Sr. Corporate Travel Consultant

Internova Travel Group

21h • Remote

About The Position

At ALTOUR, we believe people are the driving force behind every meaningful connection - our clients’ and our own. With more than 1,000 team members and a presence in over 80 countries, we are a globally recognized leader in corporate travel management and a proud division of Internova Travel Group, the highest-ranking American corporate travel management company (Business Travel News).
Our mission is to manage the complexities of connecting people so they can represent their brands in the most impactful way possible. That same philosophy shapes our workplace culture, one that evolves, improves, and empowers our people to grow and thrive.
We embrace innovation and leading-edge technology to create smarter, faster, and more tailored solutions - not just for our clients, but for each other. At ALTOUR, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where your voice matters and your success is a shared journey. Click here for more information about Altour.
Altour has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Corporate Travel Consultant to work with a leading patient transfer and medical travel client. The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to make a positive impact in patient care, offering the best-in-class travel consultation. You will be responsible for quoting and booking accurate domestic & international, air, car, car service, hotel, bus, rail, and other specialty reservations for medical patient travel, ensuring all corporate travel policies are followed.
Hours needed are 10 AM – 7 PM ET or 9 AM – 6 PM ET

Requirements

• 5 years’ travel selling experience.
• 5 + years’ customer service experience, preferably in the travel industry.
• Experienced in international travel bookings and process
• Typing speed of at least 50 WPM
• Exceptional/above & beyond, proactive customer service approach.
• Excellent travel industry knowledge.
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow up
• Mastery in Travelport+/Galileo GDS, GDS formats, short cuts, enhancements, pricing.
• Corporate travel experience required.
• Experienced handling of multiple accounts.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to embrace change; adaptable.
• Has strong understanding of own skill set and development opportunities.
• Takes direction, offers suggestions, and asks for appropriate guidance when applicable
• Demonstrates exceptional teamwork.
• Proactively offers support when ability matches need.
• Acts as a leader among peers.
• Thanks peers for support they have provided.
• Consistently demonstrates master of the guiding principles in daily work habits.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback to peers and leaders when appropriate.
• Ability to handle most difficult situations.
• May seek minimal guidance but generally has solution at hand.
• Able to support peers in decision making.
• Knows when to escalate to a leader.
• Strong understanding of key ALTOUR initiatives and employs strong change management skills consistently.

Responsibilities

• Service inbound medical patient travel requests.
• Deliver extraordinary customer service to ALTOUR clients.
• Greets all clients with enthusiasm.
• Provide consultative service to travelers and travel arrangers throughout the booking process.
• Complete all reservations in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring all corporate travel policies are followed.
• Follow applicable guidelines around medical patient travel, including unique needs.
• Secure the lowest air/car/hotel/other services rates available at time of booking.
• Utilization of client and ALTOUR negotiated programs when applicable.
• Utilize GDS low fare search capabilities.
• Maintain goal expectations in the following areas:
• Productivity – measured by transactions per month.
• Quality – minimal customer service issues.
• Customer experience – measured through call monitoring performance.

Benefits

• Our benefit offerings include choice of two medical plans and two dental plans, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), company-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional additional life insurance and AD&D, disability insurance, paid parental leave, paid time off, 401k Plan with company match, discounted employee travel options, access to LinkedIn Learning webinars and courses.
• Discounted pet insurance and auto, home, & renters insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees