Global Servicing – Travel Consultant

American Express Global Business Travel; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 39,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Travel perks

Skills development access

Inclusion groups

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel seeks a Global Servicing Travel Consultant to join a highly skilled remote team serving corporate clients in the US, Canada, UK and Australia.

You will arrange domestic and international travel, advise on options, ensure policy compliance, and use Sabre GDS to book air, rail and hotels. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ corporate travel experience.
• 2 years’ native Sabre GDS experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service in travel environment.
• Strong time management & organizational skills.
• Fares & ticketing knowledge including RTW & complex fares.
• Knowledge of car services, hotels and rail.
• Domestic & international destination knowledge.
• Up-to-date knowledge of international travel notifications & guidelines.
• Ability to adapt communication style to audience & lead to outcomes.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Work across teams & departments.

Responsibilities

• Advise and arrange travel for corporate customers in US, Canada, UK and Australia.
• Analyze options and anticipate traveler needs to upsell services.
• Arrange and book domestic and international business travel (air, rail, hotel).
• Use Sabre GDS for bookings.
• Ensure compliance with travel policies & regulatory requirements.
• Use positive phone techniques & handle special requests.
• Prevent fraudulent bookings after hours by following security protocols.
• Collaborate within team to coach and provide feedback to improve service.

Skills

Corporate travel experience

Sabre GDS

Verbal & written comms

Customer service

Time management

Fares & ticketing

Hotels & rail knowledge

Domestic & international travel

Policy compliance

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Cross-team coordination

Tools

Sabre

Job description

United States

Canada

Full time

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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.

As a Global Servicing Travel Consultant,, you’ll join our highly skilled remote team, providing outstanding service to our corporate business clients. We’re most proud of our warm and inclusive culture, innovation in the travel tech space, internal promotions, and career advancement opportunities. Most of our Traveler Care leadership started in this role, and you can find us in almost every other department at Amex GBT.

What You’ll Do on a Typical Day

• Advise and arrange travel for corporate business customers in the US, Canadian, UK and Australian Markets.

• Conduct analysis and research on travel options, and pro-actively anticipate traveler needs to sell additional services

• Arrange and book domestic and international business travel, in a variety of complexity, for air, road, rail, and accommodations

• Use of Sabre as the Global Distribution System (GDS)

• Ensure compliance to customers’ agreed travel policy, service provider policies, and regulatory requirements

• Use positive telephone service techniques and act on special customer requests

• Prevent fraudulent callers from trying to book trips afterhours by following our security protocols.

• Collaborate within your team to coach, mentor, and provide constructive feedback to improve service levels

We look forward to sharing more detailed job functions and key performance indicators during the interview process.

What Are We Looking For?

• A minimum of 2 years’ corporate travel experience

• A minimum of 2 years’ Native GDS Expertise in Sabre

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent Customer service skills in a travel environment

• Strong time management and organizational skills including multi-tasking and prioritizing of workload whilst ensuring maximum quality

• Fares & Ticketing knowledge — including RTW and complex fares

• Knowledge of products including car service, hotels and rail

• Domestic & International destination/geographical knowledge

• Maintaining up to date knowledge of international travel notifications and guidelines as per government/client rulings

• Demonstrated understanding of the relevant customer base

• An ability to adapt communication style to the audience, communicate confidently, accuracy and has ability to lead the traveler (or travel booker) to desired outcomes

• An ability to adapt to change

• Work across teams and departments

Please be flexible and prepared to work a shift any time between 6A to 11:30P EST time Monday to Sunday.

Location

United States

The US national base salary range for this position is from

\$39,200.00 – \$72,800.00

The national range provided includes the base salary that Amex GBT expects to pay for the role. Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

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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 (https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/gbt-recruitment-privacy-statement/) .

What if I don’t meet every requirement?

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;” please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!