Senior Travel Consultant

Travel Trade Recruitment; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel agency in Lincoln is looking for an experienced Senior Travel Consultant to join their vibrant team. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of travel consulting experience, excellent travel product knowledge, and a passion for sales. This full-time position offers a salary of £28K to £30K, plus commission and incentives, with opportunities for training and attending FAM Trips. Enjoy working in a supportive environment without Sundays or Mondays, perfect for a long weekend.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Commission scheme

Incentives and rewards from suppliers

Opportunities for FAM Trips

No Sundays or Mondays work

Qualifications

• At least 5 years as a travel consultant, ideally from a tailormade luxury background.
• Excellent travel product knowledge and familiarity with tour operator systems.
• Confident, friendly, and likable personality.

Responsibilities

• Create and tailor make bespoke holidays for customers.
• Inspire customers with travel insights and ideas.
• Build and maintain relationships with clientele.
• Assist day-to-day operations, liaising with customers.
• Perform administrative duties accurately.
• Work towards individual and team sales targets.

Skills

Sales driven

Travel product knowledge

Customer relationship management

Confident and friendly communication

Job description

An award winning and service orientated travel agency are seeking a very experienced senior travel consultant to join their fantastic and growing team in their branch located in Lincoln. This Bespoke Travel Agency believe in a highly personalised service using their worldwide travel knowledge & personalities, to understand every individuals' travel needs whether big or small, simple or complex. If you are a travel agent, highly experienced in worldwide reservations, and someone who wants to strive in sales and be a huge success then please do read on! Offering a competitive basic salary circa £28K, to £30K plus commission, incentives and the chance to be an integral part of a growing travel business then you need to apply!

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• To create and tailor make bespoke and unforgettable holidays for your own customers/clientele
• Inspiring customers with your travel know-how and juicy destination ideas
• 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.
• Enthusiasm and positive attitude with a commitment to contribute to the growth of the business.

EXPERIENCED REQUIRED:

• At least 5 years as a travel consultant, ideally from a tailormade luxury background
• Excellent travel product knowledge with a good working knowledge of tour operator systems.
• Confident, friendly, and the kind of person people just love to book with
• Sales driven and loves bringing the bookings in

PACKAGE:

• Salary: £28K, to £30K + commission scheme and incentives
• Days of Work: Tuesday to Saturday - office hours (no Sundays or Mondays - what's that a long weekend calling?) No Bank Holidays too!
• FULL TIME ONLY
• BRANCH BASED
• 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.