Individual Sales Tour Consultant

  • Full-time

Company Description

EF stands for “Education First”. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people transform their lives by breaking down the barriers of language, culture and geography.  Today we’re the world’s largest private education company- offering every imaginable way to learn a language, travel abroad, experience another culture, or earn an academic degree.  For more information, visit http://www.ef.com/careers.

Job Description

Individual Sales Tour Consultant
Go Ahead Tours (a division of EF Education First)
Cambridge, MA, United States
 
Synopsis
Are you looking to make an immediate impact on a talented travel sales team? Are you excited by the prospect of joining a travel company with the pedigree and expertise to become a leader in both domestic and international travel?We need self-motivated salespeople who are poised communicators, thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for international travel.
 
The Role
As a Go Ahead Tour Consultant, you will sell domestic and international group tours to individual travelers. Using the telephone as your primary means of communication, you will drive and help manage growth in the burgeoning travel market as part of a spirited team. You will generate new sales opportunities, convert in-house leads from our marketing initiatives and be responsible for the overall travel experience of your customers. You will ensure repeat sales by building strong relationships and meeting the needs of your customers throughout the entire tour-planning process. Finally, you will harness your customer knowledge and expertise to suggest and implement your own entrepreneurial ideas in order to keep our business on the cutting edge.
 
Requirements
·         Bachelor’s degree
·         1-3 years sales experience
·         Excellent communication and organizational skills
·         Confidence in sales ability
·         Self-motivated, hard-working and detail-oriented personality
·         Ability to meet long and short-term goals
·         Ability to take ownership of a sale and be resourceful under pressure
·         Passport
 
 In your application, please upload your resume and cover in the same document. 
Go Ahead Tours offers industry-leading escorted group tours to destinations across the United States and the world. For more information, visit www.goaheadtours.com.
 
Go Ahead Tours is a division of EF. EF stands for “Education First”. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people transform their lives by breaking down the barriers of language, culture and geography.  Today we’re the world’s largest private education company- offering every imaginable way to learn a language, travel abroad, experience another culture, or earn an academic degree.  For more information, visit http://www.ef.com/careers.
 
EF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
 
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