Travel Consultant - Barnsley

Hays Travel; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel agency in Barnsley is seeking a passionate Travel Consultant to provide exceptional customer service while booking incredible holidays around the globe. With at least 1 year of experience, you will build strong relationships, achieve targets, and enjoy unlimited bonus opportunities. The role offers a work-life balance with various benefits, including training, travel discounts, and health care plans.

Benefits

Range of training programmes

Strong recognition and promotion opportunities

Discounts on booking own holidays

Health care plan

Eyecare vouchers

Shopping discounts

Uncapped earning potential

Recommend a friend bonus scheme

Smile Rewards incentives

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience as a Travel Consultant with exceptional customer service skills.
• Driven team player who wants to achieve targets and contribute to business growth.
• Understanding of social media to promote offers and generate sales leads.

Responsibilities

• Forge long-lasting relationships with customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Achieve monthly and daily targets for uncapped bonuses.
• Use knowledge and instincts on booking holidays while considering customer suggestions.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Team player

Social media understanding

Destination knowledge

Job description

If you’re passionate about travel, why not come and work at Travel Weekly’s Best Agency to Work For 2024?

Full-time (Temporary)

Competitive Salary & Unlimited Bonus Potential

At Hays Travel we put people at the heart of everything we do, that extends to our customers and colleagues alike. As the UK’s largest independent travel agency, we welcome new ideas, foster innovative thinking and encourage career development.

Not only are we dream holiday makers, we are also passionate about living and breathing our SMILE values.

• Supportive
• Motivational
• Innovative
• Loyal
• Excellent

What makes a successful Travel Consultant?

• You have at least 1 years’ experience as a Travel Consultant with exceptional customer service & communication skills
• You’re a driven team player and you want to achieve your own targets as well as contribute to the growth of the business
• You’ve got an understanding of social media and will use it to promote offers, generate sales leads and boost customer engagement
• As a Travel Consultant, it’s your vibrant personality, outstanding customer service skills and extensive destination knowledge that keep our customers returning. In this role, you will create and sell incredible holidays around the globe, taking full ownership of your customers’ journeys from the initial enquiry all the way to their warm welcome back. We believe that booking a holiday should be just as enjoyable as the adventure itself!

So, what would you, as a Travel Consultant at Hays Travel do?

• You will forge long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners and suppliers.
• We take our targets seriously, and we have fun with them! If you’ve got a competitive streak and want those uncapped bonuses that are always up for grabs, your monthly and daily targets will be your guiding lights.
• You trust your knowledge and instincts on booking holidays. While you can take in the customers’ suggestions, do not hesitate to offer experiences that you think will blow them away.

Why should you really work for Hays Travel?

There’s more to life than work, annual leave, and pensions. At Hays Travel we emphasise the value of having a work-life balance, we offer:

• A range of training programmes to help you progress personally and professionally
• Strong recognition and promotion opportunities
• Opportunities to travel on educational trips
• Discounts on booking your own holidays
• Uncapped earning potential
• Health care plan
• Eyecare vouchers
• Shopping discounts
• Loyal service awards to celebrate important milestones
• Recommend a friend bonus scheme
• Smile Rewards – A personalised Mastercard loaded with daily & monthly cash booking incentives
• A work environment that thrives on uplifting one another

We pride ourselves on the quality of service we provide and uplift one another with our enthusiasm, positivity and passion. Sound like you? Apply now!

Hays Travel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all colleagues. As an accredited employer provider of apprenticeships, we undertake basic checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to ensure the safety of our apprentices for relevant roles.

Data Security – You are responsible to ensure all personal & business data is kept secure at all times & any data breaches are reported immediately.