Travel Advisor

Advisor

AAA East Central

Independence, OH 44131

Posted 10 months ago

  • Job Type(s)

    Full Time
  • Industry

    Healthcare
  • Job Description

    Travel Advisor

    Travel Advisor

    Discovering the World- One Member at a Time!

    A love of travel attracts many people to the field, but to succeed a Travel Agent must be passionate about travel and the endless opportunities it brings to bridge history, cultures and cuisine. Successful Travel Agents must have a strong sales drive, organizational skills with an eye for detail, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, demonstrated proficiency in navigating computers and various programs; must possess good written and oral communication skills and the ability and interest to be in a continuous learning curve.

    What does a AAA Travel Agent do?
    Sells international and domestic travel packages including cruises, land packages, travel itineraries, air, car, and hotel
    Shares knowledge and expertise from personal experiences and/or education study trips
    Develops long standing relationships with our members and builds referral and repeat business
    Makes appropriate recommendations to ensure the trip experience is more than expected and tailored to the members expectations
    Cross sells relevant products to enhance the trip experience such as AAA Member Rewards Credit Card and identify theft referrals

    For the right individual this opportunity will be a career path for future leadership opportunities. As you progress you will be evaluated to determine proficiencies in sales, customer service, administrative, operations, up-selling, cross-selling and meeting goals. Successful completion of evaluations may result in continued growth opportunities to expand into leadership as a manager.

    We offer extensive training to aid you in your career development through The Auto Club University
    Regular recognition through various company programs and incentives for trips, cash and prizes
    Company sponsored IATAN cards, providing exclusive travel agent discounts
    Love to travel? Personal travel opportunities at discounted pricing
    Corporate benefits for insurance products
    Paid educational study trips are available for our Agents to promote career development
    Quarterly incentives/bonuses for achieving established production tiers

    Required / Preferred Skills
    A high school diploma is required, but we prefer a 2 or 4 year college degree
    You need to be able to pass comprehensive criminal background check and thorough urine sample drug screening
    We prefer candidates with at least 2 years of successful retail sales or banking experience or a leisure travel agency background within a goal orientated environment

    Qualifications, does this sound like you?
    Travel is not just a hobby or a wish, its your passion
    You must be available to work most Saturdays and some evenings to support goal achievement
    We prepare all of our Travel Agent Trainees for their new role by ensuring their successful completion of our Travel Agents Trainee program which requires some travel for training
    You are driven by sales and exceeding your goals
    You are computer savvy with the ability to navigate between multiple systems and web browsers, Microsoft Office, and can type at least 30WPM
    You have a strong and very comfortable relationship with paperwork and you are very organized!

    Benefits:

    • Extraordinary medical/dental/vision/life benefits
    • 401(k) Savings plan with company match
    • Tuition assistance
    • PTO for community volunteer programs
    • Wellness program
    • Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)
    AAA East Central is part of the largest federation of AAA clubs in the nation. We have 14,000 employees in 21 states and 17 million members. The strength of our organization is our employees. Bringing together and supporting different cultures, backgrounds, personalities, and strengths creates a team capable of delivering legendary, lifetime service to our members. When we embrace our diversity we win. All of Us! With our national brand recognition and long-standing reputation since 1902, we encourage you to learn more about our legendary service.

    Through dedicated employees we proudly deliver legendary service and beneficial products that provide members peace of mind and value.

    AAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

  • Candidate Profile

    Qualification High School