Experienced Travel Sales Specialist - Caribbean & Cruise

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Country Specialist (Experienced) - Cruise & Caribbean

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Vacancy Experienced Travel Sales Specialist - Caribbean & Cruise

Audley Travel is looking for an Experienced Travel Sales Specialist to join our expanding Cruise Sales Team - a dream job for those who are inspired by travel and delivering the very best customer experience! If you have a passion for travel and first-hand experience of visiting, living or working in the Caribbean along with knowledge and understanding of the Cruise product in the region, please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!

We're looking for you to ideally join us on Monday 27th October 2025.

About us

At Audley Travel, we turn careers into adventures. We're dedicated to creating unique travel experiences for our clients and fostering a dynamic, rewarding environment for our team. Join Audley and become part of a supportive community that prioritises your development. Our inclusive culture, along with competitive salaries and benefits, supports your well-being and growth.

If your passion is travel and you’re looking for a career that excites and inspires, Audley Travel is the perfect place for you. Join us to create unforgettable journeys together. Find out more here.

We offer flexibility through hybrid and homeworking options where you can split your time between one of our wonderful offices and remotely from home or elsewhere in the UK.

As an 'experienced' Country Specialist you will design and sell personalised, tailor-made trips to Audley Travel clients, providing exceptional service. You will handle the full sales and service cycle of a client’s journey, being their single point of contact throughout the process. This is a varied, challenging and rewarding role working in a fast-paced sales environment.

Key responsibilities include
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• Follow up on incoming and existing enquiries and contact clients, primarily over the phone, to have detailed conversations to establish travel preferences and build a relationship
• Prepare detailed, accurate and high-quality itineraries, reflecting the client’s interests, and selecting the most appropriate flights, accommodation and excursions
• Use a variety of sales techniques and communication methods to convert as many enquiries into bookings as possible
• Where appropriate, take opportunities to upsell and switch sell to Audley Travel preferred products
• Act as the single point of contact for your clients from the moment they enquire up until they return from their travels
• Maintain regular contact with clients over the phone, email or in person to ensure any changes and operational issues are communicated
• Maintain a positive relationship and strong lines of communication with all ground handling agents (GHA's), suppliers as well as our Product team

Audley Travel operates a 7-day week experience for our clients. Working with us, you can expect the majority of your time to be worked between the hours of 9am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday, alongside one evening per week. In addition, you will be expected to work some weekends with corresponding days off during the week. To help you continue to plan your personal lives, we share these rota’s one quarter in advance.

Homeworking is available in this role or if you prefer a hybrid schedule we would welcome you to join us in one of our offices in Witney, Oxfordshire or Shepherds Bush, London, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

First and foremost, you’re passionate about travel! Whether you've travelled the world or have ambitions to discover new countries and cultures, we want to hear from you.
The successful candidate will have experience of working in a cruise sales role, achieving high levels of both customer service & bookings, along with the passion and drive to succeed in a career in sales
. The thought of delivering great experiences for your customers, whilst exceeding your targets excites you as much planning your next trip.

Additional experience required:

• Previous experience working in Cruise travel sales
• Able to lead a sales conversation over video, phone and in person
• A confident, articulate and effective…