Large travel agencies employ a team of Group Travel Planners who are specially trained to process and handle large travel groups, either as a leisure tour group or as business trips of large project teams from corporate accounts. Group Travel Planners are responsible for arranging cost efficient travel plan or package inclusive of hotels, land transfers, daily meals and snacks as well as sporting or leisure side trips with the objective of taking away the hassle associated with travels.
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Martha F. Forster
Bedford rd., Bloomsbury, London
Phone: 020-7709-7782
Objective
To work as a Group Travel Planner for a large travel agency
Professional Experience
2000 – Present: Corporate Travel Planner, Southland Tours, London
- Develop group tour packages using the suitable mix of airlines, hotels and car rentals as well as resort facilities.
- Design the tariff structure of group tours to ensure maximum revenues margins for the company.
- Conduct research in various destinations to accredit and secure travel partnerships when bringing or taking travelers to and from these destinations.
- Coordinate with HR or travel bureaus of companies to offer discount tour packages for executives or provide the best business trip package to suite their travel budgets and needs.
- Secure discounts in travel ticket and hotel accommodations for group bookings
- Operate the agency travel agency booking and ticketing systems.
Skills
- Extensive domestic and international destination awareness.
- Posses basic computer knowledge to make bookings online or through any of the agency CRS (Amadeus, Apollo, Sabre, etc.)
Achievements
Cited by management between 2002 and 2005 for consistent high performance rating
Education
1997 – 2000: High School Diploma, Parklands High School, Liverpool
Reference
Can be provided upon request