Latin America Travel Designer

Latin America Travel Designer. Luxury Private Travel Company are looking for an experienced candidate, with a great love and an extensive knowledge of Latin America, to join their friendly team of travel enthusiasts. You will be empathetic and inquisitive, and will harness these qualities to form a deep understanding of your customers; enabling you to craft highly personalised holidays to countries such as: Uruguay, Guatemala, Patagonia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Belize, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, Antarctica, Galápagos.

Basic Salary : £34,000 plus generous commission structure of £50,000 - £90,000 (first 7 months includes a commission top-up to ensure you earn minimum £47,000 pro rata while you’re adjusting to the change of employer (this figure is flexible, potentially higher, on a case by case basis)

Candidate Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working in luxury tailor-made tour operations (you do not need to have previously specialised in Latin America)
• Interest in Latin America and extensive knowledge obtained from personal travels to the region
• You value positive-impact, responsible, sustainable travel
• Embrace diversity and eagerness to be part of a close supportive team of colleagues, including business partners
• Good listener and empathetic communicator, in relation to colleagues and customers)
• Open-minded and keen to learn
• Thrives solving problems and maintains calm under pressure
• Motivated and driven
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The role:

• Guest communication via video call, email and telephone; cultivating relationships and achieving a deep understanding and rapport with the client
• Curation of bespoke travel itineraries which aim to immerse the client in the destination while following responsible travel practices
• Competently close sales and manage pipeline, working effectively with the CRM and company systems and best practices
• Deal with any operational situations in collaboration with wider team and external partners at the destinations.
• Assist the marketing team with the production of editorial content
• Build long-lasting, caring relationships with suppliers on the ground at the destinations
• Source exciting new travel product
• Travel even more in Latin America! And then return and educate your colleagues on the destinations you visited!

Working Hours : Monday – Friday. 10am – 6pm. 3 days in the office 2 from home. London.

Benefits Include :

• Flexible working
• Mental Well-being Support
• Learning and Development
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Work bank holidays and take other days off instead in order to embrace everyone’s beliefs, culture and identity
• Lots of organised socials events
• Dress however you feel most comfortable
• Dog-friendly office

If you would like to apply for this exciting opportunity to become a Latin America Travel Designer please send your CV with an accompanying cover letter detailing where you have personally travelled in Latin America and why you would like to become a Latin America Travel Designer. Email to mark@candm.co.uk or visit the C&M Travel Recruitment website job reference 60342