Travel Consultant

Travel Trade Recruitment

  • Birmingham
  • £24,000-25,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Opportunity for an experienced Travel Agent to join the flagship Travel Branch of a growing independent Travel Agency just outside Birmingham city centre, with ambitious growth plans, they have just launched their second travel branch! Want to be part of the success story?! Full-time and 4 days per week considered.A hugely experienced management team, with many years in the Travel Industry, have partnered with a supermarket chain to launch a modern travel agency. Based within the stores, it will combine the services of a traditional travel agency, with state of the art technology to appeal to a wide audience! So customers who want to engage and chat with a Travel Consultant can, and those short on time can have a more virtual service!This is an amazing career opportunity at a point where Travel Agencies are seeing huge demand. Starting salary is circa £24k pa - £26k pa (negotiable and dependent on experience) plus commission, incentives and profit share and FAM trips. Whether you have 6 months experience as a retail travel advisor, 6 years, or are returning to the Travel Industry, get in touch!JOB DESCRIPTION:
  • Working with a Manager, Assistant Manager and a team of three Consultants, being hands on both managing and selling
  • Work pro-actively; you and your team will need to engage with the footfall from the supermarket
  • Utilise the latest technology, to gain people's interest who are short on time, so they can leave their details and can be followed up with
  • Booking UK, European and Worldwide holidays using a range of Tour Operators
  • Converting enquiries to bookings, working to targets and commission
  • Working a rota 5 days over 7 days, with flexibility to working some evening shifts too
  • Assist with any other company duties, such as local marketing events and administration
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
We are interested in candidates with experience of working in a travel agency for 6 months and upwards, salary will reflect your experience. If you are keen to return to the industry after a break, get in touch! And if you are seeking 4 days, so long as you are flexible to cover weekends and some mid-week shifts up to 7pm on a rota fair rota basis.THE PACKAGE:
Starting salary is £23,800 to £25,000. Whilst basic is important, this will come with excellent earnings potential with a competitive commission scheme, annual profit share, tour operator incentives, at least one FAM trip a year, heavily discounted personal travel. This is a real career opportunity too, a chance to be part of a new, well backed Travel Agency with huge expansion plans! The flagship store is near Digbeth / Small Heath and is a fully on site role.INTERESTED?
Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. This vacancy is being managed by Claire Muge. I can be contacted on 0121 4509776 or claire@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk Not right for this role, or this role not right for you, but keen to further your career in the Travel Industry! We have a variety of different opportunities so do submit your CV to us! Unfortunately if you are unsuccessful, due to our volume of applications, we are unable to reply to everyone individually.

Travel Trade Recruitment