East Africa Travel Specialist

December 2, 2024

Our client is a forward thinking well-recognised luxury tour operator and due to expansion and success now an East Africa Travel Specialist to join its tailor-made team, working remotely based in the UK or Africa. Have you travelled Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya and passionate about the areas and looking for career progression in which you will be rewarded for your hard work? This is the travel opportunity for you.

This luxury tour operator prides itself on the customer service it provides to its repeat and new customers. They offer packages and safaris throughout East Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia plus many more exciting resorts. This elite tour operator offers a wide range of holiday packages to suit each individual including honeymoons, safaris, independent and guided tours, weddings, tailormade itineraries and beach breaks.

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East Africa Travel Specialist Duties:

The experienced East Africa consultant shall be creating bespoke and tailormade holidays throughout East Africa, offering advice and recommendations to direct customers, making their holiday dreams come true.
You shall be arranging flights, luxury hotels & lodges, tours, excursions and up selling travel extras to the discerning clientele, ensuring their trip is memorable from start to finish.
Offering a cutting edge customer service and using your Africa product knowledge to wow customers.
Account managing customers from the start of their journey to the end.
Participating in FAM trips to increase product knowledge.

East Africa Travel Specialist - Essential Requirements:

Travel enthusiasts who have travelled East Africa in particular Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya with strong travel knowledge.
Minimum 3 years of experience selling tailor-made trips to Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda (not group tours or 'brochure selling').
Ideally B2B and B2C sales experience.
Experience in sales within a tour operator or travel agency.
Excellent communication skills.
Meticulous attention to detail.

East Africa Travel Specialist - Benefits:

Work from home – save money on commuting
Uncapped commission
FAM trips to East Africa
Pension
Career progression
Sociable working hours

Previous job titles that will be considered for this role include Travel Advisor, Travel Consultant, Telesales Executive, Travel Agent, Tailormade Consultant, Reservations Consultant, Reservations Agent, Reservations Executive, Holiday Advisor, Travel Telesales, Africa Travel Specialist & Retail Travel Agent.

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