Travel Consultant
Auria Travel | Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Competitive basic salary + uncapped commission | OTE £35,000–£40,000
You know how to sell holidays. But do you want to create them?
We’re looking for an experienced, ambitious Travel Consultant to join our growing team at Auria Travel in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
This role is for someone who loves the buzz of making a sale and wants to earn great commission, but who also wants to do more than simply sell what’s on the shelf.
At Auria Travel, more than 60% of our sales are tailor-made, dynamically packaged or created in partnership with our network of DMCs around the world.
One enquiry might be a family package holiday to Majorca. The next could be a multi-centre adventure through Asia, an Indian Ocean honeymoon, a luxury safari, a cruise and stay, or a completely bespoke itinerary built from scratch.
That’s the opportunity.
We’re looking for someone who wants the freedom to sell travel properly. Someone who enjoys getting under the skin of what their customer really wants, crafting something special and turning an enquiry into a booking they’re genuinely proud of.
And because we believe great salespeople should be rewarded, you’ll receive a competitive basic salary plus uncapped commission, with an expected OTE of £35,000–£40,000.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll become an important part of our Ashby team, looking after new and existing customers and helping us continue to grow our reputation for exceptional, personal travel planning.
You will:
- Convert enquiries into bookings through confident, consultative selling.
- Create tailor-made itineraries using dynamic packaging technology, specialist suppliers and DMC partners around the world.
- Sell everything from mainstream package holidays and city breaks to luxury escapes, touring, cruise, long-haul and complex multi-centre itineraries.
- Build strong relationships with customers, understanding what matters to them rather than simply finding the first available holiday.
- Proactively follow up enquiries and maximise every genuine sales opportunity.
- Develop your own loyal base of repeat customers and referrals.
- Work towards and exceed individual sales and performance targets.
- Deliver outstanding service before, during and after booking.
- Play an active part in the continued growth of Auria Travel.
Who we’re looking for
First and foremost, you need to love selling travel.
We want someone commercially driven, naturally proactive and hungry to convert enquiries and earn commission. But equally, we want someone who gets excited by the creative side of travel.
You might currently work in a traditional retail travel agency and feel ready to spread your wings. Perhaps you know you’re capable of selling more complex, higher-value holidays but don’t always have the product range or flexibility to do it.
If that sounds familiar, we’d love to talk.
You’ll ideally have:
- At least 2 years' experience within a retail travel agency environment.
- A proven track record in travel sales.
- Strong destination and geographical knowledge.
- Confidence selling a broad range of holiday types.
- A proactive approach to following up enquiries and closing business.
- Excellent face-to-face, telephone and written communication skills.
- A genuine passion for customer service and building long-term client relationships.
- The ability to work five days per week, including Saturdays.
Experience selling tailor-made travel, cruise or dynamic packages would be a real advantage, as would experience using TARSC or similar travel reservation systems.
But above everything else, we’re looking for attitude, ambition and a hunger to do more.
Why Auria Travel?
We’re an independent travel business and part of the Advantage Travel Partnership consortia, which means we have the freedom to find the right holiday for the customer, rather than being restricted to a narrow product range.
We work with all the major names you’d expect, alongside specialist tour operators, cruise lines, dynamic packaging technology and an extensive network of DMC partners around the world.
For an ambitious Travel Consultant, that means one very important thing:
You have far more to sell.
And we want you to use that freedom to develop your knowledge, grow your sales and build a fantastic career with us.
What we offer
- Competitive basic salary
- Uncapped commission
- OTE £35,000–£40,000
- Commission opportunity on every booking
- 30 days' holiday, increasing with service
- Your birthday off
- No regular Sunday working
- No Bank Holiday working outside agreed peak trading periods
- Familiarisation trips and supplier opportunities
- Industry travel discounts
- Ongoing product, destination and sales development
- Opportunities to develop your career as Auria Travel continues to grow
- A friendly, ambitious independent environment where great ideas and great salespeople are valued
Ready for more than the standard travel agency role?
If you’re ambitious, commercially driven and passionate about creating incredible holidays, we want to hear from you.
You already know how to sell travel.
Come somewhere that gives you the freedom to do more with it.
Apply today to join Auria Travel in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Experience:
- Retail Travel Agency Sales: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
