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Job Title: Travel Sales Consultant (TSC)

Pay: 100% Commission

Employment Type: 1099 Independent Contractor

Location: Virtual/ work from home

Hours: Set your own hours

About Us

Elite Travel Team was founded by a husband and wife team who are devoted and seasoned travelers, with an undeniable and infectious passion for global travel. The company was created out of their shared passion for traveling, their favorite pastime. In spite of working long hours, they always make time to travel the world to enjoy amazing vacation experiences. They have traveled to all continents except Antarctica, and have plans to travel to Antarctica soon! Travel is truly their passion, and they continue to share many amazing experiences throughout the years, taking as many as 6 vacations annually, while running a busy travel business and other companies. You get the best when you book with Elite Travel Team, since the owners travel a lot and use their travel experiences and industry expertise to plan your vacations and advise you.

They are the consummate entrepreneurs who have built other successful businesses. Elite Travel Team was born out of their mutual passion and desire to help everyone they come in contact with see as much of the world as they have. They understand that people want to vacation more but don't always know where to start. Their goal is to help alleviate all the stress and worry that can sometimes accompany the vacation travel planning process. They use their knack for travel to make travel easier for their clients. They believe that everyone should experience the world, and are truly committed to ensuring that customer service remains a top priority. Elite Travel Team is built on always delivering top notch client service, as customer loyalty is important to them. They are a truly remarkable team and you will always have access to them.

Responsibilities

Currently we have an outstanding opportunity for a confident, flexible individual to support our Travel Consultants. We are seeking motivated sales professionals to identify and send us leads for prospective travel clients and vacationers. Successful candidate must be confident and capable of promoting our travel agency services to as many people as possible. This is a superb opportunity to work for yourself and set your own hours. You get paid after travel has been completed when your referrals book with us, It's that simple.

Job Summary

Elite Travel Team will consider remote candidates living in all 50 U.S. States. The Travel Sales Consultant (TSC) will identify potential customers for travel services through cold-calling and other means. As you are not a travel agent, we are relying on you to refer potential leads to us and we will handle all travel bookings using our global network of travel suppliers. As an independent contractor you are expected to market our full suite of travel services to your own pipeline of travelers and forward leads to us. This role will meet monthly and weekly sales goals set by personal and company objectives. The TSC will utilize their own phones, email, social media and other tools to identify leads. This role offers a fair commission structure. Commission can be generated based on meeting benchmarks and sales goals such as conversion rates, travel protection and other upgrades.

Objectives of this Role

Source and find potential clients

Identify leads for prospective vacation and travel bookings

Qualify leads to make sure they are serious about booking

Secure upsells on deals closed

Qualify leads for future sales

Acquire new leads by being proactive in sourcing leads

Provide excellent service at all stages of the sales and service cycles

Qualifications

Ability to source and find potential

Experience meeting and exceeding sales goals

Experience working independently, in a call center or in customer service

Experience working in a commission-base role preferred

Travel/Travel Sales experience preferred

General knowledge of world geography preferred

High School diploma or equivalent required

Skills That Will Make You Successful

Ability to connect with people

Strong networking Skills

Ability to quickly learn systems and products

Strong communication and negotiation skills

Excellent problem-solving abilities

Positive, persistent attitude

Excellent typing, phone, and computer navigation skills required, including Windows based platform and basic Microsoft skills

Software Requirements

A working computer and telephone

MS Word, Excel and Windows platform

CRM system preferred

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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