Travel Planner - London or Berkshire - Hybrid

Our client is looking for someone who has a genuine passion for travel with sales experience within a tailormade tour operator or luxury travel specialist. Working alongside a small team this is a great opportunity for someone who is driven to provide the best customer experience and relishes creating unique itineraries and holidays to a wide range of destinations.

Travel Sales Consultant - What will I be doing?
* You will be working with some of the best in the industry - this business do not do online bookings or off the shelf holidays. Their absolute focus is on delivering a truly personalised service.
* You will be working on worldwide destinations - some of their best sellers are Italy, Sri Lanka, Greece, India and South America but they send their clients all over the world. From Antarctic cruises and independent self-drives to remote beach escapes and private guided journeys. You will have plenty to get your teeth into and you have a direct influence on the product.
* It's a "grown up" environment - you will have autonomy over your day to day routine and will be expected and encouraged to contribute ideas to the sales, product and marketing teams.
* You will deliver a seamless customer experience. A desire to provide the highest standards of service is essential.
* You will be the main point of contact for your customers, managing each stage of the booking process from enquiry and booking of flights (knowledge of Amadeus would be preferable) through to the holiday experience and post travel follow up.
* Customer contact is via phone, email and in person - you are actively encouraged to get out and meet your customers and an allowance is provided to wine and dine your best clients.

Travel Sales Consultant - What experience do I need?
* It is essential that you have sales experience within the travel industry and from a company that shares their focus on tailormade travel to a discerning market.
* You will be exceptionally well travelled and be able to demonstrate a genuine passion for travel.
* You will be someone who likes to take responsibility, who enjoys the freedom to manage their own desk but also value contributing to the team. They take a collaborative approach to their bookings and success of the team is rewarded over the success of an individual.
* You need to demonstrate confidence and knowledge to be able to secure sales in a genuinely consultative and customer focussed environment.

Travel Sales Consultant - What else do I need to know?
Hours are Monday to Friday 9 - 5.30 with very occasional Saturday mornings
This business value talent and loyalty and pay well for it. Basic salary is dependent on experience but is above the industry average and there is also a performance related bonus scheme.
There is a contributory pension scheme and fam trips are often given
Annual leave is 20 days (excluding bank holidays) in year one and then rises in line with service to a maximum of 27 days (excluding bank holidays).
It's a really friendly, supportive environment - people love what they do here.
This will be hybrid role - 3 days at home and in the office - either in London or Berkshire.

PHP Developer

Remotely based

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated PHP developer to join a market leader within the luxury travel industry who is embarking on the next phase of development. The role will span all areas of back-end development and will work with a wide range of technologies to bring industry leading capabilities to a unique and innovative business. They are looking for a driven individual who excels under pressure, enjoys a challenge and is an exceptional problem solver.

PHP Developer - What will I be doing?

The company have recently launched a new event-driven platform using Apache Kafka and a microservices architecture. The second stage is as exciting as the first and will improve the performance of existing functionality and, ultimately, the customers' experience. The roadmap ahead is varied and innovative and the PHP Developer will play an integral part in the development of this.

PHP Developer - What experience do I need?

• To be considered for this position you must have a minimum of 4 years' PHP experience - (OOP), working with PHP frameworks (Symfony, Laravel, Phalcon, Slim or similar)
• Ideally DevOps capabilities (CI, deployment automation and containerisation) or an appreciation and willingness to gain experience
• Hands-on experience building and integrating APIs
• Familiarity with relational database and SQL
• Experience with a test-driven development workflow
• Knowledge of SOLID and related OO design principles
• Experience working with:

• • Apache Kafka
  • Serverless Framework
  • WebSockets
  • Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana
  • AWS, in particular Lambdaand API Gateway
  • Terraform and/or Ansible

PHP Developer - What else do I need to know?
This is a superb opportunity for a self-motivated individual who is interested in working with modern event-driven architectures and serverless technology and who wants to be part of a forward-thinking and progressive company. Travel to London or Oxfordshire is required twice a month so the ideal candidate will preferably be based within easy commutable distance of either location.