Travel Advisor (58667)

AAA Northeast•Town of Smithtown, NY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

AAA Northeast is looking for an energetic and motivated Travel Advisor to join their travel team. AAA has been helping and serving its members for more than a century on the road and beyond. As one of North America’s largest leisure travel agencies, AAA Travel has always been on the forefront of what’s next in dreaming, planning, and going and we are looking for enthusiastic travel professionals to join our growing team. The company is committed to giving back to the community and has been rated a top employer and best place to work across the Northeast year over year. This role involves selling appropriate travel products, promoting Club-owned and preferred partners, and ensuring the delivery of Five Diamond Service. The ideal candidate is passionate about travel and helping others, and will bring members’ travel dreams to life.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
1-3 years of experience in the travel industry preferred

Responsibilities

Sells appropriate travel products based on personal knowledge and industry trends, qualifies clients to determine their needs and preferences.
Offers a range of travel products and services including tours, cruises, airline tickets, car rentals, hotels, rail, and travel insurance.
Focuses on promoting Club-owned and preferred partners including ancillary products.
Completes sales process through receipt of payments, keeps travel client informed of changes, maintains client files, and contact with client before and after client has returned from travel.
Proactively grows client base, works with current clients and local community to increase sales.
Ensures the delivery of Five Diamond Service and Service Excellence in travel and branch operations; builds relationships with each client, to engender loyalty to Club products and services; acts as member of branch team and supports Club policies and procedures for delivery of service.
Makes decisions and resolves problems when needed, using AAA's Five Diamond service standards in the handling of unique circumstances and member complaints; advises members of AAA policies and utilizes all available resources to provide positive alternatives to resolving conflicts.
Deepens and broadens knowledge of travel products and services; stays informed of "hot" destinations and capitalizes on Educational Travel Program policy to enhance destination knowledge; participates in Club sales and product training; develops understanding of industry regulations and restrictions.
Independently completes Travel Partner training programs earning necessary certifications.
Encouraged to use community and social networks to grow business.
Processes all travel reservation activity through the appropriate travel and accounting systems; follows department, ARC, WISP (Written Information Security Policy), other federal government regulatory procedures and guidelines, ensuring accuracy and minimizing errors; informs manager of any glitches or inconsistencies in systems.
Cross sells other Club products and services, Global Money, AAA Visa.
Works with other departments, including but not limited to; Travel Accounting, Product, Business Operations, Training, and Member Relations to coordinate and gather appropriate information for the member or department issues.
May participate in travel department promotions and functions; may escort s group tours.
Nurtures online sales leads—identifies prospective clients’ needs and suggests appropriate services; responds to inquiries in a timely fashion; follows up with prospective clients on a regular basis; documents quotes and contact efforts in the Club’s CRM system.
Fields Live Support Chat inquiries (requests for quotes, questions about travel requirements/restrictions, etc.).
Communicates effectively with clients and prospective clients via their preferred method of communication (phone, chat, videoconferencing, and/or email).
Assists with incoming Travel Center calls as needed.