Tour Consultant Job in Kenya Ksh.15,000

We are a medium sized Tour Company based in Nairobi and we seek to recruit a Tour Consultant to market and coordinate tours and safaris, manage transport logistics, design and promote tour packages, negotiate and liaise with hotels and lodges and undertake general management of the office.

Duties and Responsibilities

·       Responding to client enquiries regarding hotels & safaris

·       Prepare itineraries to the various destinations of interest

·       Doing research and producing periodical newsletters with current offers to be sent out to clients

·       Doing tour quotations and bookings

·       Doing regular check on website to ensure its up to date and running smoothly

·       Ensuring KWS park rules & hotel regulations are made clear to tourists

·       Ensuring payment for each tour booking is received in advance.

·       Creating contact with hotels, car hire, sightseeing attraction and other service providers for best competitive contract rates

·       Ensuring the contract rates files are orderly & up to date

·       Ensure bookings that do not mature are cancelled in time to avoid cancellation penalties especially for hotels

·       Briefing drivers before they depart for safari

·       Preparing welcome pack for tourists before departure for safari

·       Ensure clients’ special requests especially on accommodation & room specification, driver guide language, meals and others are pre-arranged.

·       Opening client tour files for upcoming tours especially groups

·       Making follow-ups for tour quotations

·       Ensuring that tours quotations are competitive inclusions, exclusions as well as terms & conditions of a quotation should be highlighted to reduce disputes with clients

·       Making sure vehicles (especially if hired from outside) have the company stickers

Experience and Education:-

·       Education in Tours and Travel related course

·       Previous experience of about 6 months in the same position is required.

·       Knowledge of using computers for research and tour quotations

Remuneration

Kshs 15,000 per month

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed CV to the email address jobs@travellerssquare.com not later than 26th August 2011

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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