Travel Sales Consultant (TSC)

APEX Career Services; New York (NY); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A travel consultancy firm is seeking a Travel Sales Consultant to identify leads and support travel bookings. This is a commission-based position allowing you to work from home and set your own hours. Ideal candidates have experience in sales and a passion for customer service. A high school diploma is required, along with phone and computer navigation skills.

Qualifications

• Experience meeting and exceeding sales goals.
• Ability to source and find potential clients.
• Experience working independently in a call center or in customer service.

Responsibilities

• Source and find potential clients.
• Identify leads for prospective vacation and travel bookings.
• Provide excellent service at all stages of the sales and service cycles.

Skills

Ability to connect with people

Strong communication and negotiation skills

Excellent problem-solving abilities

Excellent typing, phone, and computer navigation skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Windows platform

Job description

APEX Career Services offers job seekers a full suite of services to assist in their job search and career exploration needs. In addition, we offer staffing services to reputable companies seeking to fill currently open positions. Our clients offer great pay and excellent benefits. All positions posted are full-time positions unless otherwise noted.

Job Description

Pay: 100% Commission

Location: Virtual/ work from home

Hours: Set your own hours

About Us

Elite Travel Team was founded by a husband and wife team who are devoted and seasoned travelers, with an undeniable and infectious passion for global travel. The company was created out of their shared passion for traveling, their favorite pastime. They have traveled to all continents except Antarctica, and have plans to travel to Antarctica soon! Travel is truly their passion, and they continue to share many amazing experiences throughout the years, taking as many as 6 vacations annually, while running a busy travel business and other companies. You get the best when you book with Elite Travel Team, since the owners travel a lot and use their travel experiences and industry expertise to plan your vacations and advise you.

They are the consummate entrepreneurs who have built other successful businesses. Elite Travel Team was born out of their mutual passion and desire to help everyone they come in contact with see as much of the world as they have. They understand that people want to vacation more but don’t always know where to start. Their goal is to help alleviate all the stress and worry that can sometimes accompany the vacation travel planning process. They use their knack for travel to make travel easier for their clients. They believe that everyone should experience the world, and are truly committed to ensuring that customer service remains a top priority. Elite Travel Team is built on always delivering top notch client service, as customer loyalty is important to them.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a confident, flexible individual to support our Travel Consultants. The successful candidate will identify and send us leads for prospective travel clients and vacationers. This is a superb opportunity to work for yourself and set your own hours. You get paid after travel has been completed when your referrals book with us.

The Travel Sales Consultant (TSC) will identify potential customers for travel services through cold-calling and other means. As you are not a travel agent, we are relying on you to refer potential leads to us and we will handle all travel bookings using our global network of travel suppliers. As an independent contractor, you are expected to market our full suite of travel services to your own pipeline of travelers and forward leads to us. This role will meet monthly and weekly sales goals set by personal and company objectives.

Objectives of this Role

• Source and find potential clients
• Identify leads for prospective vacation and travel bookings
• Qualify leads to make sure they are serious about booking
• Secure upsells on deals closed
• Qualify leads for future sales
• Acquire new leads by being proactive in sourcing leads
• Provide excellent service at all stages of the sales and service cycles

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Ability to source and find potential clients
• Experience meeting and exceeding sales goals
• Experience working independently, in a call center or in customer service
• Experience working in a commission-based role preferred
• General knowledge of world geography preferred
• High School diploma or equivalent required

Skills That Will Make You Successful

• Ability to connect with people
• Ability to quickly learn systems and products
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Excellent typing, phone, and computer navigation skills required, including Windows-based platform and basic Microsoft skills

Software Requirements

• A working computer and telephone
• MS Word, Excel and Windows platform

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.