Job details
- JobBank Id: 42022215
- JobSeekr Id: 275934
- Travel Consultant
- Victoria, BC
- Full time
- Marlin Travel
- $20.00
- 22.5 to 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
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No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
5 years or more
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Travel agency
- Office
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Attend to other financial transactions, such as plane tickets and travel insurance
- Calculate cost of travel and accommodations
- Handle reimbursement in case of transportation and hotel reservations cancellation
- Recommend suitable products
- Investigate new travel areas, hotels and other amenities
- Manage difficult situations with customers
- Perform general office duties
- Sell travel products and travel insurance
- Use principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services, which include marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems
- Provide customers with travel information and other details such as regulations, duty free allowances, health risks and requirements, attractions and special events
- Attend to cancellations and schedule changes
- Develop contact lists
- Make transportation and accommodation reservations using computerized reservation and ticketing system
- Provide travel information to clients regarding destinations, transportation, accommodation options and travel costs
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Galileo
- Travel software packages
- MS Office
- Database software
Travel bookings
- Business travel
- Government travel
- Leisure travel
- Individual travel
- Group travel
- Domestic travel
- International travel
- Adventure travel
- Cruise ship
Area of specialization
- Sales
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Dedication
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
Financial benefits
- Commission
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Variable or compressed work week