Travel Consultant
About the role
A love of travel attracts many to the field, but to succeed a Travel Consultant 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
- As you progress you will be evaluated to determine proficiencies in sales, customer service, administrative, operations, up-selling, cross-selling and meeting goals
- Continued growth opportunities to expand into leadership as a manager
Qualifications
- 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 are specifically seeking candidates who have two to five years of sales experience in a performance‑driven environment, where success is measured by sales productivity
- This role is very sales‑focused and requires consistent ownership of revenue goals, strong closing skills, and a proven ability to meet or exceed monthly sales targets
- 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!
Pay
Travel Consultants start at $23.50/hour with structured, hands-on training to build skills and sales confidence. As they progress through a defined ramp-up period and grow their pipeline, earnings increase. Once fully established and meeting sales goals, Travel Advisors typically earn $55,000–$65,000 annually through base pay and incentives, with top performers exceeding $85,000+ in an uncapped commission structure.
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!)