Travel Specialist
This leading destination specialist Tour Operator is looking for a dynamic Travel Specialist to join their team as a Travel Specialist. In this role you sell bespoke and package holidays to a range of inspiring destinations, matching the customer requirements and managing the booking journey start to finish. On top of a fantastic basic salary of £28k to £30k plus realistic commission of £7k to £10k, you will also have the opportunity to experience their diverse range of destinations for yourself on regular educational trips.
Travel Specialist - Role & Responsibilities:
- Put together bespoke tours to meet clients requirements.
- Responding to reservations over the phone, via email, live chat, video and in person.
- Maximise upselling opportunities, including the sale of ancillary products to achieve revenue targets.
- Achieving and exceeding Sales targets.
- Regular follow ups to help maximise conversion and provide feedback as to non-conversion.
- Maintaining excellent knowledge of the destinations and product range.
- Build and maintain a loyal customer base by maintaining contact and encouraging repeat business.
- Provide exceptional destination advice and general guidance to customers to assist from first point of contact throughout the booking journey.
- Cross sell across to other destinations appropriate to the customers needs.
- Keep abreast of competitor activity and products for the destinations you sell.
- Produce customer documents and ensure it is sent within the company timeline guidelines.
- Provide out of hours cover on a rota basis for the emergency phone.
Travel Specialist - Skills & Experience required:
- Excellent tailor-made sales expertise and proven ability to achieve sales targets within a travel sales environment.
- Knowledge of European destinations, ideally the Nordics but not essential.
- Exceptional customer service and administrative skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload and keep track of bookings to ensure your customers are supported throughout their booking journey.
- Ability to demonstrate and ability to influence and negotiate.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Results and target driven, and self motivated.
- Previous successful candidates have been from reservations, Travel Consultant, Travel Agent or Reservations consultant, Tailor-made Consultant, Travel Specialist, Travel Advisor.
Travel Specialist - Key Benefits:
- Salary £28k to £30k dependent on experience plus commission - £7k to £10 is realistic.
- Hybrid office / home based role, 2 days in the office (after training)
- Monday to Friday 8 - 4, 9 to 5 or 10 - 6 with Saturdays on a rota (approx. 1 per month).
- Out of hours phone cover on a rota basis (twice per year) with additional payment of £250 per week
- Range of staff benefits including discounted travel, health cash plan, subsided gym membership, wide range of well being treatments at discounted rates & social events.
- Beautiful modern offices
Please apply for the position of Travel Specialist online or email your cv to
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C&M Travel Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all candidates. For more opportunities, please visit www.candm.co.uk