Travel Experience Counselor III

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

The role of the Traveler Counselor is to deliver a premiere service experience for our high-profile business travel Customers by providing consultative, creative, and timely travel solutions, using available tools and technology as needed. It is an exceedingly high touch service environment, where you will have true accountability for the service relationship and customer experience.  

The role will form part of a highly skilled virtual (at home) team of Corporate Travel Counselors The role would report to a Team Coach.  

We service customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Should you be hired for a daytime shift, you would not be requested to work evenings/overnights unless you choose that option/have a desire. Candidates receive top hourly wage, are eligible for skills based (dual GDS) compensation of $750 every six months as applicable and have the opportunity to work a variety of shifts including afternoon and overnight shifts; pay differential for our evening, overnight and weekend shifts ranges from 10 – 15% (contingent upon shift). KPIs: Hotel Revenue, COPQ, CSAT  

Principle accountabilities 

The Travel Counselor role has the following accountabilities: 

• Act as Travel Advisor and Consultant to C-Level, executive and Road Warrior travelers across multiple accounts and markets.  

• Act as the point of sale on all travel requirements, arranging both routine and complex domestic and international business travel for air, road, rail, and accommodation, utilizing various Global Distribution Systems (GDS’s) (Sabre).  

• Assist with routine and non-routine traveler requests such as companion travel and concierge type services.  

• Provide consultation, solutions, and recommendations, from analysis and research on the best available fare/routing, ensure preferred air carrier and partners are recommended, whilst ensuring adherence to the customers agreed travel policy and requirements.  

• Ensure customer travel profiles are detailed and accurate, following internal compliance and regulatory requirements for all customers and locations supported.  

• Operate in a servicing environment where you are accountable to key performance indicators of success, such as customer satisfaction (CSAT), call adherence, call service metrics and influencing the sale of preferred air and hotel partners.  

• Deliver highly personalized service, use positive telephone service techniques; act on special customer requests and maintain excellent client relations.  

• As an Travel Counselor, you are also accountable for ensuring you meet the servicing of your nominated account or clients travel requirements, whilst adhering to one’s nominated call schedule daily, reporting any variances in the workforce management scheduling tool and to your team leader or coach.  

• Coach, develop and mentor more junior Travel Counselor colleagues in the team as needed.  

Previous Experience: 

• No less than 1-year corporate travel counselor experience, including detailed understanding of fares and ticketing rules, both domestic and international, land, air and sea travel.  

• Understanding and awareness of partner products and services, such as airline, hotel and vehicle or rail services.  

• Experience in working with at least one Global Distribution System (GDS) such as Sabre.   

• Experience working in a team, high touch service environment where performance is measured through both customer satisfaction, but also through meeting and exceeding key revenue and servicing targets.  

Skills and Competencies: 

• Passion for delighting customers by delivering premium level, consistent customer service.  

• Professional communication – both written and verbal; ability to communicate with confidence, establish relationship trust, and create a credible impression.  

• effective listening skills with ability to anticipate customer needs, quickly evaluate issues, determine route cause and solution, check for shared understanding and address misunderstandings promptly.  

• Attention to detail - ability to act with integrity, deal sensitively with personal and confidentiality traveler information.  

• Change ready, ability to work under pressure, multi-tasking while maintaining a professional rapport.  

• Learning agility and openness to feedback  

• Self-motivated, highly productive in a self-directed work environment; demonstrate initiative with a strong commitment to goals, objectives, and work ethic.  

• Ability to make solid decisions POS/in the moment; fearless decision making 

• Interact and assist all customers of a distinguished level 

• Adept management of all communication channels (chat/email/telephony 

• Strategic thinking: process improvement, what brings value to our customers and GBT. 

• Willingness to learn and expand skills; dual GDS, multi-country support 

     

Location

Philippines

     

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

This role is for CWT, a member of the American Express Global Business Travel family of companies.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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