Senior Luxury Travel Consultant, London Soho, £37-45k basic salary
Our client a leading First & Business Travel company are currently looking for an enthusiastic, motivated luxury travel specialist to join their expanding Tailor-Made Travel department. Assisting with all aspects of leisure travel, you must be willing to work in a fast paced environment whilst always offering bespoke solutions and a high-touch personalised travel service.
Senior Luxury Travel Consultant Skills and attributes
- A demonstrated passion for travel with a minimum of 2 years travel industry experience, preferably with a luxury travel agency or tour operator
- Extensive travel knowledge, with market expertise on at least one international leisure destination (Europe, Indian Ocean, Caribbean, USA etc) and good knowledge of industry suppliers, destinations, and hotels
- Positive attitude, highly driven and with strong sales acumen and desire to help drive company sales
- Knowledge of a GDS (Sabre, Galileo, Amadeus or Worldspan)
- High care of duty to both clients and team members and a willingness to go the extra mile for both
- Impeccable attention to detail and cross-checking skills
- Highly organised, ability to prioritise and multi-task stay calm under pressure
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Quick learning, able to adapt to new and an ever changing environment
- Strong work ethic and team player attitude, with strong independent initiative
- Fluency in English is essential
- Booking all aspects of leisure travel for our VIP clients. Focus on hotel and villa accommodation alongside bespoke touring worldwide. Also responsible for booking experiences, transfers, restaurant reservations, flights & private jets
- Work alongside a small team, supporting colleagues with enquiries and concierge requests where needed.
- Delivering great customer service and maintaining an 'above and beyond' attitude
- Confidently present itineraries that align with budgets, including very high-end
- Drive sales to hit monthly and quarterly targets, both independent and as part of a team
- Working across our CRM platform and systems to curate itineraries, invoices, and reports