Group Travel Coordinator (French speaker)
Kent / Hybrid
We are seeking an experienced Travel and Tourism Group Travel Coordinator to join our client's tour operator business, a leading Group Travel Operator in the UK inbound travel and tourism sector.
Hybrid working: 3-4 days per week in the Kent office in Tunbridge Wells. This is a full-time role Monday - Friday.
Responsibilities as Travel Coordinator:
1. Handling group travel enquiries from initial enquiry through to quotations and ownership of all booking preparations and confirmations.
2. Creating bespoke itineraries to fit the clients' brief of travel options throughout the UK, France, and other parts of Europe.
3. Managing relationships with supply chains such as hotels, coach transportation, restaurants, and attraction entrances.
4. Taking new enquiries and managing groups travelling.
5. Managing all data entry on to the bookings system and ensuring all information is up to date at all times.
Skills: To be successful in this Travel Coordinator role -
1. Fluent in French is essential.
2. Previous experience in the travel industry, preferably working with a tour operator, wholesale tourism business, or group travel organiser.
3. Good geographical knowledge of the UK.
4. Proficient in Microsoft 365.
5. Full driving licence (essential) and access to a car (desirable).
6. Willingness to travel, within the UK and abroad.
7. Team player.
8. Excellent eye for detail.
9. Strong negotiation skills.
If you possess a passion for travel and have a track record of successful travel reservations/operations/event management in the UK travel and tourism sector, we invite you to apply for this exciting Executive position.
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