Travel Consultant

About the role

A love of travel attracts many people to the field, but to succeed a Travel Consultant you must be passionate about travel and the endless opportunities it brings to bridge history, cultures and cuisine. Successful Travel Consultants must have a strong sales drive, organizational skills with an eye for detail, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, demonstrated proficiency in navigating computers and various programs; must possess good written and oral communication skills and the ability and interest to be in a continuous learning curve.

Responsibilities

• Sells international and domestic travel packages including cruises, land packages, travel itineraries, air, car, and hotel
• Shares knowledge and expertise from personal experiences and/or education study trips
• Develops long standing relationships with our members and builds referral and repeat business
• Makes appropriate recommendations to ensure the trip experience is more than expected and tailored to the members expectations
• Cross sells relevant products to enhance the trip experience such as AAA Member Rewards Credit Card and identify theft referrals

Requirements

• A high school diploma is required, but we prefer a 2 or 4 year college degree
• You need to be able to pass comprehensive criminal background check and thorough urine sample drug screening
• We prefer candidates with at least 2 years of successful retail sales or banking experience or a leisure travel agency background within a goal orientated environment

Qualifications

• You are driven by sales and exceeding your goals
• You are computer savvy with the ability to navigate between multiple systems and web browsers, Microsoft Office, and can type at least 30WPM
• You have a strong and very comfortable relationship with paperwork and you are very organized!

Skills

• Passion for travel
• Strong sales drive
• Organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Demonstrated proficiency in computers and various programs
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Continuous learning attitude

Benefits

• Remarkable benefits: Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
• 401(K) saving plans with company match AND Pension
• Tuition assistance
• Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified