Travel Consultant - Cape Town Verfied

R 15 000 - 20 000 per month Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 08-05-2018 2:32:34 PM
03-07-2018 2:32:34 PM
Salary: R15 000 – R20 000 per month + medical aid

Start date: ASAP

Location: Cape Town, Century City

Our Client, one of South Africa’s leading Destination Management Companies, providing international tourism services to destinations throughout Southern and Eastern Africa.
Currently, our Client is seeking a Travel Consultant with Groups Travel Management experience to provide support services to their company, to successfully quote profitable tour products for existing as well as new clients.

Job Purpose:
To successfully quote profitable tour products for existing as well as new clients.
 
Key Responsibilities:

Sales
• Secure business and effectively cost products.
• Understand the market and margin control.
• Build up and maintain agent / supplier relationships.
• Source new products.
• Develop own sales strategy to secure more business through existing and new agents.
• Work closely with the team to achieve goals.
 
Operations
• Quote and design successful, creative itineraries and proposals for all market related ADHOC groups, Tour Series and FIT requests.
• Capture and confirm bookings in Tourplan.
• Negotiate with suppliers for better rates, cancellation policies and FOC’s.
• Find new suppliers that offer a good service and better rates.
• Follow up on quotes that have been sent out.
• Successfully run groups bookings.
• Compile welcome packs itineraries.
• Create co-pilots according to itinerary.
• Handling the 24hour emergency phone.
• Prepare guide documentation and brief guide before travel date.
• Work closely with tour guides whilst on tour.
 
Financial
• Instruct debtors to raise invoice.
• Reconcile supplier invoices for processing.
• Assist debtors clerk with invoicing / collection queries.
• Reconcile tour guide expense sheets on completion of tours / check guide salary invoices.
 
 
Additional responsibilities:
• Participate in supplier training and workshops.
• Reduce the transaction turnaround time.
• Demonstrate good communication skills and customer care.
• Stay current on events and changes of suppliers / product.
• Travel on educational’s and familiarizations trips.