Travel Branch Manager: Long-Haul & Group Tours, Commission

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

Benefits offered by this job

Commission

Job summary

Travel Trade Recruitment is seeking a Retail Manager for our Hampshire-based client. The role involves converting enquiries into bookings, creating tailored itineraries, and managing bookings through to completion.

You will work with UK tour operators and overseas partners while promoting the brand at events and online. The ideal candidate brings extensive travel agency experience, a proven track record in converting leads, and strong organisational and relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of the longhaul market.
• Extensive travel agency experience.
• Direct customer sales and relationship building.
• Creating tailormade itineraries.
• Organising group travel.
• Extensive travel in Asia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
• Specialist interests with travel business potential.
• Proven record of converting leads into bookings.
• Proven travel management experience.
• Ability to inspire confidence in customers and suppliers.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated team player.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Converting walk-in, web-driven, email and phone enquiries into bookings.
• Sourcing, creating and booking travel itineraries.
• Managing and administering bookings through to holiday completion.
• Maintaining customer contact from initial enquiry to holiday completion and beyond.
• Working closely with UK tour operators and overseas partners.
• Managing a portfolio of regular group bookings (typically 5-20 people) to events worldwide.
• Representing the company at local shows and events.
• Developing and implementing retail marketing strategies, including social media posting and website updating.
• Controlling mountains of paperwork.

Skills

Longhaul knowledge

Travel agency experience

Lead conversion

Tailor-made itineraries

Group travel

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Supplier relations

Job description

Travel Trade Recruitment is seeking a Retail Manager for our Hampshire-based client. The role involves converting enquiries into bookings, creating tailored itineraries, and managing bookings through to completion.

You will work with UK tour operators and overseas partners while promoting the brand at events and online. The ideal candidate brings extensive travel agency experience, a proven track record in converting leads, and strong organisational and relationship-building skills.