Cruise Travel Consultant

Want a Cruise Sales role that doesn't have you working evenings and hardly any weekends? Want cruise sales with a better work life balance? And would you like to work with Travel Agents on bookings rather than dealing with the general public this is the Cruise Consultant role you've been waiting for! I am looking for Cruise Experts to join a well-established Cruise Team within an established, successful South Birmingham based travel company, who also offer fully remote working. Salary up to £28k pa, OTE £33k- £35k pa, Mon-Fri Sat's a month (day off in lieu) no Sundays! If you have experience of working for a Cruise Travel Agency, then it's time to apply!

THE JOB:
- Taking enquiries over the phone from Travel Agents
- Ensuring calls are dealt with efficiently and professionally.
- Offering excellent customer service.
- Quoting holidays and converting into bookings.
- Specialising in Cruise holidays
- Promote and sell additional ancillary sales on all bookings and offering upgrades to increase company profit.
- Working towards monthly performance targets.
- Keeping your product and brand knowledge up to date whilst having in-depth knowledge of the company's brochures and destinations

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
To work remotely in this role, you must have at least 18 months of recent experience working as a Cruise Specialist, selling a broad range of cruises. Ideally you will have first-hand cruising experience and be able to package cruise and flights on a GDS.

THE PACKAGE
You will receive a competitive salary up to £285k pa with an OTE of us to £33k - £35k pa, travel concessions, educationals and those great working hours! Mon-Fri Sat's a month (day off in lieu) no Sundays! They offer office based/hybrid in Birmingham, Peterborough and London. For fully remote working you must be UK based with the right to work.

INTERESTED:
Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. This vacancy is being managed by Claire Muge. I can be contacted on or Not right for this role, or this role not right for you, but keen to further your career in the Travel Industry! We have a variety of different opportunities so do submit your CV to us! You must have full rights to work in the UK. We have a high volume of applications, so unfortunately we are unable to reply to unsuccessful applicants.


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