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East Africa Travel Specialist

Travel Trade Recruitment
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • A specialist tour operator in London is seeking an experienced tailor-made travel consultant with a passion for East Africa and Madagascar.
  • Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years of travel sales experience in East Africa and a strong sales record, particularly with the US market.
  • The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £33,000 to £38,000, with an OTE of £60,000 through a commission structure.
  • Flexible remote working options are available, allowing for control over time and workflow, with a Monday to Friday schedule.
  • The role includes creating bespoke itineraries, managing customer relationships, and contributing to operational improvements within the company.

Do you have a passion and interested for Africa, in particularly East Africa and Madagascar?

Have you have travelled East Africa extensively?

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced tailor made travel consultant to join this specialist tour operator based in London, offering flexible remote working (flexibility of working overseas can be discussed).

You will have control over your own time and workflow creating bespoke holidays and luxury travel to East Africa and Madagascar.

If you are confident, with strong sales experience, passionate about travel and have specialised or extensively travelled throughout East Africa and Madagascar, please apply now!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Create bespoke and luxury itineraries to East Africa and hitting monthly sales targets.
  • Manage inbound enquiries, build relationships with new prospects, and work with international partners to design the right trip for them.
  • Add value to every customer's booking journey.
  • Providing useful and insightful information on the customers trip, destinations, and our partners.
  • Identify and implement operational improvements throughout the sales and post-booking process, as well as new product and marketing opportunities.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • A minimum of 3 years+ East Africa travel sales experience
  • You have experience selling to the US market
  • Excellent product knowledge of East Africa as a travel destination
  • You'll need to be able to demonstrate an excellent sales record.
  • Previous experience working with CRM systems (ideally Salesforce)

THE PACKAGE:

  • The successful candidate will receive a competitive basic salary of £33,000 - £38,000 with a fantastic commission structure (£60k OTE).
  • Monday - Friday: 9am - 6pm
  • Flexible working / fully remote (flexibility of working overseas can be discussed)
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic startup with control over your own time and workflow
  • Opportunity to play a pivotal role in the company growth
  • 28 days holiday
  • L&D budget
  • Opportunity to travel to our destinations, both for work and for fun!

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.