Groups and Events Travel Consultant

Posted 16/05/2024 by Platinum Travel Recruitment Ltd

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Location:
East Grinstead, West Sussex
Salary/Rate:
£28,000 - £29,000/annum + PERKS

Due to remarkable growth, we are now on the hunt for an experienced Groups and Events Travel Consultant to join a highly successful travel company that offer a range of travel services across the globe to clients.

This exciting role is ideal for an experienced Travel Consultant from a leisure or business travel background with a passion for events seeking career development.

Groups and Events Travel Consultant Duties:

  • Making individual and group bookings (air, rail, hotels) and all ground travel
  • arrangements liaising with appropriate DMCs.
  • Putting together client proposals ensuring that proposals are relevant,  accurate, commercially viable and stand out.
  • Demonstrating fantastic destination knowledge.
  • Providing excellent customer service to clients.
  • Maintenance of ongoing client relationships.

Groups and Events Travel Consultant – Essential Requirements:

  • Previous experience of working for a tour operator, travel agency or within business travel.
  • Strong GDS knowledge such as Amadeus, Sabre or Galileo.
  • Knowledge of complex fare routings.
  • Excellent geographical knowledge/personal travel experience
  • Experience within flight/rail booking, conferences, incentives and/or
  • summer/winter parties.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.
  • IT savvy – you are competent in using the full range of Microsoft Office products
  • Career focused with ambitions to further develop your career in groups and events.

Groups and Events Travel Consultant – Generous Perks:

  • Opportunities for career growth and personal development
  • Fun working team
  • Onsite staff gym with personal training session
  • Social and wellbeing days
  • Informal dress code
  • Travel perks & rewards

Please note only suitable candidates with UK based travel experience from tour operator, travel agent or business travel will be contacted for this post.

Locations ideal for this post includes Crawley, Crowborough, Maidstone, East Grinstead, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks.

Type:
Permanent
Contract Length:
N/A
Job Reference:
PTR 4314
Job ID:
221670649
Applications:
Less than 10

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