Travel Consultant - Darlington

Barrhead Travel; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel agency in Tees Valley is seeking a Travel Consultant to create exceptional travel experiences, ensuring outstanding customer service and meeting sales targets. The ideal candidate will have retail travel experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for travel. This position offers competitive salary, bonuses, and various employee benefits including generous holiday discounts and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus structure

Generous staff discounts on holidays

34 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Perfect attendance reward

Long service rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in high street retail travel or luxury brands is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must.
• Passion for travel and the ability to engage clients with knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Plan and curate exceptional travel experiences tailored to client preferences.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on travel products and trends.
• Build long-lasting relationships and ensure client satisfaction.

Skills

Retail travel experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Sales targets achievement

Ability to curate personalized itineraries

Job description

As a Travel Consultant, you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of travel, sharing your expertise and enthusiasm with our valued customers. From planning dream vacations to arranging seamless itineraries, you'll be the go-to person for all travel-related queries. With access to an extensive range of destinations, airlines, hotels, and activities, you'll have the tools to craft personalized experiences that exceed expectations.

• Utilize your retail travel experience to create exceptional travel experiences for clients, tailoring each trip to their unique needs and preferences.
• Provide outstanding customer service, ensuring client satisfaction and building long-lasting relationships.
• Communicate confidently and effectively through various channels, including in-person, over the phone, and via online platforms.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, emerging destinations, and travel products.
• Meet sales targets and work collaboratively with team members to achieve branch goals.
  Enthusiastic individuals with a passion for travel and a desire to share their knowledge with others.
• Experienced Travel Consultants who can curate personalized itineraries that cater to each client's unique desires and preferences.
• Excellent communicators who can connect with clients, engaging them with captivating travel stories and insider knowledge.
• Ambitious go-getters who thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and have a natural talent for surpassing targets., Disability Confident

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Look no further than Barrhead Travel, where we are seeking Travel Consultants with experience in high street retail travel and Luxury brands to join our dynamic sales team. With our commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and creating unforgettable journeys, Barrhead Travel is the perfect place to unleash your passion for travel.

• Unleash your potential with a competitive salary and bonus structure that rewards your hard work - You will earn on everything you sell!
• Be part of a travel-obsessed team that shares your adventurous spirit.
• Embark on exciting familiarization trips to expand your knowledge and fuel your passion for travel.
• A Personal Development Plan and our commitment to continued training, development, and career progression - share your career-goals with us and we'll work together to help you achieve them
• A varied company benefits scheme which includes amazing discounts with UK high street retailers
• Generous staff discounts on your own holidays plus discounts available for family and friends
• 34 days annual leave - well, you need time to enjoy those amazing holiday discounts, don't you
• Perfect attendance reward - £100 holiday voucher
• Refer a friend incentive - £750 reward
• Company pension scheme
• Death in Service
• Long service rewards - love to shop vouchers and celebratory long service lunch or dinner with your colleagues and management

Barrhead Travel is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace