As a key member of the Corporate Operations team, the Sr. Travel Advisor will be responsible for the successful completion of comprehensive, accurate, cost effective travel arrangements for Direct Travel clients within company policies utilizing corporate contracts and preferred suppliers in an efficient and professional manner.
Responsibilities
- Completes domestic and international travel arrangements for clients which may include air, hotel, ground transportation, and rail
- Supports a dedicated account
- Sabre is the GDS
- Operates within detailed procedures
- Interacts with traveler or travel arranger and provides 1st level of support for customer service and technical issues
- Ensures compliance of a client’s travel policy while utilizing DT preferred vendors to maximize profit
- Adheres to DT standards in delivering customer service including telephone and email etiquette, and follows prescribed customer service escalation procedure
- Follows company standards regarding procedures, utilization of tools, productivity, accuracy of work, and attendance
- Attends staff and training meetings for ongoing updates in travel industry and office procedures which may require you to work in the office if home based
- Maintains a favorable working relationship with all other company employees to foster and promote a cooperative working environment
- This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or efforts associated with the position
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of corporate advisor experience
- Ability to create domestic multi-segment, multi-destination itineraries
- Strong international knowledge and booking experience
- Must demonstrate industry knowledge
- Proficiency in one or more GDS
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Ability to meet and exceed required performance standards
- Excellent customer service skills required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Minimum knowledge of Outlook skills and basic Microsoft platforms
- Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization for US
Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of corporate travel advisor experience
- Ability to create domestic multi-segment, multi-destination itineraries
- Strong international travel knowledge and booking experience
- Demonstrated travel industry knowledge
- Proficiency in one or more Global Distribution Systems
- Ability to meet and exceed required performance standards
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft platforms
- Lawful ability to work in the United States with unrestricted work authorization
What We Do
Direct Travel is a leading provider of corporate travel management services. The company has been providing travel management for over 40 years, working with clients to develop highly customized travel programs. By leveraging both the expertise of its people and innovative solutions, Direct Travel enables clients to derive the greatest value from their travel program in terms of superior service, progressive technologies and significant cost savings. Direct Travel has offices in over 70 locations across North America and the UK and is currently ranked 12th on Travel Weekly’s Power List. For more information, visit www.dt.com. Additionally, Creative Group, a subsidiary of Direct Travel, designs global programs and experiences that reward excellence and inspire people to reach their full potential – we call it Thrivability. Creative Group is a full-service performance improvement company specializing in meetings and events, group incentive travel, employee engagement and recognition, sales incentives and channel loyalty programs. Creative Group serves a client roster of Fortune 500 companies in a broad range of industries.
