Travel Agent
$40,000–$50,000 year
On-siteMoweaqua, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead the newly formed retail travel agency division within Timi's Tours, leveraging an established client base, supplier relationships, and existing tour and motorcoach assets. Manage and grow a retail travel portfolio across leisure, group, corporate, and cruise segments, build on current client relationships, develop group cruise/river cruise/escorted tour offerings, negotiate group contracts and preferred pricing with supplier BDMs, coordinate with the motorcoach operation for seamless packaged travel experiences, and prospect new corporate and leisure clients while representing the company at industry events and client meetings.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years as a professional travel advisor or agency manager
- Proven group travel experience, contracts, rooming lists, attrition, supplier negotiations
- GDS proficiency
- ARC Specialist qualifications, or familiarity with ARC and the ability to obtain specialist qualifications
- Established book of business or demonstrated client development track record
- Cruise product knowledge, ocean and/or river
- Professional references from supplier BDMs or agency leadership
- ARC certifications or ARC familiarity
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