Senior Travel Consultant

Travel Trade Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bespoke travel agency seeks a proactive Travel Consultant with a passion for sales and customer service. This unique role involves generating business through personal connections and marketing, creating tailored holidays, and building client relationships. Competitive salary offered alongside a generous commission scheme, along with opportunities for training and rewards events.

Benefits

Generous commission scheme

Annual leave of 28 days

Incentives like rewards and vouchers

Opportunities for FAM trips and training events

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' experience in travel sales.
• Proven sales record and extensive travel product knowledge.
• Possession of a full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Create bespoke holidays and new revenue streams.
• Use social media to generate leads.
• Assist with day-to-day operations and customer liaison.

Skills

Sales

Lead Generation

Social Media Proficiency

Customer Relationship Management

Tools

Tour Operator Systems

Job description

We are exclusively recruiting for a unique Travel Consultant role with a difference! This Bespoke Travel Agency believe in a highly personalised service using their team of remote Travel Advisors' knowledge & personalities, to understand every individuals' travel needs whether big or small, simple or complex. However, creating and booking itineraries is just one part of this exciting role! The successful Travel Agent will be responsible for pro-actively generating business to book with you, through your personal connections, through networking, through marketing and though social media. If you are a self-starter, highly experience in worldwide reservations, who doesn't want to stand still in branch waiting for enquiries to come in, but wants to go out and get clients, this a really unique role for you! Offering a competitive basic salary circa £26500 to £28500 plus commission, incentives and the chance to be an integral part of a growing travel business.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

- To create and tailor make bespoke holidays for your own customers/clientele

- To create new revenue streams and sales for the business through new lead generation; you'll be experienced at sourcing leads.

- Use social media to promote our services, generating customer engagement and sales leads.

- Devising and managing in-person / face-to-face promotional opportunities to increase exposure of the business, such as pop-up events and showcases.

- Build and maintain relationships with customers.

- Assisting with the day-to-day operation of the business, including liaising with customers about changes and making necessary amendments.

- Effectively performing administrative duties and follow processes accurately.

- Willingness to participate in training appropriate to own development.

- Ability to work towards individual Travel Consultant targets and team sales targets.

- An ability to generate leads and managing them effectively through to conversion.

- Proficient in social media platforms.

- Enthusiasm and positive attitude with a commitment to contribute to the growth of the business.

EXPERIENCED REQUIRED:

- Minimum 4 years' experience in a travel sales role

- A proven sales record.

- Excellent travel product knowledge with a good working knowledge of tour operator systems.

- Genuine interest and first-hand experience in long-haul destinations.

- Possession of a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

- Ability to attend in-person meetings in Solihull every couple of weeks, so Midlands based ideally

PACKAGE:

- Salary: £26,500 to £28,500 + generous commission scheme (7% of any profit on every booking made).

- Hours: 40 hours per week

- Days of Work: Monday to Friday (with the potential for ad-hoc weekend or bank holiday on rare occasions).

- Annual Leave: 28 days including 8 bank holidays

- Incentives: Receive any rewards, vouchers, free nights & incentives offered from tour operators or suppliers.

- The successful candidate will be given opportunities to attend FAM Trips, supplier training events and rewards events when availability arise.

INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. This vacancy is being managed by Katy. I can be contacted on 0121 4509776 or [e-mail] Not right for this role, or this role not right for you, but keen to further your career in the Travel Industry? We have a variety of different opportunities so do submit your CV to us! Unfortunately if you are unsuccessful, due to our volume of applications, we are unable to reply to everyone individually.