As a Travel Agent, you'll turn clients' travel ideas into well-organized itineraries. You'll listen closely, recommend suitable options, and coordinate reservations from initial planning through final confirmation. This role combines customer service, sales, and detailed travel scheduling, with opportunities to apply experience in remote sales environments, hospitality, or hotels.
Duties
Client Services
- Assist clients in researching, planning, and booking domestic and international travel.
- Provide expert recommendations on destinations, accommodations, tours, cruises, and travel insurance.
- Customize itineraries to meet individual client needs, preferences, and budgets.
- Maintain communication with clients before, during, and after their trips to ensure satisfaction and loyalty.
- Achieve and exceed sales goals through product knowledge and service excellence.
- Track and manage client bookings, payments, and commissions accurately using agency systems.
- Upsell additional services such as excursions, travel insurance, and upgrades where appropriate.
Administrative Duties
- Maintain accurate client profiles and travel records in the agency's CRM system (e.g., ClientBase).
- Follow agency procedures for payment processing, documentation, and supplier confirmations.
- Handle final payment reminders, travel documents, and check-in notifications.
- Stay informed about industry trends, supplier promotions, and destination updates.
- Attend trainings, webinars, and FAM (familiarization) trips as available and approved by management.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with preferred suppliers and vendors.
Your impact: Thoughtful planning and clear communication help clients make informed choices and enjoy better-organized trips.
Requirements
- Strong customer service, client communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage travel planning and scheduling details accurately while handling multiple requests.
- Sales experience or the ability to identify client needs and present suitable travel options.
- Familiarity with the travel industry, reservation systems, and global distribution systems (GDS) is valuable.
- Hotel experience, hospitality experience, or experience in a remote sales environment is preferred.
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25.0 per week
Experience
- Sales/Customer Service: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute
- Souderton, PA 18964 (Preferred)