French speaking - Lead Travel Consultant

American Express Global Business Travel; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Wellbeing resources

Travel perks

Job summary

Amex GBT in India seeks a Specialized Travel Consultant to design domestic and international itineraries for corporate clients and travel groups, leveraging GDS tools to optimize bookings.

You'll work from home in a high-touch service environment, collaborating with your team to deliver proactive advice, adhere to travel policies, and meet client expectations with precision.

Qualifications

• Experience in travel, preferably business travel.
• Fluency in French (written and spoken).
• GDS knowledge across Sabre, Apollo, Amadeus and Galileo.
• Strong client service orientation and proactive sales approach.
• Professional communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Advise and arrange travel for corporate customers (individuals and groups).
• Book domestic and international business travel across air, rail, car, and hotels.
• Use GDS systems to process bookings; training may be provided.
• Communicate effectively via phone, chat, email, and back-office systems.
• Act as trusted advisor, offering travel policy-compliant solutions and add-on services.
• Collaborate with team to meet customer satisfaction and service metrics.

Skills

French fluency

Travel experience

GDS expertise

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Issue resolution

Tools

GDS Sabre

GDS Apollo

GDS Amadeus

GDS Galileo

Job description

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued. Our Specialized Travel Consultants work in a high-touch service environment to book travel and accommodation for some of our top clients at Amex GBT. Working from the comfort of your own home, you’ll collaborate with your team to provide creative and timely travel solutions and an outstanding travel service experience. If you’re curious, collaborative, and enjoy working in an environment that prioritizes quality of interactions over quantity of calls, this may be the perfect role for you!

What You’ll Do

• Advise and arrange travel for corporate business customers (both individuals and groups)
• Arrange and book domestic and international business travel, in a variety of complexity, for air, road, rail, and accommodations
• Use various Global Distribution Systems (GDSs), including Sabre, Apollo, Amadeus, and/or Galileo. Training may be provided
• Communicate effectively with customers over the telephone, messaging (chat), e-mail, and/or back office systems
• Act as a trusted advisor by using travel expertise to proactively provide advice and selling additional services to clients to meet their needs while adhering to their company’s travel policy
• Work individually and as a team to meet business and account-specific goals, which may include customer satisfaction, call adherence and service metrics

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience in travel (preferably business travel) and understanding of fares and ticketing rules for car, air, and hotel
• Fluency in French language - Written and Verbal is a must
• Passion for excellence in client service, including proactive anticipation of needs
• Native GDS expertise (Sabre, Apollo, Amadeus and/or Galileo)
• Professional communication (written and verbal)
• Attention to detail
• Act with integrity, and look after personal traveler information
• Possess a strong understanding of the travel industry (background in business travel, leisure travel, or airline reservation)
• Resolving customer issues quickly and independently
• Teamwork and openness to feedback

Our Traveler Care unit is a 24/7 operation. We have specific colleagues dedicated to the night shift, however, please be flexible and prepared to work afternoon shifts (12-8pm) and weekends.

Location

Gurgaon, India

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action. And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

Furthermore, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. For details regarding how we protect your data, please consult the Amex GBT Recruitment Privacy Statement.

If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about "checking every box."