Senior Travel Consultant - Sandton Verfied

Salary Negotiable Sandton, Gauteng Sandton, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 17-04-2015 1:08:43 PM
15-05-2015 1:08:43 PM
Travel Consultant Job JHB - Luxury Safari Group

Travel Consultant Job JHB became available for one of the best luxury Safari Groups in Africa.

We are looking for a creative, independent, dynamic, enthusiastic, service driven team player to join the Company's Direct Team in JHB. The successful candidate will report to the Reservations Manager.

KEY OUTPUTS:

Calm and professional interaction with both suppliers and travel planners, telephonically & via email
Creative and out of the box planning and designing of itineraries
Handling reservation requests either email or telephonic
Processing of reservations from quote to finalising, including reservations, invoicing and travel documents
Professional servicing of our dynamic direct guests
Proactive selling of our products and services ensuring the best possible safari for the guest
Saturday duty and cell phone duty on a rotation basis
Public holiday duty and cell phone duty on a rotation basis
Backup for colleagues when they are away from the office
Expanding product knowledge through attending training sessions
An independent, curious and “can do it” nature
Upholding the cornerstones of &Beyond ... Care of the people, Care of land, Care of the wildlife
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

A good knowledge on any of the destinations that the Company promotes – Tanzania, Kenya, Zanzibar, Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Seychelles
A good knowledge on Groups policies and procedures
Communication skills and a good command of the English language
SKILLS REQUIRED:

Time & desk management
Computer aptitude
Functionally competency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Outlook
Understanding of travel industry
Attention to detail
Elaborating in writing explanations or descriptions
Working in an orderly manner
Exceptionally customer focused
Ability to accept routine and mundane tasks
Creativeness, flexibility, high energy and patience
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Must have at least 3 years SENIOR reservation experience preferably in a tour operating environment
An excellent working knowledge of lodges and / or 3rd party Africa luxury products
GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAILS
Start: ASAP

Salary: R 12 - 16k + excellent commission!!!

To apply for Travel Consultant Job JHB - Luxury Safari Group, send CV with recent photo and contactable references.

ONLY CANDIDATES WITH RELEVANT AND SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONTACTED. JUNIOR TRAVEL CONSULTANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Recruiter: HJA