Senior Tour & Cruise Product Architect

Travel Trade Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Travel Trade Recruitment is seeking a Senior Tour Developer to join our growing product team. You will craft distinctive escorted tours and cruise-and-tour packages from concept to launch, negotiating with overseas suppliers and delivering high-quality products.

You will own itineraries, costings and timelines, collaborating with Marketing and Sales to maximize commercial success and market impact worldwide.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in tour development, escorted touring or cruise-and-tour product creation.
• Strong international destination and itinerary knowledge.
• Confident supplier negotiator with excellent commercial awareness.
• Skilled in costing, pricing, budgeting and margin management.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects.
• Creative, proactive and passionate about developing standout holidays.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative escorted tours and cruise-and-tour itineraries.
• Research new destinations, trends and unique customer experiences.
• Build strong relationships with international suppliers, DMCs, hotels and cruise lines.
• Negotiate competitive rates, exclusive experiences and added-value inclusions.
• Manage product costing, pricing, budgets and profit margins.
• Coordinate product delivery, ensuring accuracy, quality and deadlines are met.
• Work with Marketing to develop engaging product content and key selling points.
• Review sales performance and customer feedback to improve existing products.
• Support and train the sales team on new and existing products.

Skills

Tour development

Supplier negotiation

Budgeting & pricing

Project management

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Travel Trade Recruitment is seeking a Senior Tour Developer to join our growing product team. You will craft distinctive escorted tours and cruise-and-tour packages from concept to launch, negotiating with overseas suppliers and delivering high-quality products.

You will own itineraries, costings and timelines, collaborating with Marketing and Sales to maximize commercial success and market impact worldwide.