Luxury Travel Advisor

SAR Türkiye; Fatih; On-site; TRY 893,000 - 1,339,000; Full time

Job summary

SAR Türkiye, part of The Travel Collection, is hiring in Istanbul to sell Turkey as a luxury Curated Journey for American guests via advisors. You’ll turn inquiries into immersive itineraries, close bookings, and build long-term advisor relationships.

Based full-time in our Istanbul office, you’ll own the full sales cycle, respond rapidly, negotiate rates and upgrades, and grow with a small, high‑caliber team within a global network.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in luxury travel sales across retail, a DMC, or FIT experience.
• Strong ability to convert enquiries into confirmed bookings.
• Excellent English and ability to build trust with advisors.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle from enquiry to confirmed booking.
• Respond to advisor enquiries quickly and build value-based itineraries.
• Negotiate rates, upgrades, and maintain warm relationships after bookings.
• Work Monday to Friday by phone, email, and video with occasional after-hours availability.

Skills

Luxury travel sales

English fluency

Advisor relationships

Job description

SAR Türkiye designs Curated Journeys across Turkey, sold through international travel advisors and the high value American guests they represent. We're part of The Travel Collection, a global network of destination management companies, active on FORA and Travel Collection advisor platforms, and a small, growing team based in Istanbul.

About the Role

This role is about selling Turkey: everything wrapped up in "Embrace Türkiye, Beyond Beauty Into Its Soul." You’ll turn an enquiry into a personalized, immersive itinerary, and build guest and advisor relationships that keep the enquiries coming back. We’re looking for someone who delivers exceptional service, crafts a memorable Curated Journey, and closes.

What You’ll Do

• Own the full sales cycle for your accounts, from first enquiry through to a confirmed booking
• Respond to advisor enquiries quickly, work out what the guest actually wants, and build an itinerary and quote that sells on value, not just price
• Negotiate rates, position upgrades, and know when to push and when to listen
• Keep the relationship warm once a booking is confirmed, so the next enquiry comes back to you
• Work Monday to Friday by phone, email and video call, with occasional availability outside standard hours when guests are traveling

About You

• At least three years in luxury travel sales, whether that’s retail, a DMC, or complex FIT experience (a strong plus)
• Comfortable being measured on conversion and revenue, not just service delivery
• Good working knowledge of Turkey as a luxury travel destination, with the commercial instinct to sell it, not just describe it
• Confident asking for the booking, and quick to build trust with advisors
• Fluent, polished English, since our guests and advisors are almost exclusively American, across 16 US markets
• Net salary of 80,000 to 120,000 TRY per month, depending on expertise and qualifications
• Opportunities to grow your travel career locally and globally through The Travel Collection network
• Familiarization trips and product training, so you’re selling from firsthand experience, not a brochure
• Ongoing professional development, including industry events and training
• Full ownership of your accounts: see your Curated Journeys come to life and get real feedback on the memories you’ve made
• Real exposure to high value American travel programs from day one
• A small, capable team in a business that’s scaling, with room to grow as it does

Please note: this role is based full-time in our Istanbul office.