TRAVEL ADVISOR
Company: American Automobile Association
Location: San Diego
Posted on: October 28, 2024
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Job Description:
Travel Advisor
Discovering the World- One Member at a Time!
A love of travel attracts many people to the field, but to succeed
a Travel Agent must be passionate about travel and the endless
opportunities it brings to bridge history, cultures and cuisine.
Successful Travel Agents 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 Agent 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 members expectations
--- Cross sells 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 agent
discounts
--- Love to travel? Personal travel opportunities at discounted
pricing
--- Corporate benefits for insurance products
--- Paid educational study trips are available for our Agents 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 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 Agent Trainees for their new role
by ensuring their successful completion of our Travel Agents
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!
Our Travel Advisors start with an hourly rate of $23.25. After
completion of our training program, Travel Advisors successfully
meeting sales goals earn on average between $67,300 - $82,300 with
the opportunity of uncapped incentives.
Remarkable benefits:
--- Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
--- 401(K) saving plan with company match AND Pension
--- Tuition assistance
--- PTO for community volunteer programs
--- Wellness program
--- Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel,
entertainment, services and more!)
Auto Club Enterprises is the largest federation of AAA clubs in the
nation. We have 14,000 employees in 21 states helping 17 million
members. The strength of our organization is our employees.
Bringing together and supporting different cultures, backgrounds,
personalities, and strengths creates a team capable of delivering
legendary, lifetime service to our members. When we embrace our
diversity - we win. All of Us! With our national brand recognition,
long-standing reputation since 1902, and constantly growing
membership, we are seeking career-minded, service-driven
professionals to join our team.
Through dedicated employees we proudly deliver legendary service
and beneficial products that provide members peace of mind and
value.
AAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Automobile Club of Southern California will consider for
employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal
histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of
applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of
Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO),
the Unincorporated Los Angeles County (ULAC) regulation, and the
California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).
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