Europe Designer

Europe Travel Designer. Luxury Private Travel Company are looking for an experienced candidate, with a great love and an extensive knowledge of Europe, to join their friendly team of travel enthusiasts. You will be empathetic and inquisitive, and will harness these qualities to form a deep understanding of your customers; enabling you to craft highly personalised holidays to countries such as:
Iceland, Slovenia, France, Romania, Scotland, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Netherlands, Italy, Finland, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, Greenland, Austria, Portugal, Norway, England, Sweden, Germany, Ireland.

Basic Salary : £34,000 plus generous commission structure of £50,000 - £90,000 (first 7 months includes a commission top-up to ensure you earn minimum £47,000 pro rata while you’re adjusting to the change of employer (this figure is flexible, potentially higher, on a case by case basis)

Candidate Requirements:

Minimum of 4 years’ experience working in luxury tailor-made tour operations (you do not need to have previously specialised in Europe)

Interest in Europe and extensive knowledge obtained from personal travels to the region

You value positive-impact, responsible, sustainable travel

Embrace diversity and eagerness to be part of a close supportive team of colleagues, including business partners

Good listener and empathetic communicator, in relation to colleagues and customers)

Open-minded and keen to learn

Thrives solving problems and maintains calm under pressure

Motivated and driven

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The role:

Guest communication via video call, email and telephone; cultivating relationships and achieving a deep understanding and rapport with the client

Curation of bespoke travel itineraries which aim to immerse the client in the destination while following responsible travel practices

Competently close sales and manage pipeline, working effectively with the CRM and company systems and best practices

Deal with any operational situations in collaboration with wider team and external partners at the destinations.

Assist the marketing team with the production of editorial content

Build long-lasting, caring relationships with suppliers on the ground at the destinations

Source exciting new travel product

Travel even more in Europe! And then return and educate your colleagues on the destinations you visited!

Working Hours :
Monday – Friday. 10am – 6pm. 3 days in the office 2 from home. London.

Benefits Include :

Flexible working

Mental Well-being Support

Learning and Development

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Work bank holidays and take other days off instead in order to embrace everyone’s beliefs, culture and identity

Lots of organised socials events

Dress however you feel most comfortable

Dog-friendly office

If you would like to apply for this exciting opportunity to become a Europe Travel Designer please send your CV with an accompanying cover letter detailing where you have personally travelled in Europe and why you would like to become a Europe Travel Designer. Email to (url removed) or visit the C&M Travel Recruitment website job reference 60339