Travel Agent

6 months ago


Newtownards, United Kingdom Ltek Recruitment Full time

**LTEK Recruitment** is delighted to partner with the UK's largest & best independent travel agency.

**You must have at least 1 year of experience as a Travel Consultant **

We are looking for experienced Travel Consultants to join our successful teams in our branches. **Several Locations available across Northern Ireland**

You will have excellent product knowledge, questioning, and listening skills to help our customers plan, choose and successfully book their holidays.

Working as part of a team you will drive business through social media, events, and maintaining relationships with existing customers.

Our customers are at the forefront of everything we do so exceptional customer service experience is required.

**What will be your key responsibilities?**
- Build and maintain relationships with customers
- Identifying and meeting customers’ needs
- Use social media to promote offers, generating customer engagement and sales leads
- Participating in promotional events and activities to increase exposure of the branch
- Achieving individual and team sales targets
- Assisting with the day-to-day operation of the branch
- Willingness to participate and deliver training appropriate to own development
- Effectively performing administrative duties and follow processes accurately

**What competencies we are looking for?**
- Ability to work towards individual Travel Consultant targets and team sales targets
- Excellent communication skills and customer service experience
- Good accuracy and numerical skills
- Enthusiasm and positive attitude with a commitment to contribute to the growth of the business
- Competent IT Skills

**What experience we are looking for?**
- **At least 1 year experience as a Travel Consultant**:

- A proven sales record
- Passionate about travel and tourism
- Excellent travel product knowledge with a good working knowledge of tour operator systems
- Good sales and presentation skills
- Customer focussed
- Problem solving
- Team player
- Good organisational and time-management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- A recognised travel qualification (desirable)

**Elevate your Career today**

**LTEK Recruitment** is an equal opportunities employer

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£34,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Performance bonus

**Experience**:

- Retail travel consultant: 1 year (required)
- Travel Constlant/Agent: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Travel Consultant/Agent Newtownards