Air Ticketing Specialist

Company Description

Founded in 2017, **TripArc** is a privately held software company that powers the top Travel Agencies and Tour Operators in North America. Our expansive and growing network of suppliers enables our clients seamless real time access to a comprehensive range of travel options and services globally with over $750 million worth of transactions managed through our platform annually - all at the industry’s best rates for travelers and rates of return for travel advisors and tour operators.

Our industry leading platforms address the current challenges the travel industry is facing because of the pandemic and offers solutions in technology, purchasing, finance and marketing. We deliver solutions to travel professionals in the most effective way possible based on our deep experience with two leading brands in the luxury travel space - Kensington Tours and Travel Edge - we have real insight into the needs of tour operators and travel agencies today.

**TripArc’s **goals are simple. To make our distribution network of over 1400 travel entities and our network of suppliers and agents more profitable, efficient and help them create truly unique travel for their clients. The travel industry was impacted by the pandemic, but as leaders in the industry, our turnaround has been significant and is gaining momentum. With the pent-up demand we are already seeing, we are here to help our clients make the most of it.

**Job Description**:
**Why work for us?**

We pride ourselves on attracting and retaining top talent by offering challenge and opportunity combined with an attractive compensation plan. Our evolving environment fosters a spirit of innovation allowing our employees to unleash their creativity and achieve a greater level of productivity. While TripArc offers great perks, it’s not just the benefits that make our culture great. It’s the way management and teammates treat one another. Our willingness to trust our employees is what breeds creativity, above-and-beyond performance, and job satisfaction.

**Responsibilities**
- Answer service desk tickets from agents to assist with ticketing, itinerary building, pricing options, contract questions, waivers and favors and anything else airline related. The emphasis is on pro-active selling of the preferred suppliers and finding the option that meets the agent’s needs to obtain the best utilization of contracts.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of all Air Contracts with all preferred suppliers to advise agents of their profit opportunities and to ensure ticketing is directed to the correct ARC for utilization purposes.
- Ability to manipulate complex international itineraries for the purpose of best pricing options utilizing published and/or Net fare pricing options; also taking commission opportunities into consideration.
- Process ticket requests from agents in multiple GDS systems including exchanges and refunds. Initially all training will be in Sabre GDS and then progress to Amadeus.
- ADX fulfillment including manual ticketing when needed as well as all intervention needed on existing bookings.
- Utilize excellent customer service skills to assist agents in resolving issues with their customer’s travel arrangements.
- Maintain personal agent queues for automated QC & schedule changes.

**Qualifications**:

- Travel Industry School or equivalent
- International tariff training
- 5+ years of international travel industry experience
- 5+ years of Native Sabre experience including ticketing entries to include manual exchanges & phase IV ticketing
- Most have experience with Sabre, Apollo & Amadeus GDS experience considered an asset
- 5+ years working with multiple international airline agreements
- Must provide clear and professional communication in all interactions. Must prioritize work effectively and pursue issues through to successful resolution.
- As the team grows successful collaboration with new and existing team members will be critical. Clear, cordial interaction and appropriate sharing of responsibility are critical assets.
- Will maintain the highest level of fiduciary trust and ethical behavior in executing corporate business
- Must be committed to ongoing enhancement of technical and soft skills.
- Need to stay current with industry developments in the travel field and surface these developments where they have value to the efficient execution of company business or strategy.

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**Cultural Fit**:

- Thrives working in a technology and KPI-driven organization.
- Able to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment with ambiguity.
- Highly functional in a fast paced, constantly changing workplace - building plans through iterations from learning on what’s working and not working.
- Low ego and a team player.
- Has the ability to build trust and work through conflict both.

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