Senior Africa Travel Consultant

Africa Travel Consultant. Up to 40K plus commission. Luxury Private Travel Company are looking for a candidate, with a great love, an extensive knowledge and experience selling Africa travel itineraries. You will be empathetic and inquisitive, and will harness these qualities to form a deep understanding of your customers; enabling you to craft highly personalised holidays in Africa.
Candidate Requirements:

• Passion for Africa and extensive knowledge obtained from personal and educational travel to the continent.
• You value positive-impact, responsible, sustainable travel
• Experience working ion Tailormade travel, preferably specialising in Africa
• Good listener and empathetic communicator
• Thrives solving problems and maintains calm under pressure
• Motivated and driven
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The role:

• Guest communication via video call, email and telephone; cultivating relationships and achieving a deep understanding and rapport with the client
• Curation of bespoke travel itineraries which aim to immerse the client in the destination while following responsible travel practices
• Competently close sales and manage pipeline
• Deal with any operational situations in collaboration with wider team and external partners at the destinations.
• Build long-lasting relationships with suppliers on the ground in Africa
• Travel even more in Africa! And then return and educate your colleagues on the destinations you visited!

Basic Salary : £30,000-£40,000 dependent upon experience plus generous commission structure
Working Hours : Monday - Friday. 3 days in the office 2 from home. London.
If you would like to apply for this exciting opportunity to join this industry-leading company as an Africa Travel Consultant please send your CV with an accompanying cover letter detailing where you have personally travelled in Africa. Email to

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