Travel Consultant

Travel Trade Recruitment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing independent Travel Agency seeks an experienced Travel Agent for their new branch in Nottingham. Join a dynamic team, utilize the latest technology in travel sales, and be part of an exciting expansion with competitive salary and commission opportunities.

Benefits

Commission Scheme

Profit Share

Discounted Personal Travel

FAM Trips

Qualifications

• Experience as a retail travel advisor for at least 6 months.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts, including weekends and evenings.

Responsibilities

• Manage and sell holiday bookings with a team.
• Engage customers from the supermarket footfall.
• Work towards commission-based targets.

Skills

Customer Engagement

Sales

Communication

Job description

Opportunity for an experienced Travel Agent to join the second new Travel Branch of a growing independent Travel Agency just South of Nottingham city centre. With ambitious growth plans, they launched their first store in Birmingham and Nottingham is next! Want to be part of the success story?! A hugely experienced management team, with many years in the Travel Industry, have partnered with a supermarket chain to launch a modern travel agency. Based within the stores, it will combine the services of a traditional travel agency, with state of the art technology to appeal to a wide audience! So customers who want to engage and chat with a Travel Consultant can, and those short on time can have a more virtual service! This is an amazing career opportunity at a point where Travel Agencies are seeing huge demand. Starting salary is circa £24k pa - £26k pa (negotiable and dependent on experience) plus commission, incentives and profit share and FAM trips. Whether you have 6 months experience as a retail travel advisor, 6 years, or are returning to the Travel Industry, get in touch!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Working with a Manager, Assistant Manager and a team of three Consultants, being hands on both managing and selling
• Work pro-actively; you and your team will need to engage with the footfall from the supermarket
• Utilise the latest technology, to gain people's interest who are short on time, so they can leave their details and can be followed up with
• Booking UK, European and Worldwide holidays using a range of Tour Operators
• Converting enquiries to bookings, working to targets and commission
• Working a rota 5 days over 7 days, with flexibility to working some evening shifts too
• Assist with any other company duties, such as local marketing events and administration

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

We are interested in candidates with experience of working in a travel agency for 6 months and upwards, salary will reflect your experience. If you are keen to return to the industry after a break, get in touch! And if you are seeking 4 days, so long as you are flexible to cover weekends and some mid-week shifts up to 7pm on a rota fair rota basis.

THE PACKAGE:

Starting salary is negotiable, but in the region of £25k pa. Whilst basic is important, this will come with excellent earnings potential with a competitive commission scheme, annual profit share, tour operator incentives, at least one FAM trip a year, heavily discounted personal travel. This is a real career opportunity too, a chance to be part of a new, well backed Travel Agency with huge expansion plans! The flagship store is approximately 2 miles south of Nottingham city centre and is a fully on site role.

INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. This vacancy is being managed by Claire Muge. 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.