Travel Consultant

ace; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(K) matching

Tuition assistance

Floating holidays and PTO

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Travel opportunities

Job summary

AAA Travel Consultants help members plan and book international and domestic travel, creating tailored itineraries and delivering exceptional service. You’ll leverage knowledge from training and experiences to recommend cruises, air, car, and hotel options while building lasting relationships with members.

We provide extensive training and opportunities for career growth, plus benefits that support travel enthusiasts who excel in sales, service, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Background check and drug screening required.
• Prefer 2+ years in retail sales, banking, or leisure travel agency.

Responsibilities

• Sells international and domestic travel packages including cruises, land packages, travel itineraries, air, car, and hotel.
• Shares knowledge and expertise from personal experiences and/or education study trips.
• Develops long-standing relationships with our members and builds referral and repeat business.
• Makes appropriate recommendations to tailor trips to the member's expectations.
• Cross-sell products such as AAA Member Rewards Credit Card and identity theft referrals.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Communication

Computer skills

Organization

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM systems

Job description

Travel Consultant

Discovering the World- One Member at a Time!

A love of travel attracts many people to the field, but to succeed a Travel Consultant must be passionate about travel and the endless opportunities it brings to bridge history, cultures and cuisine. Successful Travel Consultants must have a strong sales drive, organizational skills with an eye for detail, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, demonstrated proficiency in navigating computers and various programs; must possess good written and oral communication skills and the ability and interest to be in a continuous learning curve.

What does a AAA Travel Consultant do?

• Sells international and domestic travel packages including cruises, land packages, travel itineraries, air, car, and hotel
• Shares knowledge and expertise from personal experiences and/or education study trips
• Develops long-standing relationships with our members and builds referral and repeat business
• Makes appropriate recommendations to ensure the trip experience is more than expected and tailored to the member's expectations
• Cross-sell relevant products to enhance the trip experience, such as AAA Member Rewards Credit Card, and identify theft referrals

For the right individual, this opportunity will be a career path for future leadership opportunities. As you progress you will be evaluated to determine proficiencies in sales, customer service, administrative, operations, up-selling, cross-selling and meeting goals. Successful completion of evaluations may result in continued growth opportunities to expand into leadership as a manager.

• We offer extensive training to aid you in your career development through The Auto Club University
• Regular recognition through various company programs and incentives for trips, cash and prizes
• Company sponsored IATAN cards, providing exclusive travel consultant discounts
• Love to travel? Personal travel opportunities at discounted pricing
• Corporate benefits for insurance products
• Paid educational study trips are available for our consultants to promote career development
• Quarterly incentives/bonuses for achieving established production tiers

Required / Preferred Skills

• A high school diploma is required
• You need to be able to pass a comprehensive criminal background check and thorough urine sample drug screening
• We prefer candidates with at least 2 years of successful retail sales or banking experience or a leisure travel agency background within a goal-orientated environment

Qualifications, does this sound like you?

• Travel is not just a hobby or a wish, it's your passion
• You must be available to work most Saturdays and some evenings to support goal achievement
• We prepare all of our Travel Consultant Trainees for their new role by ensuring their successful completion of our Travel Consultant Trainee program, which requires some travel for training
• You are driven by sales and exceeding your goals
• You are computer savvy with the ability to navigate between multiple systems and web browsers, Microsoft Office, and can type at least 30WPM
• You have a strong and very comfortable relationship with paperwork, and you are very organized!

Remarkable benefits:

• - Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
• - 401(K) saving plans with company match AND Pension
• - Tuition assistance
• - Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs
• - Paid parental leave
• - Wellness programs
• - Employee discounts (membership, insurance,
  travel, entertainment, services and more!)

Auto Club Enterprises is the largest club within the national AAA federation. We have nearly 17,000 employees in 24 states helping more than 18 million members. The strength of our organization is our employees. Bringing together and supporting different cultures, backgrounds, personalities, and strengths creates a team capable of delivering legendary, lifetime service to our members. When we embrace our diversity - we win. All of Us! With our national brand recognition, long-standing reputation since 1900, and constantly growing membership, we are seeking career-minded, service-driven professionals to join our team.

“Through dedicated employees we proudly deliver legendary service and beneficial products that provide members peace of mind and value.”

AAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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