Travel Consultant

Travel Consultant **Discovering the World- One Member at a Time!** A love of travel attracts many people to the field, but to succeed a Travel Consultant must be passionate about travel and the endless opportunities it brings to bridge history, cultures and cuisine. Successful Travel Consultants must have a strong sales drive, organizational skills with an eye for detail, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, demonstrated proficiency in navigating computers and various programs; must possess good written and oral communication skills and the ability and interest to be in a continuous learning curve. **What does a AAA Travel Consultant do?** - Sells international and domestic travel packages including cruises, land packages, travel itineraries, air, car, and hotel - Shares knowledge and expertise from personal experiences and/or education study trips - Develops long-standing relationships with our members and builds referral and repeat business - Makes appropriate recommendations to ensure the trip experience is more than expected and tailored to the member's expectations - Cross-sell relevant products to enhance the trip experience, such as AAA Member Rewards Credit Card, and identify theft referrals For the right individual, this opportunity will be a career path for future leadership opportunities. As you progress, you will be evaluated to determine proficiencies in sales, customer service, administrative, operations, up-selling, cross-selling and meeting goals. Successful completion of evaluations may result in continued growth opportunities to expand into leadership as a manager. - We offer extensive training to aid you in your career development through The Auto Club University - Regular recognition through various company programs and incentives for trips, cash and prizes - Company sponsored IATAN cards, providing exclusive travel consultant discounts - Love to travel? Personal travel opportunities at discounted pricing - Corporate benefits for insurance products - Paid educational study trips are available for our consultants to promote career development - Quarterly incentives/bonuses for achieving established production tiers **Required / Preferred Skills** - A high school diploma is required, but we prefer a 2 or 4-year college degree - You need to be able to pass a comprehensive criminal background check and thorough urine sample drug screening - We prefer candidates with at least 2 years of successful retail sales or banking experience or a leisure travel agency background within a goal-orientated environment **Qualifications, does this sound like you?** - Travel is not just a hobby or a wish, it’s your passion - You must be available to work most Saturdays and some evenings to support goal achievement - We prepare all of our Travel Consultant Trainees for their new role by ensuring their successful completion of our Travel Consultant Trainee program, which requires some travel for training - You are driven by sales and exceeding your goals - You are computer savvy with the ability to navigate between multiple systems and web browsers, Microsoft Office, and can type at least 30WPM - You have a strong and very comfortable relationship with paperwork and you are very organized! Travel Consultants start at $23.50/hour with structured, hands-on training to build skills and sales confidence. As they progress through a defined ramp-up period and grow their pipeline, earnings increase. Once fully established and meeting sales goals, Travel Consultants typically earn $55,000–$65,000 annually through base pay and incentives, with top performers exceeding $85,000+ in an uncapped commission structure. **Remarkable benefits:** • Health coverage for medical, dental, vision • 401(K) saving plans with company match AND Pension • Tuition assistance • Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs • Paid parental leave • Wellness programs • Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment,…