Relief Travel Specialist

SUMMARY:
Assist and develop agent educational bookings / hosted educational bookings and work closely with Sales

POSITION INFO:

Relief Travel Specialist

KEY OUTPUTS:

• Overseeing relevant teammates desks; while consultant is on leave (be it sick or annual) or on educational – they will be required to step in and handle the consultant’s desk in full, managing requotes and any ongoing proposals.
• Assisting with brochure quotes
• Assist and develop agent educational bookings / hosted educational bookings and work closely with Sales to ensure these trips are seamless.
• Involved in implementation of systems and procedures – assist with testing of systems.
• Stepping in to chase provisional bookings for all the relevant team.
• During the quiet periods, following up on any dead leads.
• Assist in loading of bookings for consultants during peak booking period.
• Creative planning and designing of itineraries
• Consistent and clear communication with agents, sales teams, preferred supplier partners and colleagues
• Emergency duty will be on a rotational basis as per the Retail Emergency BOP
• Working hours early and late shift on a weekly rotational basis
• Calm and professional manner of servicing agents and guests
• An independent, curious and “can do it” nature
• Upholding the values of Company... Care of the people, Care of land and Care of the wildlife

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• A passion for delivering service excellence.
• An in-depth knowledge of Tourplan and all Microsoft systems advantageous.
• A good knowledge of South Africa, Southern and East Africa preferable.
• A willingness and aptitude to always assist and learn.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Good understanding of terms and conditions, product knowledge, third party and Company Product destinations
• Understanding of travel industry channels
• Understanding and knowledge of the different markets in which Company operates in.
• Relevant understanding of Business to create and formulate a strategy and make commercial decisions.
• Sales process and methodologies
• Problem-solving skills
• Teamwork!
• Excellent computer skills including:

• Tourplan advantageous
• MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• WETU

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Sense of urgency
• Passionate about guest delight
• Diligence and self-motivation to meet deadlines and keep on top of your job.
• Willingness/ability to share information and teach and inspire others.
• Be driven by motivation and not targets.
• Must be administration driven.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Minimum of 3 – 5 years previous inbound tour consulting experience required.