Business Travel Consultant - Remote / Homeworking
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | UK Homeworking |
| Area | Remote, Home Based |
| Sector | Business Travel |
| Salary | Up to £30k plus £4k bonus |
| Start Date | |
| Telephone | 01306 779199 |
| Job Ref | 550 |
- Description
Business Travel Consultant - Remote
How would you like to work for a world-leading travel management and events company? The Group combines decades of experience and specialist expertise with innovative technology to provide their customers with what matters to them most. They attract and retain the best in the field and are always looking for individuals who are passionate about travel, delivering a unique tailor-made service to clients and who take pride in all they do. If this sounds like you and you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we’d like to hear from you.
Business Travel Consultant - What will I be doing?
As a Business Travel Consultant, you will provide a unique hands-on service to clients and key accounts by sourcing the best travel solutions to meet their requirements. You’ll be accountable, resourceful and use your expertise to make recommendations that add value, always ensuring that the customer’s journey is a memorable one. You will be working on some exciting media and sports accounts within an events team so this will be a little different to a straight forward Business Travel role.
Business Travel Consultant - What experience do I need?
- Experience within the travel industry is essential
- Fully conversant with one or all GDS systems; Sabre, Galileo, Amadeus - essential
- Demonstrable experience of remaining calm in a highly pressurised environment and being able to adapt quickly to increases in travel request volumes
- You’ll need experience of identifying negotiated opportunities and must be able to construct airfares
- Strong at building relationships
- Research and negotiation skills in order to obtain the best deals which are fit-for-purpose for clients
- Experience of managing service level requirements
- A commercially astute individual with superb communication and written skills
- Highly motivated, well-organised and able to provide outstanding customer service
- Experience of working effectively within a team
Business Travel Consultant - What else do I need to know?
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced BTC who has a passion for travel, customer satisfaction, teamwork and technology and who has a desire to deliver great solutions. It is a fully remote role and pays a basic plus a quarterly bonus.
