Travel Consultant

Location:  Houston, TX

Description:

Seeking a Corporate Travel Consultant responsible for arranging safe, efficient and cost-effective travel for Company employees.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Providing current and comprehensive information to the traveler or traveler arranger on international routings and airfares in a timely and courteous manner to deliver high quality airline, car and hotel reservation services.

• Maintaining the highest degree of proficiency in the use of Sabre to ensure high accuracy and productivity levels.

• Working in an organized manner, utilizing established procedures to meet or exceed predetermined performance and productivity standards while adhering to company policies and procedures.

• Maintaining current, accurate knowledge of all travel-related issues to ensure provision of advice regarding airline routings, cost effective fare alternatives, foreign currencies, passport/visa requirements, specific security requirements, preferred hotels, car rental companies, etc.

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as a permanent resident, refugee or asylee

• 3+ years travel reservations experience

• Must have 3+ years of direct experience utilizing Sabre

• 3+ years of direct experience in corporate travel reservations with an emphasis in international travel

Preferred:

• Proficient with Sabre and Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

• Working knowledge of airline ticket pricing, fare rules, exchanges and refunds

• Manage detailed work within constant deadlines and time constraints

• Excellent verbal and written skills and the judgment to choose the most effective method of communications

• Works well in a close team environment and thrives on providing high quality service and support with excellent customer focus

• Strong telephone skills in call center environment

• Experience with immigration requirements

• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what's right

• Listens actively and invites dialogue for shared understanding, then influences and acts to drive performance and achieve results

• Builds strong relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals