Remote Group Travel Planner (Sales-Focused)

Elite Escapes; Dayton (OH); Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite Escapes seeks a Remote Group Travel Planner (Sales-Focused) to turn group inquiries into confirmed trips. You will blend destination knowledge, group logistics, and consultative sales to match teams, families, and friend groups with the right destinations and travel experiences.

You'll connect with group leaders, recommend hotels, transportation, and activities, and manage deposits, contracts, and pre-trip communication to ensure smooth, memorable journeys.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organization and ability to manage multiple group quotes, rooming lists, contracts, follow-ups, and client details.
• Interest in group travel, sports travel, corporate meetings and incentives, family reunions, or destination celebrations.
• Zero experience is welcome.

Responsibilities

• Connect with group leaders to understand trip goals, group size, budget, preferred dates, and must-have experiences.
• Recommend destinations, hotels or resorts, room blocks, transportation options, meeting spaces, team-building activities, and group excursions.
• Turn group inquiries into confirmed trips through email, chat, and phone with energy, accuracy, and a client-first approach.
• Explain group travel details clearly, including deposit structures, payment schedules, cancellation policies, rooming lists, name changes, and travel requirements.
• Coordinate group logistics: room allocations, special requests, group rates, contracts, deposits, final payments, and pre-trip communication.
• Handle changes, questions, and concerns quickly and professionally so group leaders feel supported from first quote through return home.
• Share insights on destinations, group-friendly resorts, team activities, corporate meeting facilities, and seasonal opportunities.
• Build post-booking relationships that encourage repeat group trips, referrals, testimonials, and long-term partnerships.

Skills

Group travel

Sales

Communication

Organization

CRM systems

Customer-service

Tech-savvy

AI tools

Tools

CRM systems

Online booking platforms

AI tools

Job description

Elite Escapes seeks a Remote Group Travel Planner (Sales-Focused) to turn group inquiries into confirmed trips. You will blend destination knowledge, group logistics, and consultative sales to match teams, families, and friend groups with the right destinations and travel experiences.

You'll connect with group leaders, recommend hotels, transportation, and activities, and manage deposits, contracts, and pre-trip communication to ensure smooth, memorable journeys.