Assistant Manager – Bespoke Travel Curation (Global)
HR Interface Recruitment Consulting
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Job summary
Global Sports & Luxury Experiential Travel Leader in Mumbai seeks a hands-on travel curator to turn client briefs into well-researched, personalised itineraries. You will coordinate with DMCs, hotels and suppliers, building luxury, experiential journeys across multiple regions.
The role demands 4–8 years’ relevant travel experience and a passion for creating unique, high-end travel concepts for UHNI clients. On-site, 5-day week with attractive compensation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in Business, Hospitality, Tourism or Luxury Management is an added advantage.
- 4–8 years of relevant travel experience with hands-on package creation.
- Strong knowledge of international destinations and luxury travel concepts.
Responsibilities
- Own assigned itineraries from briefing through execution, coordinating with internal teams.
- Research destinations, curate hotels, experiences and suppliers for bespoke itineraries.
- Create multi-destination itineraries and integrate luxury, culture, gastronomy and events.
- Engage with DMCs, hotels, transport and experience providers to deliver on promises.
- Ensure feasibility, budgeting, timelines and client expectations are met.
Skills
Education
Job description
Prior hands-on experience in actually designing / curating travel packages and itineraries is highly essential.
Candidates whose experience is limited primarily to ticketing, reservations, travel operations, or sales without package creation will not be considered.
Applicants must be currently residing in Mumbai or open to relocating to Mumbai within reasonable timelines. This is an onsite role.
The company name will be shared during the application process.
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HR Interface Recruitment Consulting is one of India's leading Recruitment & Executive Search firms. Based in Mumbai, with a strong team of 20+ seasoned industry and function-specific recruitment consultants, we bring 20+ years of recruitment expertise across 40+ functions and 30+ industries across: India | APAC | Middle East | North America | Europe
We work with organizations ranging from high-growth businesses and global companies to established market leaders, helping them identify and hire high-impact talent.
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- Our clients are a leading global Sports Experiential Travel & Luxury Hospitality organization operating at the intersection of luxury travel, global sports, experiential hospitality and premium client experiences.
- With operations across India, UAE, Singapore and North America, they are a premier partner for major global sporting events and curated travel experiences.
- They are authorized travel and hospitality partners to some of the world's most iconic sporting properties, including the Olympics, FIFA, ICC, Wimbledon, UEFA and others.
- Alongside their sports travel business, they are building a rapidly growing luxury experiential travel vertical focused on creating highly curated journeys for affluent individuals, families, entrepreneurs, premium corporate clients and UHNI clientele.
- Importantly, the travel business extends beyond sports.
- The team works on both sports-led and non-sports luxury travel experiences, ranging from bespoke holidays and milestone journeys to event-based travel, luxury escapes and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
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- Bespoke international holidays and multi-destination journeys
- Luxury leisure and experiential itineraries
- High-end family and group travel
- Sporting event travel
- Event-based and celebration travel
- Luxury stays, private villas and exclusive retreats
- Cultural, culinary, wellness and adventure experiences
- Remote and unusual destinations
- Special-access and niche experiences
- "Trip of a Lifetime" concepts for affluent and UHNI clients
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Company: Global Sports & Luxury Experiential Travel Leader
Designation: Assistant Manager / Manager – Bespoke Travel Curation (Global)
Experience: 4–8 years of relevant experience
Job Type: Full-time, On-site, 5-day week
Geographic Exposure: Global
Compensation: ₹8–15 LPA, depending on relevant experience, interview performance and last drawn compensation
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We are looking for a hands-on travel curator / travel designer who can turn a client's travel brief into a well-researched, highly personalised and commercially viable itinerary. This is not a conventional travel operations or ticketing role.
You will be expected to understand what the client wants to experience, research the destination and available options, identify the right hotels / DMCs / experiences / suppliers, build the itinerary and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure the journey is delivered seamlessly.
The role will involve curating travel across multiple international regions and destination categories, with opportunities to work on both luxury leisure and experiential travel, as well as sports and event-led journeys.
- Loves researching destinations and discovering new experiences
- Can independently build a travel itinerary from scratch
- Has strong knowledge of international destinations
- Understands the expectations of affluent travellers
- Can identify high-quality hotels, experiences and suppliers
- Has strong attention to detail
- Is comfortable working with international vendors and DMCs
- Can balance creativity with budgets, logistics and feasibility
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- Understand client requirements, interests, preferences, budget and travel objectives.
- Research destinations and create customised travel itineraries.
- Curate hotels, resorts, villas, restaurants, activities, experiences, transfers and other journey components.
- Build itineraries that go beyond standard off-the-shelf packages.
- Identify interesting, unusual and differentiated experiences suited to individual clients.
- Develop multi-city and multi-country itineraries where required.
- Incorporate elements such as: Luxury, Culture, Gastronomy, Adventure, Wellness, Family experiences, Nature & wildlife, Special events, Sports, Art & entertainment, Local experiences.
- Maintain strong knowledge of global destinations, seasons and travel trends.
- Research new destinations, hotels, resorts, experiences and emerging travel concepts.
- Understand practical aspects including: Best time to travel, Visa requirements, Connectivity, Transfers, Travel times, Destination logistics, Local experiences, Safety considerations.
- Continuously expand knowledge of luxury and experiential travel.
- Understand the expectations of affluent and highly travelled clients.
- Communicate professionally with HNI/UHNI clients and their representatives where required.
- Translate broad client requests into specific travel concepts.
- Make informed recommendations rather than simply presenting standard packages.
- Maintain discretion, responsiveness and a high standard of service.
- Work closely with international DMCs, hotels, resorts, experience providers, transport partners and other suppliers.
- Source and evaluate suitable suppliers for specific itineraries.
- Request proposals, compare options and negotiate rates where appropriate.
- Build long-term supplier relationships.
- Coordinate with partners to ensure the itinerary can actually be delivered as designed.
- Support the creation of itineraries for:
- Corporate groups
- MICE travel
- Sporting events
- International events
- Celebrations
- Luxury experiential events
- Coordinate multiple moving parts and ensure itinerary feasibility.
- Work with internal and external teams on end‑to‑end execution.
- Help identify new luxury travel products and experiences.
- Research emerging travel trends and concepts.
- Identify differentiated experiences that can become part of the company's travel portfolio.
- Assist in developing new destination combinations and signature itineraries.
- Bring fresh ideas and creativity into the travel curation process.
- Own assigned itineraries from initial brief through execution.
- Coordinate internally with sales, operations and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate externally with DMCs, hotels, transport companies and experience providers.
- Track confirmations, timelines, costs and special client requirements.
- Anticipate potential issues and proactively solve them.
- Ensure the final experience matches the promised itinerary.
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- Education: Bachelor’s degree required; a Master’s in Business, Hospitality, Tourism, or Luxury Management is an added advantage.
- 4–8 years of relevant travel experience
- Demonstrated experience in actually creating / curating travel packages or itineraries
- Strong international destination knowledge
- Experience with luxury, bespoke, experiential, leisure, MICE or high-end travel
- Experience working with international travel suppliers / DMCs
- Strong itinerary-building and destination research skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Ability to manage multiple itineraries / projects simultaneously
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment
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This role is not suitable for candidates whose experience is primarily limited to:
- Hotel reservations only
- Basic travel operations without itinerary creation
- Pure travel sales without hands-on package design
- Domestic-only travel with no meaningful international exposure
We are specifically looking for candidates who can demonstrate a "Give me a destination + client brief, and I can research it, design the itinerary, curate the experiences and make the journey happen." approach.
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