Travel Counselor

Posted 4ds ago

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Travel Counselor booking corporate, athletics, hotel, air, and car travel for Grand Canyon Education. Managing itineraries, travel databases, group requests, invoicing, and policy compliance remotely.

Responsibilities:

  • Arrange and book travel on behalf of staff
  • Ensure travel is arranged efficiently and effectively
  • Assist with Athletics/Group travel requests and maintain the group system
  • Communicate final travel itineraries to requestors
  • Implement cost-saving measures through travel-provider negotiation and economical routing
  • Create, maintain, and update hard-copy trip files, including annual audit preparation
  • Enter staff-provided information into and maintain the travel database
  • Coordinate with the designated travel agency to provide trip itineraries
  • Coordinate with Finance to invoice travelers for personal travel costs and follow up on invoices
  • Arrange hotel meeting space and other arrangements for GCU field staff
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with Travel Policy and Procedures
  • Update travel-section website content
  • Complete other assigned duties

Requirements:

  • Working with Athletic departments highly desirable
  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university preferred
  • Minimum of three years of experience booking airline travel in an agency or corporate environment
  • Experience booking full-service reservations, hotel, air and car
  • Minimum of two years of experience utilizing GDS software; Apollo preferred
  • Employment contingent upon satisfactory pre-employment screening, including a background check

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • 401K savings plan
  • Generous time off plan
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCE-sponsored events
  • Education Tuition Discount Program for full-time employees, their spouses and dependent children