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Africa Travel Consultant

Travel Trade Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 22 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The company is seeking an Africa Travel Specialist to join their expanding team of Travel Consultants.
  • Candidates should have experience in tailor-making itineraries to Africa and relevant sales experience within the travel industry.
  • The position offers a competitive basic salary plus commission, with the flexibility to work from home.
  • Exceptional communication skills and strong geographical knowledge of Africa are required for this role.
  • The working hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, with one Saturday shift every four weeks.

Do you have experience in building tailor-made trips to Africa?

Have you travelled Africa extensively?

This tailor made tour operator is expanding its specialist team of Travel Consultants and seeking a Africa Travel Specialist to join their growing Africa team.

Your role will be to tailor-making holidays Africa whilst working towards sales targets. If you are looking for a generous basic salary, plus commission, and the flexibility to work from home, please apply now!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Creating bespoke tailor-made itineraries to Africa
  • Provide a high level of service ensuring that clients receive an exceptional experience and maximise revenue
  • Promote products to clients to meet targets and KPIs
  • Offer expertise, advice and knowledge to our Travel Agent partners and customers about destinations, airlines, ground arrangements, etc.
  • Promote and sell both air and ground products in order to meet clearly defined and established targets
  • Ensure quality control for all documentation sent to clients, ensuring the content is accurate at all times
  • Service existing bookings as required including, but not limited to, carrying out amendments, providing information on relevant charges, confirm bookings and adding additional content.
  • Become fully knowledgeable about the products, destinations and services offered.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • Sales orientated and motivated with relevant sales experience within the travel industry
  • Strong geographical and product knowledge of Africa
  • Experience of tailor making itineraries to Africa
  • A methodical approach with particular attention to detail.
  • Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
  • The ability to prioritise workload, demonstrating good organisational skills.
  • Working knowledge of a GDS

THE PACKAGE:

  • The successful candidate will receive a very competitive basic salary with a fantastic commission structure.
  • Hybrid or fully remote

HOURS:

  • Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm (1 in 4 Saturdays and a day off in lieu)

INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV! For any further information please call or email If this role is not quite right, but you have Travel Industry experience and are keen to find a new opportunity, please do send your CV, we may have something else that could be perfect for you! Know someone else who might be interested in Travel Industry opportunities? Please share our details!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.