Travel Consultant - Cape Town, South Africa - The Right Company

The Right Company

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Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

TRAVEL CONSULTANT (HYBRID/REMOTE) - CAPE TOWN - R15000 to R Commission
Duties & Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIESCuration of high quality, tailor-made itineraries for photographic safaris and family safaris.

End-to-end sales process including planning, costing, refining and confirming itineraries; through to post-travel communications

High quality presentation of travel itineraries customised to the client's unique requirements, along with supply of relevant supporting information and advice

Delivery of gold standard client service at all stages of the sales process to engender repeat and referral business

Proactive expansion of product knowledge keeping abreast of latest industry developments to ensure expertise across our specialist product portfolio

Maintain up-to-date commercial knowledge of properties, flight routings and logistics

Foster good working relationships with colleagues and trade partners; and exhibit a strong team ethic. Our Client's expertise is based on in-depth product knowledge and first-hand experience based on annual research trips.

Experience & Qualification

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL
5 years Travel Consultant experience in a tailor-made travel environment

First-hand knowledge of our core destinations, specifically within sub-Saharan Africa

3 years' experience working with complex Southern Africa and East African itineraries

Demonstrable sales performance in a target-driven environment

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally

Outstanding customer service skills and attention-to-detail

Advanced levels of IT literacy

Highly-organised with strong time management skills

Results-orientated

DESIRED
In depth knowledge/experience of an Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Passionate about tailormade African travel

Motivated by sales targets

Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative environment

Committed to responsible tourism

PACKAGE
Basic salary - R15,000 a month

Excellent opportunity for earning commission

Opportunity for performance-related bonuses

Flexible, hybrid working

Structured training and continuous professional development

Please send your updated CV in WORD together with a recent head and shoulders photo of yourself, 2 recent written references, current and salary requirements.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent