About this role
Platinum Travel Recruitment is working with a luxury travel company offering global tailormade travel and events. Due to growth, they seek an experienced, sales-driven Travel Consultant to join their busy and supportive team in Wickford, on a permanent basis, with a salary of £35,000–£38,000 plus commission and perks. Duties include creating, selling and managing bespoke luxury travel and experiences, providing white-glove service to premium clients, maintaining and growing client relationships to drive repeat and referral business, staying current with luxury travel destinations and supplier offerings, and achieving and exceeding individual sales and revenue targets.
Job Description
Platinum Travel Recruitment are collaborating with a luxury travel company that offer global tailormade travel and events for clients. Due to growth, now seeking an experienced and sales driven Travel Consultant to join their busy and supportive team.
Generous salary, fun working team, career progression, great earning potential, travel perks and many other benefits are on offer.
Travel Consultant - Duties:
- Create, sell, and manage bespoke luxury travel and experiences (flights, accommodation, ground transport, excursions, etc.)
- Provide white-glove service to premium clients, ensuring all details are seamless.
- Maintain and grow client relationships to drive repeat and referral business.
- Stay current with luxury travel destinations, event trends, and supplier offerings.
- Achieve and exceed individual sales and revenue targets.
Travel Consultant - Benefits
- Lucrative salary with generous earning potential.
- Office-based role in Essex, working with a dedicated team committed to excellence. Locations ideal for the role includes Wickford, Basildon, South Benfleet, Canvey Island, Southend, Chelmsford & surrounding. Hybrid possible depending on experience.
- The chance to work across both luxury travel and high-end event/hospitality services.
- Opportunity to contribute to and grow within a dynamic, growing company.
- Travel perks.
- Career progression.
Travel Consultant - Essential Requirements:
- Solid experience as a travel sales consultant is essential. In particular, GDS knowledge is key such as Galileo or Amadeus.
- Strong knowledge of high-end travel logistics and luxury markets.
- Excellent communication, persuasion, and relationship-building skills.
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and client-centred.
- Self-motivated, target-driven, and proactive.
To be considered for the Travel Consultant role the applicant must have experience in retail as a travel agent or sales with a tour operator selling holidays.