Lead Travel Consultant, French Speaking

Posted 10hrs ago

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Lead Travel Consultant arranging complex corporate air, road, rail, and hotel travel for Amex GBT clients. Delivering French-language, high-touch service through GDS platforms.

Responsibilities:

  • Advise and arrange travel for corporate business customers, including individuals and groups
  • Arrange and book domestic and international business travel of varying complexity, including air, road, rail, and accommodations
  • Use Global Distribution Systems (GDSs), including Sabre, Apollo, Amadeus, and/or Galileo; training may be provided
  • Communicate with customers by telephone, messaging/chat, email, and/or back-office systems
  • Provide proactive travel advice and sell additional services while adhering to clients’ company travel policies
  • Work independently and collaboratively to meet business and account-specific goals, including customer satisfaction, call adherence, and service metrics

Requirements:

  • Previous experience in travel, preferably business travel
  • Understanding of fares and ticketing rules for car, air, and hotel
  • Fluency in French, written and verbal, is a must
  • Native GDS expertise: Sabre, Apollo, Amadeus and/or Galileo
  • Professional written and verbal communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Integrity and ability to safeguard personal traveler information
  • Strong understanding of the travel industry, including business travel, leisure travel, or airline reservation backgrounds
  • Ability to resolve customer issues quickly and independently
  • Teamwork and openness to feedback
  • Flexibility and preparedness to work afternoon shifts (12-8pm) and weekends
  • Ability to work in a 24/7 Traveler Care operation

Benefits:

  • Flexible benefits tailored to each country
  • Health and welfare insurance plans
  • Retirement programs
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Wellbeing resources for employees and immediate family
  • Weekly travel deals from major travel providers on flights, hotels, cruises, and car rentals
  • Access to over 20,000 courses on the learning platform
  • Leadership courses
  • New job openings available to internal candidates first
  • Global INclusion Groups