including; Jamaica, Las Vegas, The Seychelles, Dubai, China and Thailand to name just a few.
• Travel perks
• Career progression
• Ongoing development
• Friendly & busy team
• State of the art offices
• Varied job role

Give your travel career a boost and apply today