Group Travel Manager - Destination Management Company, West London, c£50k. An excellent opportunity to join this well established DMC that provide bespoke travel solutions for groups of leisure and corporate (MICE) travellers inbound to Europe.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of around 6 people within sales and operations
• Account managing, growing and retaining a portfolio of clients from all around the world
• Convert leads and enquiries into confirmed bookings to drive new sales
• Creating tailored and bespoke travel itineraries in line with client requirements featuring accommodation venues, transport, escorted tours and experiences across Europe
• Negotiating terms and conditions with b2b agents / partners
• Provide on-tour support for groups during office hours and part of a team that shares some out of hours support
• Strong experience of creating and delivering group travel itineraries across Europe, preferably for a DMC but similar wholesale and tour operating experience is also of interest
• Experience in both sales and operations within the travel industry
• Experience leading and developing a small team
• Experience managing budgets
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Additional European languages an advantage but not essential
• During high season there may be occasional requirements to work outside the core "9-5" hours to meet business needs
• A basic salary in the region of £50,000 per annum depending on experience
• This is an office based role in West London. Post probation there is the option to work remotely one day a week.

Qualifications / Experience

• Strong experience of creating and delivering group travel itineraries across Europe
• Experience in sales and operations within the travel industry
• Experience leading and developing a small team
• Experience managing budgets
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Additional European languages an advantage but not essential

Employment details

• Location: West London (office based; option to work remotely one day per week after probation)
• Job type: Full-time
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Note: This description reflects the core responsibilities and requirements of the role and excludes extraneous postings and boilerplate not relevant to the position.