Remote Destination Events Sales Specialist

Elite Escapes; Knoxville (TN); Remote; USD 52,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Comprehensive onboarding and training

Collaborative team environment

Growth into specialty travel segments

Clear paths toward leadership and earn

Job summary

Elite Escapes is seeking a motivated Event Destination Sales Specialist to turn clients' travel visions into unforgettable group experiences. This fully remote role focuses on sales, travel research, and building lasting relationships with clients, suppliers, and internal teams.

You will guide discovery, tailor proposals, and manage logistics for destination weddings, corporate retreats, and incentive trips.

Qualifications

• Strong sales, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a warm, professional tone.
• Strong organization, time management and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple leads, clients and deadlines independently.
• Comfortable using CRM systems, email tools, calendars, spreadsheets, and web-based travel platforms.
• Reliable high-speed internet and a dedicated remote workspace.
• Customer service, sales, hospitality, event planning, or travel-industry experience is advantageous but not required.
• Interest in travel, luxury travel, destination events, cruises, resorts, and group experiences is a plus.
• Self-motivated, coachable, and comfortable following a sales process while building genuine client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Generate, qualify, and follow up with leads for destination weddings, group trips, and events.
• Conduct discovery conversations to understand destination preferences, goals, budget, dates, group size, and expectations.
• Guide clients through the booking process with confidence and professionalism.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, travel suppliers, resorts, cruise lines, and internal teams.
• Track leads, sales activity, proposals, payments, deposits, deadlines, and client requests in the CRM.
• Coordinate travel logistics such as group accommodations, transfers, excursions, and pre/post-event stays.
• Follow up consistently to move opportunities forward and close bookings.
• Maintain client records, sales docs, and booking details.
• Assist with email campaigns, social media content, and client onboarding.
• Identify upsell/cross-sell opportunities (excursions, protection, upgrades, extensions).
• Provide excellent customer service by phone, email, chat, and online platforms.

Skills

Sales proficiency

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Organization

CRM usage

Remote work setup

Hospitality/travel experience

Self-motivated

Tools

CRM systems

Email tools

Calendars

Spreadsheets

Travel booking platforms

Job description

Elite Escapes is seeking a motivated Event Destination Sales Specialist to turn clients' travel visions into unforgettable group experiences. This fully remote role focuses on sales, travel research, and building lasting relationships with clients, suppliers, and internal teams.

You will guide discovery, tailor proposals, and manage logistics for destination weddings, corporate retreats, and incentive trips.