We’re recruiting!
02/05/2024: We are currently recruiting
Role
Asia Destination Specialist
The company
We're a fun loving, down to earth bunch but we take our travel seriously. Our love for the places and people we visit is real. We consider travel to be one of life's great privileges. A certified B Corp we pursue a travel that is better for everyone, putting people at the forefront of everything we do.
We're a private touring specialist with a passion for meaningful travel, the kind that stops you in your tracks and stirs your soul. We focus solely on Asia enabling us to have gained an unrivalled understanding of our destinations over the years.
Our core values are at the heart of Selective Asia, enabling us to deliver the exceptional experiences we're passionate about. We believe success should be more than just sales and margins. We choose to place equal value on our client satisfaction, our own happiness, how well we meet our social responsibilities and how successfully we deliver on our commitment to the environment. We would love to have someone that shares in those beliefs to continue on that journey with us.
About the role
The Destination Specialist role is a complex and varied one, working directly with our clients, you'll use your travel experience and knowledge, handling calls and email enquiries, booking flights and liaising with our suppliers across Asia to curate individually tailored holidays to your specialist destinations.
You'll be looking after your clients at every step of the way, ably assisted by our support team to deliver outstanding service throughout the client journey.
As part of our self organising structure, you'll have bags of autonomy to make decisions and play an important role in developing your specialist destinations and have your say in how the company moves forward.
About you
We're looking for an experienced travel consultant, ideally with a background working for a tour operator who understands what it takes to deliver exceptional travel planning and high quality customer service.
You'll have a passion for all things Asia and a desire to go that extra mile. You'll be a good listener, understanding your clients' needs and developing journey ideas with them. Our trips can be complex and often require thinking outside the box so you'll need good written English, plenty of attention to detail and be a strong problem solver.
You'll love the idea of challenging yourself, continuing to learn and develop. You'll feel comfortable working autonomously however we're not looking for a lone wolf. You'll be a team player, happy getting stuck in helping others when needed adding to our belief that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts!
The package & benefits
A salary up to £38,500 depending on experience (OTE c. £42,000)
25 days paid holiday + Bank Holidays
A Monday – Friday working week
Flexible working day between 0700 and 1900 (40 hrs p/w)
Hybrid working (ideally we look for our sales team to work 1-2 days a week in our Brighton office)
Opportunities for familiarisation trips to Asia
Travel Incentive – Money towards flight and travel to/around Asia
Self Improvement Days
Volunteer Days
Contributory Pension Scheme
Profit Share Scheme
Healthcare Cash Plan
Critical Health & Life Assurance
To apply send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected]