Travel Expert - Indian Subcontinent

Our client who is an award-winning tour operator in the Travel Industry is looking for a Travel Expert with Indian subcontinent experience. They offer a wide range of personalized travel experiences designed to cater to every type of adventurer. From luxurious beach getaways and cultural city tours to thrilling wilderness expeditions, their expert team crafts itineraries that promise unforgettable memories. If you are an expert with African, Indian Ocean and Indian Sub-continent destinations then this position is for you. Location: Cape Town Duration: Permanent Role: Full-time Flexibility: Hybrid office/home working (upon successful completion of probation) Salary: Market Related Attractive Benefits Responsibilities: Curation of high quality, tailor-made itineraries for a wide range of traveler segments End-to-end sales process including planning, costing, refining and confirming itineraries; through to post-travel communications. Conversion of warm sales leads via email, telephone and video calls High quality presentation of travel itineraries customized to the clients unique requirements, along with supply of relevant supporting information and advice Delivery of gold standard client service at all stages of the sales process to engender repeat and referral business Proactive expansion of product knowledge keeping abreast of latest industry developments to ensure expertise across our specialist product portfolio Maintain up-to-date commercial knowledge of properties, flight routings and logistics Foster good working relationships with colleagues and trade partners; and exhibit a strong team ethic. Desired Skills and Experience: 4 years experience as a Luxury Travel Consultant First-hand knowledge of the Indian Subcontinent with extensive independent travel within this region India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan Experience working with complex Indian Subcontinent itineraries Experience in tailor-made travel environment Sales performance in a target- driven environment Excellent communication skills both verbal and written Advanced levels of IT literacy Knowledge of destinations in luxury wildlife/nature and cultural experiences GDS/flight operating systems

Location: Rondebosch, ZA

Posted Date: 1/10/2025