Destination Specialist

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Goway Travel Limited Full time

**DESTINATION SPECIALIST**

**Job Type**:Full Time

**Position Title**:Destination Specialist - Retail & Wholesale

**Location**: Canada, USA (Hybrid and/or Remote)

**Destinations**:Asia, Africa, Europe, South Pacific, North America & Latin America

**Are you passionate about reaching new heights?**

**Are you excited by making a meaningful contribution?**

**Do you want to be a valued member of an industry-leading organization?**

**Look no further. Goway is always on the lookout for dynamic, driven talent Here, the sky is the limit**

**Our Vision: To be the leader in customized travel experiences for Globetrotters.**

**Our Mission: To empower our community of Globetrotters to realize a lifetime of travel.**

At Goway, our greatest asset is our people. We search for individuals who want to achieve exceptional results, while creating lasting and rewarding career opportunities. We have individuals in our team from over 45 different countries, and take great pride in investing in them and their development.

Since 1970, Goway Travel Ltd. has been providing unforgettable travel experiences for travelers from all walks of life. We offer a wide choice of travel options to over 100 countries. We are a global organization with our head office in Toronto and branches in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Manilla, Philippines and Sydney, Australia.

Here at Goway, we believe that all globetrotters deserve unforgettable travel experiences. To deliver these experiences we rely on outstanding destination specialists who are passionate, knowledgeable and committed to providing world-class service

**Why us?**
- We offer a highly competitive base of $45K with uncapped commissions
- Eligibility for a fully expenses paid Familiarization (FAM) Trip to the region you are selling becomes effective within year one
- Paid Personal Days
- Hybrid work schedules
- Birthdays off
- RRSP employer matching
- Comprehensive Health and Dental benefits package
- Opportunities for discounted worldwide travel
- Career development and advancement within the company
- Strong social environment.

**Day to day**:

- Achieve sales targets by drawing on your proven performance to convert enquiries into bookings, utilizing effective qualifying, follow up, and quote management processes
- Ensure all reservations are processed with careful attention to detail, maintaining administrative tasks including documents, managing schedule changes, and processing airline tickets
- Develop long-lasting connections with your customers, creating referrals and repeat business
- Be a true ambassador for Goway Travel and represent values at all times
- Utilize preferred vendors to provide best costs to customers and to maximize profits

**Why you?**
- You have demonstrated a minimum of two years success in travel sales
- You love to travel and have travelled internationally beyond North America and the Caribbean
- Your drive for success shines through in your performance
- You have the attitude and tools necessary to accomplish tasks proactively and are motivated by goals and sales targets
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment
- You are adept at tailoring products to people’s specific needs and are rewarded by delighting your customer
- You are organized, have excellent time management skills, and are able to multi-task and manage competing priorities and multiple bookings in tandem
- You are always hungry to learn more about the job and destinations you sell
- Solid destination knowledge of one or more of the Goway destinations - Africa, Asia, South Pacific, Central & South America, US & Canada, UK and Europe
- Advanced GDS knowledge, preferably Amadeus
- You are highly entrepreneurial
- Love being part of an amazing team, and growing your career
- Excellence in sales (preferred)
- Having lived in the destinations considered an asset

...oh, and did we mention **- uncapped commissions?**

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