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Asia Travel Specialist

Travel Trade Recruitment
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

London, Greater London SW18 4DJ, England

Salary

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The company is seeking a specialist Asia sales consultant to join their award-winning tour operator team.
  • Candidates should have a passion for and knowledge of Asia, with strong organizational and communication skills.
  • The role involves selling to clients, producing itineraries, generating bookings, and maintaining customer relationships.
  • The position offers a salary range of £30,000 - £35,000 plus commission, with no specific year of experience required but travel sales experience is beneficial.
  • Additional benefits include 23 days of annual leave, research trips, a contributory pension scheme, and private healthcare.

We are excited to be recruiting a specialist Asia sales consultant to join our team, a position which offers excellent prospects within our award-winning tour operator. Our key requirements are a passion for, and knowledge of, Asia. This position is a very hands-on role, and the successful candidate will be passionate about the Asia, be highly organised, driven, be an excellent communicator, and clearly understand our customers' needs.

The Job:

  • Selling to clients via email, phone, letter and in person
  • Producing, pricing and amending itineraries
  • Generating bookings from new customers through all appropriate channels
  • Maximising retention of existing customers
  • Achieving and exceeding pre-set sales targets
  • Overseeing your Service Team in the production of documentation for your clients
  • Checking that welcome home packs have gone to your clients prior to their return
  • Contacting clients on return, thanking them for booking with us, obtaining feedback and nurturing for next trip
  • Expanding and developing existing product
  • Maintaining and building relationships with suppliers and country tourist boards
  • Researching and updating destinations, activity, and hotel information
  • Involvement in the product and pricing planning processes, including assisting purchasing team with the negotiation of improved supplier contracts
  • The possibility of research trips
  • Taking an active role in team meetings
  • Participating in company events, sometimes outside office hours
  • Supporting the marketing team with ideas for social media and PR requests

Skills Required:

  • Passion for, and demonstrable knowledge of Asia destinations
  • Experience of working in a Asia travel sales role at the bespoke end of travel is a benefit but not required and we will consider people without travel sales experience. The key for us is passion and knowledge of the region.
  • Proven ability to deliver high quality results in a timely fashion.
  • Strong communication skills
  • A personable manner

The Package:

  • Salary £30,000 - £35,000 + Commission
  • 23 days annual leave, increasing one day per full year of service up to 30 days.
  • Research trips overseas approximately every 12-18 months
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Private healthcare
  • Travel insurance
  • Sabbatical option after five years of continuous service

Interested:

  • If you would like to apply for the above vacancy, please click 'APPLY' or call/email Helen

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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.