Complete accurate, cost-effective domestic corporate travel arrangements covering air, hotels, ground transportation, and rail. Support a dedicated client account, use Sabre and preferred suppliers, enforce travel-policy compliance, and provide first-level customer and technical support. The role requires strong itinerary-building, international booking knowledge, customer service, communication, productivity, accuracy, and adherence to established procedures and performance standards.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
As a key member of the Corporate Operations team, the Sr. Travel Advisor will be responsible for the successful completion of comprehensive, accurate, cost effective travel arrangements for Direct Travel clients within company policies utilizing corporate contracts and preferred suppliers in an efficient and professional manner.
Responsibilities
- Completes domestic and international travel arrangements for clients which may include air, hotel, ground transportation, and rail
- Supports a dedicated account
- Sabre is the GDS
- Operates within detailed procedures
- Interacts with traveler or travel arranger and provides 1st level of support for customer service and technical issues
- Ensures compliance of a client’s travel policy while utilizing DT preferred vendors to maximize profit
- Adheres to DT standards in delivering customer service including telephone and email etiquette, and follows prescribed customer service escalation procedure
- Follows company standards regarding procedures, utilization of tools, productivity, accuracy of work, and attendance
- Attends staff and training meetings for ongoing updates in travel industry and office procedures which may require you to work in the office if home based
- Maintains a favorable working relationship with all other company employees to foster and promote a cooperative working environment
- This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or efforts associated with the position
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of corporate advisor experience
- Ability to create domestic multi-segment, multi-destination itineraries
- Strong international knowledge and booking experience
- Must demonstrate industry knowledge
- Proficiency in one or more GDS
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Ability to meet and exceed required performance standards
- Excellent customer service skills required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Minimum knowledge of Outlook skills and basic Microsoft platforms
- Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization for US
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