Travel Consultant

Travelbag; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelbag, a leading travel agency, is seeking experienced Travel Consultants in Solihull. With benefits like uncapped commissions, training programs, and travel discounts, you'll join a team dedicated to providing great travel experiences. If you're passionate about travel and have a proven sales background, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits

Uncapped commission scheme

Travel discounts

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Low-cost health care

Employee Assistance programme

Ongoing development with in-house training

Annual conference

Volunteer days

Qualifications

• Experienced in selling long haul and tailor-made holidays.
• Excellent customer service skills and target-driven.
• GDS experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Sell long-haul destinations and tailor-made holidays.
• Provide exceptional customer service and meet sales targets.
• Engage with customers and build lasting relationships.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales

Passion for Travel

Education

Experience in selling long haul destinations

Experience in a target-driven environment

Tools

GDS Systems

Job description

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At Travelbag, we make travel a piece of cake. Our knowledgeable experts live and breathe holidays, so theyre always on hand with tips and advice, to help our customers discover somewhere new. Whether they want a relaxing week away or a month-long adventure, weve got it covered. Were owned by dnata Travel, part of the Emirates Group.

We are now recruiting for experienced Travel Consultants to join our team of experts at our store in Solihull.

To be considered, you need to have experience of selling long haul destinations and tailor-made holidays. You need to have exceptional customer service skills, be driven by your passion for travel and motivated to meet and exceed your targets. GDS experience would also be an advantage.

If you have experience of working in a target driven environment as well as experience of travelling long haul, we'd be happy to hear from you too.

We have a lucrative uncapped commission scheme with average commission of £24K on top of your base salary, however our top performers average £55K in commission!

Depending on experience in your 1st Year you can expect a minimum OTE of £35K rising to £39K in Year 2.

Thanks to Travelbags regular marketing activity, youll always have plenty of customer enquiries to follow up. And youll build fantastic relationships with your customers, whether face to face or over the phone, so they come back to you time and time again. Our impressive number of repeat customers is something were incredibly proud of.

Our recruitment process is as follows: If youve amazed us with your application youll be invited to an online Get to know Travelbag session to give you an insight into the role, Travelbags journey and what its like to work for Travelbag. Youll then be asked to complete a recorded video interview, in your own time. If youre successful at this stage youll be invited to an interview, ideally in person at the store youve applied for.

When you join Travelbag, youll have an initial 4-week interactive training period with our inhouse training team. Youll then join our academy with dedicated support alongside support and coaching from your manager.

You will have lots of opportunities to enhance your product and destination knowledge including weekly product training from our destination team and supplier hosted events where you can meet others in the industry as well as learn about a product or destination and there are usually prizes up for grabs!

Our Travel Consultants work 37.5 hours per week 5 days over 7, 9am to 6:00pm. In peak periods we can be open 9am to 9pm to meet our customer demands.

We have some fantastic benefits, making us a great place to work:

• Uncapped commission scheme.
• Fam Trips and Incentives - you will visit a key Travelbag location in your first year, in partnership with our suppliers we had 62 spaces on Fam Trips last year!
• Travel discounts we have a dedicated Staff Travel Team to help you plan your next adventure.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 5 full years of service (+ bank holidays).
• Additional annual leave purchase scheme so you can pursue your love of travel.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Low-cost health care for you and your family.
• Employee Assistance programme.
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Belong programme - Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that play a crucial role in implementing our DEI strategy
• Ongoing development we have an in-house People Development Team.
• Industry/social events including supplier events.
• Annual conference where we bring the whole Travelbag Team together.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Long service awards.
• Reward & recognition programme
• Volunteer days one days paid leave each year to volunteer with a registered charity.
• dnata4good supporting the local communities we work, live and thrive in.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Free eye care tests.
• Free Taste Card membership offering discounts on dining out, movies, attractions, takeaways and online shopping. Free tea and coffee in all our shops

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Travel Arrangements

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