Jobs at Bamboo Travel

Experienced Asia Travel Specialist

We are looking for an experienced Asia specialist to join our team of tailor-made travel consultants. The role comes with a competitive salary, dependent on the level of experience, and generous sales incentive schemes payable monthly and quarterly. Award-winning Bamboo Travel arrange tailor-made tours of the highest calibre to all corners of Asia. Established in 2006, the company is run by a small and dedicated team of experienced travel professionals who offer unrivalled personal service, fuelled by a passion to create intelligent and innovative travel ideas for our expanding client base. 

The key skills and attributes required for the role include: 

• A minimum of two years travel industry experience.
• A proven track record of selling bespoke tours to some of our key destinations which include Japan, Indochina, Thailand, South Korea, Borneo, Indonesia, China, India & Sri Lanka.
• Extensive personal travel history in our core destinations.
• Experience of using the Axum reservation system strongly preferred.
• Social skills to fit in with a small and friendly team environment.
• Excellent verbal, and written, communication skills & ability to listen and recall detail.
• Ability to work unaided using own initiative, multi-task and pay attention to detail.
• High level of numeracy and ability to problem solve.
• Desire to work in a dynamic small company.
• Education to Graduate level strongly preferred.

The main tasks of the role include:

• Handling initial enquiries from clients by phone, e-mail or face to face.
• Listening to and interpreting the clients’ requests and making recommendations.
• Creating detailed tailor-made tour proposals using expert destination knowledge.
• Calculating quotations using airline contracts and supplier rates.
• Diligently following up on all proposals sent to clients.
• Building relationships with clients through the dedicated personal service from initial enquiry to their return.
• Delivering an exceptional level of customer service.
• Ensuring all travel documentation is accurate before despatch.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with key suppliers overseas.
• Overseas research trips to expand knowledge and develop product.

Although this is primarily a sales role there will be many opportunities to assist in other areas of the business and gain a lateral knowledge and experience of the travel industry. This is a hybrid role with the requirement to work an agreed number of days in the company’s new sales office in a rural location near Salisbury. The role comes with the opportunity for exciting overseas travel to destinations within Asia to build on current knowledge, and forge new paths in travel.

Please send your CV, a list of relevant destinations you have visited and covering letter to info@bambootravel.co.uk.