Travel Consultant for European Groups and Events - Altrincham, United Kingdom - Greatdays Travel Group

Greatdays Travel Group

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Altrincham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job description

Greatdays Travel Group is a leading, family run 'group travel' tour operator, incentive and events company based in Altrincham, Cheshire and has been established for 40 years.

We are seeking a European Group Travel Consultant to join our team at our offices in Altrincham, South Manchester.

You will be an enthusiastic person with a genuine passion and interest for travel and sightseeing in Europe. The role involves creating group tour itineraries plus development of our range of customised European tour programmes for groups.

You will be good at building relationships and will be contracting special rates with 3 and 4 star hotels, guides, restaurant attractions and transport companies.

You must possess a full UK driving license which is essential for the role and must have good mathematics and English skills.

This is a full time role Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5.30pm with occasional FAM / destination inspection trips.

What can you expect in return?

Be part of a vibrant young progressive travel company
Competitive Salary and Company Pension Scheme
Annual leave loyalty bonuses
Staff travel and hotel discounts
Free monthly staff social events
Annual fully expensed overnight staff conference and awards ceremony
All day complimentary hot & cold drinks
New modern offices with staff room and dedicated kitchen facilities
Staff shower and changing facilities
Free local parking and close to Metrolink
Town centre office location

Are you the right person for the role?

A genuine passion for European travel, culture and sightseeing
French or German speaker
Good general knowledge of European cities and regions
Travel trade experience is required
Positive attitude
Confident driver in Europe with full clean UK driving license
Friendly telephone manner and good all round communicator
Good IT skills
Minimum A or B grade GCSE in both English and Mathematics
Reside in South Manchester or Cheshire

What will my role look like?

Creation and design of tour itineraries for groups.
Coordination of hotel, guide and attraction bookings
Booking of flights, trains and coach travel for groups
Costing of tour itineraries
Updating website content
Building relationships with suppliers and customers
Occasional FAM / destination inspection trips
Quality testing products, hotels, attractions, food and drink
Attend travel trade workshops, conferences and exhibitions

No agencies or job boards please.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Applications with no covering letter will be automatically rejected.

For company information see website:

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

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