As a Travel Support Specialist in Chase Travel, you will have an understanding of travel and/or customer service with an emphasis on being hospitable, a great communicator and providing invaluable support to our Designers.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide back-office support by building and managing itineraries and maintaining customer profiles in collaboration with Travel Designers.
- Manage the intake and distribution of customer requests, including digital intake processes.
- Oversee the pre-trip experience, including pre-trip check-ins, benefit reinforcement, milestone recognition, VIP treatment, and travel advisories.
- Coordinate payment fulfillment and invoicing in partnership with Travel Designers.
- Manage the post-trip customer experience to ensure satisfaction and gather feedback.
- Conduct research on destinations, activities, events, and local restaurants to provide personalized recommendations.
- Arrange client reservations for spa, restaurants, transfers, and rental cars through concierge services or on-site suppliers.
- Partner with vendors to ensure customer preferences and special arrangements are recognized and fulfilled.
- Manage the booking review checklist as part of the booking lifecycle to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Assist advisors in organizing client travel expenses and provide necessary information to meet final payment deadlines.
- Compose and send VIP emails to hotels prior to client arrival to ensure all desired amenities, details, preferences, and special requests are in place.
- Participate in agency and supplier-hosted webinars for specific destinations, preferred vendor services, and travel insurance as time permits.
- Engage in agency-sponsored events both in-office and off-premises to network with preferred hotels and suppliers.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, ensuring clarity and conciseness in all interactions.
- Superior organizational skills, including prioritization, execution of projects, and follow-through, with the flexibility to adapt to last-minute requests.
- Professionalism, initiative, persistence, flexibility, and patience in all tasks.
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Some knowledge of geography and personal travel experience.
- Ability to think on your feet and ask insightful follow-up questions when faced with challenges, such as unavailable restaurant reservations.
- Ensure writing is professional and concise for hotels and suppliers, and communicate effectively with advisors without excessive emails.
- Fully understand tasks, ask questions for clarity, and avoid assumptions to prevent double work. Collaborate with multiple advisors, adapting to their unique working styles and expectations.
- Prioritize tasks effectively, communicate priorities with advisors, and be prepared to adjust priorities for last-minute requests, requiring flexibility in managing work on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Ability to build effective relationships within the team and across colleagues
- Proven time optimization skills
- Effectively communicate, set deadlines and follow through on them
- Have keen attention to detail