Travel Manager (Groups & Events)

Corporate Travel Management (CTM) Group; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home & tech loan

ClassPass

Vitality at Work

Retail Discounts

Job summary

Corporate Travel Management (CTM) Group is seeking an experienced Event Travel Manager to lead end-to-end group air programs for a dedicated client. You will work with the Operations Director, Team Manager, and M&E team to ensure seamless delivery and exceptional service.

The role focuses on efficient travel coordination, strong project management, and delivering value and ROI for CTM M&E. Remote or hybrid work is available, with regular London office presence expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in Group Travel, Event Travel, or Business Travel.
• Proven track record managing group air bookings.
• Strong working knowledge of Sabre.
• BA/VA Level 1 and 2 training desirable.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Additional language skills are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end project management and coordination of multiple small to medium group air programs, up to 600 passengers per month.
• Arrange and coordinate air and rail travel and logistics.
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure cost-effective fares and maximise revenue.
• Occasional travel and on-site event support.
• Prepare proposals, quotations, and destination feasibility studies; occasional client pitching.
• Budget management and end-to-end project financial oversight.
• Full reconciliation of project accounts and financial control.

Skills

Group Travel

Event Travel

Business Travel

Project coordination

BA/VA Level 1-2 training

Education

BA/VA Level 1-2 training

Tools

Sabre

Job description

This role reports to the Operations Team Manager

This is full-time, remote or hybrid role, working from our London office 3 x per week

Working hours for this role are typically 9am-5:30pm Monday to Friday but we can be flexible

Are you ready for your next professional layover? We’ve got the perfect destination.

CTM are an award-winning provider of travel service solutions for the corporate, events and sports markets. Headquartered and founded in Australia, we have a global presence, with offices in Europe, Asia, North America, Australia & New Zealand.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our crew and take your career to new altitudes.

The role

This role will see our Event Travel Manager act as the lead point of contact for one dedicated client, managing multiple small to medium-sized group air bookings simultaneously. You will work closely with your colleagues, the Operations Director, Team Manager, and the wider M&E team to ensure seamless delivery and exceptional service.

The focus of the role is to provide highly efficient, professional group travel coordination and strong end-to-end project management, supported by our technology, to maximise value and ROI for our customers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone already operating in a similar role within an agency or TMC, or with strong experience in the corporate travel sector managing multiple bookings at one time, who is ready to step up and take on a new challenge.

What you have

• Previous experience in Group Travel, Event Travel, Business Travel, or a similar role.
• Proven experience managing group air bookings and complex travel programmes.
• Strong working knowledge of Sabre.
• BA/VA Level 1 and 2 training desirable but not mandatory.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Additional language skills are advantageous

What you’ll be doing

• Overall responsibility for the end-to-end project management and coordination of multiple small to medium-sized group air programs running simultaneously, managing travel for up to 600 passengers per month.
• Arranging and coordinating both air and rail travel, ensuring smooth and efficient end-to-end logistics.
• Negotiating with suppliers to secure the most cost-effective fares for the client while maximising revenue for CTM M&E.
• Occasional travel and on-site event support when required.
• Preparation of proposals, quotations, and destination feasibility studies, with occasional involvement in client pitching.
• Budget management and end-to-end project financial oversight.
• Full reconciliation of project accounts to ensure accuracy and financial control.

What you’ll get

Benefits

We have recently launched our new Flexible benefits scheme, allowing employees to pick the benefits that suit them. Including:

• Home & tech loan
• ClassPass
• Vitality at Work
• Retail Discounts

All employees are also entitled to:

• 22 days base +3 days (you get your birthday off, a wellbeing day off and a volunteering day off) + the base increases by one day each year (up to 26 days)
• Purchase extra annual leave
• Life assurance at 4x your annual salary
• Pension scheme

Culture & Values

Our values guide our decision-making, actions and behaviours; creating a culture where everyone can contribute, grow and thrive.

Connect - We build strong relationships where people feel valued, listened to and celebrated

Evolve - We are adaptable, we embrace change and celebrate innovation

Deliver - We bring the energy, hold ourselves accountable and get stuff done.

Reward & Recognition

Our learning platform CTM Learning, our annual conference the All Stars, our High-Performance programme and a global leadership programme.

Employee Wellbeing and Flexibility

Our wellbeing platform Vitality, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), our new private healthcare Medicash + our mental health first aiders.

Sustainability Focus

Principles of Governance, People, Planet, and Prosperity, CTM’s Sustainability Strategy identifies material issues and outlines initiatives to achieve this.

What to expect from the recruitment process

• Every applicant will have a Discovery call with our Talent Acquisition team. If your profile is selected you will be contacted by phone or email (please check you spam folder).
• If you progress through to the next stage, the hiring manager will invite you to an initial conversation usually on Teams
• If you are successful we will then invite you for a final stage interview with the Senior Operations Manager

Note that this role requires a DBS and potentially an enhanced personnel check. Please apply only if you are comfortable with this.

Wherever possible we will provide you with feedback, however we are a small team and often we won't be able to do so until after we fill the vacancy.

CTM is a Disability Confident Employer. Do not hesitate to connect with our Recruitment team if you need to discuss arrangements.

CTM is the Data Controller with respect to the personal information you provide during your application. We will use this information solely to process your application, and our legal basis is that you are considering taking up an employment contract with us. We may share this information with our parent company in Australia, but otherwise we will not disclose it to any other organisation. If you take up employment with us, we will keep the information for the duration of your employment, otherwise we will destroy it 2 months after the post is filled.

All the information that we ask for in application forms has to be completed for your application to go ahead. There is no profiling or automated decision making applied to the personal information you supply. You have all the legal rights with your personal data as laid out in the General Data Processing Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, including the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Our Data Protection Officer may be contacted at .

CTM is a Disability Confident Employer. Our office are accessible and we welcome all applicants. Do not hesitate to connect with our Recruitment team if you need to discuss arrangements.