Reservations Executive

The Company

“People don’t take trips – trips take people” …

… and we’re in the business of planning and organising trips all over the globe for almost half a million travellers each year.

We’re G2 Travel, a wholesale tour operator with a network of offices spanning Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.

We’re not a corporation and don’t behave like one – results are achieved through collaboration and teamwork – a place where everyone gets noticed.

We believe that work should be enjoyable, stimulating and fun!

The Department

Our reservations teams are the dynamic interface between our global network of sales offices around the world and our suppliers throughout Europe and the Middle East.

We book everything from a suite in a five stars hotel in Dubai to a meal in Chinese restaurant in Dublin … and everything in between.

Building strong and successful relationships with our suppliers ensures that we can offer our customers the best possible service at the lowest possible prices, and our teams are responsible for delivering against these objectives.

The Role

Through our strong and trusting relationships with our suppliers (eg hotels, coach operators, ferry lines, railways, restaurants and tourist attractions), Reservations Executives make holiday dreams come true. They use their skills, experience and strong personal relationships to secure all of the services our customers want.

Duties include:

• Through constant open communication build strong and trusting relationships with our suppliers, understand their business and achieve ‘win’ situations for the customer and our business;
• Coordinate our Internal departments to resolve queries and any other discrepancies;
• Ensure that all internal policies and procedures are respected;
• Action all booking requests, cancellations, and amendments quickly, efficiently and accurately, input confirmations and update relevant systems;
• Prioritise workloads to ensure that critical deadlines are achieved;
• Monitor booking situation of services and highlight to management any potential issues;
• Negotiate the lowest possible rates with suppliers to ensure profitability;
• Where customer preferences can’t be obtained, seek to find suitable alternatives;
• Build strong product and destination knowledge.

The Requirements

• You’ll need to be able to communicate effectively with people at all levels over a variety of channels;
• Previous experience in tourism or customer care will be considered as a valuable asset;
• Fluency in English is required. Speaking other European languages (especially Spanish, French, Italian, German & Portuguese) is highly desirable (additional payments available);
• Customer first approach;
• Flexibility in terms of working hours, changes and challenges;
• Team player;
• Strong focus on getting the job done;
• Determination to get things right first time every time.

The Deal

Commitment, loyalty and passion are the qualities that we admire the most. In return for that we offer:

• Competitive salaries which reflect the importance of these roles and your experience.
• Salaries are reviewed and discussed annually and can increase significantly according to experience.
• A genuine commitment to recognise your achievements.
• Hard work deserves a break, so we offer 15 days annual leave each year plus all public holidays.
• First class office environment which is a safe, comfortable, stimulating and fun place to be.
• Medical cover on Day 1 of employment
• We want you to eat well, so we offer you a rice allowance.
• Competitive transportation allowance
• Clothing allowance to support your professional and personal needs.
• Opportunities to travel at discounted prices.

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