Travelinfo

Job Description

Experienced Inbound Travel Consultant with 5+ years of experience in Southern Africa working for an inbound DMC. The candidate must have excellent product knowledge and very good geographical familiarity of Southern Africa and East Africa. We are looking for a professional person that offers high service levels at all times.

• Multitasking, being able to handle pressure and volume
• Skilled in designing detailed quotes for itinerary requests and revised quotes.
• Preparing Proposals when necessary
• Quick turn-around times
• Request rates, negotiate on rates, where and when possible or required
• Use preferred suppliers as per company policy
• Be available to attend site inspections/fam trips, educationals or networking events
• Operate all segments of tours within the set budget
• Excellent time management and very good prioritizing ability
• Important to plan carefully to meet deadlines
• Create and manage provisional bookings for all suppliers
• Be responsible for all aspects of the tours being run such as transport, accommodation, restaurants etc.
• Consultant must make sure agent's information and tour information correspond
• Request sales updates from agents/direct clients, chase for final booking numbers and ensure we have all information to run the tour
• Ensure agents are invoiced in due time, deposits and final payments
• Responsible for all supplier invoices to be sent to accounts department as soon as booking confirms and keep track of payments for the tour
• Doing required admin in order for the finance team to do their part on your tours
• Reconciliation of tours once concluded
• Handling of complaints, assist by gathering feedback from suppliers etc. and prepare responses to be sent (when signed off by management )
• Meet given deadlines and targets
• Emergency phone duty
• Working effectively with other departments in the business, understanding the inter-departmental flows and dependency
• Assist with other projects or in other departments if and when necessary and delegated by management

Availability

ASAP

Salary

Negotiable depending on experience

Required Qualifications

Tourplan advantageous.

Must at least 5 years' experience working for an Inbound Operator and have good knowledge of Southern Africa destinations, East Africa an advantage.

Must have all round experience - FITs, groups, MICE.

Hybrid role so must be set up to work from home.

Location

Cape Town

General Details

Inbound Tour Operator with offices in Milnerton