Senior Flights Reservations - Travel Trade Recruitment : Job Details

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Flights Reservations Consultant to work for a leading travel company in Chester. If you are currently using a GDS system and want to specialise in airfares, then this could be the role for you! Dealing directly with Tour Operators and Travel Agencies, this is a great step for an experienced Reservations Consultant to join a brilliant, close-knit team! This role is based on a full-time basis, offering a competitive salary and additional company benefits. This role can be hybrid based Chester or fully homebased for the right candidate!

Job Description:

• Working in a small, friendly, experienced team of consultants
• Communicating with tour operators and travel agencies daily to assist them in booking multi-trip itineraries
• Making reservations for worldwide airfares
• Identifying and sourcing different flight options to increase margins
• Building strong relationships with trade agents
• Following up on sales leads
• Ticketing flights in a timely manner
• Completing amending, cancellation and refunding duties
• Using Travelport as the main GDS system

Experience Required:

• Experience using a GDS system, ideally Travelport
• Previous travel industry experience is essential!
• Comfortable booking multi-trip itineraries
• Great customer service
• A business travel background or a tour operation background is desirable

The Package:

• Holidays 20 days per annum pro rata plus stat holidays, rising to 25 with service (pro-rata for part-time)
• Health care incentive after 6 months
• FAM trips after first year - one per annum
• Pension Scheme
• Discounted Rates
• Uncapped commission
• Friendly hours, Mon - Fri normal office hours, 1 in 4 Saturdays on a rota basis
• Competitive salary of £28k DOE plus uncapped OTE. Realistic earnings £45k per year on average

Interested?

If this sounds like your next role, please contact Gemma at Travel Trade Recruitment on or