[Hiring] Corporate Travel Consultant @Internova Travel Group

Role Description

Altour has an exciting opportunity for experienced Corporate Travel Consultants to work with Altour clients to offer best in class travel consultation, quote and book accurate domestic & international, car and hotel reservations, ensuring all corporate travel policies are followed. The ideal agent will have experience working in Sabre GDS and have excellent customer service and communications skills. The schedule is M-F 11-8 PM ET.

• Service inbound corporate and government travel requests.
• Deliver extraordinary customer service to all ALTOUR.
• Greet all clients with enthusiasm.
• Provide consultative service to travelers and travel arrangers throughout the booking process.
• Complete all reservations in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring all corporate travel policies are followed.
• Follow applicable guidelines around Federal and State travel requirements, including the Fly America Act.
• Secure the lowest air/car/hotel rates available at time of booking.
• Utilization of client and ALTOUR negotiated programs when applicable.
• Utilize GDS low fare search capabilities.
• Maintain goal expectations in the following areas:
• Productivity – measured by transactions per day.
• Quality – minimal customer service issues.
• Customer experience – measured through call monitoring performance.

Qualifications

• 5 + years’ travel selling experience.
• 5 + years’ customer service experience, preferably in the travel industry.
• Expert in international travel bookings and process.
• Typing speed of at least 50 WPM.
• Exceptional/above & beyond, proactive customer service approach.
• Excellent travel industry knowledge.
• Mastery in Sabre GDS, formats, short cuts, enhancements, pricing, Smartpoint.
• Corporate travel experience required.
• Excellent multitasking skills, and able to service multiple accounts at a high level of customer service.
• Exceptional communication skills both written and oral in English.
• Embrace change, adapt to new technologies and process.

Requirements

• Has strong understanding of own skill set and development opportunities.
• Takes direction, offers suggestions, and asks for appropriate guidance when applicable.
• Demonstrates exceptional teamwork.
• Proactively offers support when ability matches need.
• Acts as a leader among peers.
• Thanks peers for support they have provided.
• Consistently demonstrates mastery of the guiding principles in daily work habits.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback to peers and leaders when appropriate.
• Ability to handle most difficult situations.
• May seek minimal guidance, but generally has solution at hand.
• Able to support peers in decision making.
• Knows when to escalate to a leader.
• Strong understanding of key Altour initiatives and employs strong change management skills consistently.

Benefits

• Choice of two medical plans and two dental plans.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D.
• Optional additional life insurance and AD&D.
• Disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off.
• 401k Plan with company match.
• Discounted employee travel options.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning webinars and courses.
• Discounted pet insurance and auto, home, & renters insurance.