Africa Travel Expert

Africa Travel Expert
This unique travel company are Africa specialists and offer bespoke holidays across Africa, the Middle East & Indian Ocean. They pride themselves on their expert team of travel specialists and are now looking for a home based Africa Travel Expert to join their small team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Travel Specialist, with first hand experience of travel to Southern Africa and with proven experience in a travel sales role, specialising in Africa. Rewarded with a generous basic salary of £35k to £40k plus bonus, regular fam trips and discounted holidays!

Africa Travel Expert – Role & Responsibilities:

• Responding to incoming calls and emails, providing expert advice to travel agents
• Creating tailor-made itineraries to East & Southern Africa to match customer requirements
• Processing quotes and confirming bookings
• Providing an efficient, customer focused after sales service
• Administration of bookings, ensuring information is correct for invoicing and documentation
• Attendance at relevant supplier events / product training as appropriate
• Assisting product & marketing teams as required according to business demands

Africa Travel Expert – Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience in a tailor-made travel sales role and in booking trips to East & Southern Africa
• First hand experience of travelling to East / Southern Africa, Middle East and / or Indian Ocean
• Strong sales ability with specific experience of selling holidays to travel agents. 
• Passion for travel with genuine desire to provide exceptional customer service
• GDS skills would be an advantage but full training will be provided

Africa Travel Expert – Additional Information:

• Basic salary of c £40k dependent on experience plus commission / bonus
• Fully home based (in the UK) – all equipment provided
• Monday to Friday 9 to 5.30, Saturday mornings on a rota, approx. 1 in 4
• Regular Fam trips to amazing destinations
• Discounted holidays
• Opportunity to work for this small, friendly, professional travel company who are experts in all things Africa

Please apply for the position of Africa Travel Expert online or email your cv to lisa@candm.co.uk