The Leisure Travel Advisor will be responsible for providing the successful completion of leisure travel sales by building a clientele of new and existing business.
Responsibilities
- Build client base through Virtuoso marketing, local events and personal networking
- Sell Direct Travel strategic supplier products
- Plan itineraries, book tickets and arrange travel accommodations and services
- Research and provide solutions to client travel-related problems
- Provide excellent customer services to internal and external clients
- Continued education via Virtuoso Travel Academy, internal programs, and travel
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years leisure industry experience.
- 3+ years GDS (Apollo or Sabre) experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business education preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software
- Demonstrated professional customer service skills
- Ability to work nights and weekends when needed
- Capability of maintaining a favorable company image when interfacing with outside sources
- Proven pursuit of learning and self-development
- Ability to demonstrate personal and organizational integrity
- Capability of working in a team environment supporting management and staff, following policies, providing feedback, assisting in special projects, and taking on additional responsibility
- Effective oral and written communications skills
- Organizational skills that result in high productivity
Skills Required
- 5+ years leisure industry experience
- 3+ years GDS (Apollo or Sabre) experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent business education
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software
- Demonstrated professional customer service skills
- Ability to work nights and weekends when needed
- Maintain a favorable company image when interfacing with outside sources
- Proven pursuit of learning and self-development
- Ability to demonstrate personal and organizational integrity
- Ability to work in a team environment and support management and staff
- Effective oral and written communications skills
- Organizational skills that result in high productivity
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.
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