Account manager

Account manager - Required for this expanding travel company with offices in London. The role will be home based and on the road, with 1 day in London per week to meet the team. They are looking for a account manager or BDM from the leisure side of the travel industry with contacts within tour operators, retailers etc to represent a luxury hotel group based in the middle East.They will pay between 35/38k + benefits. Account manager -Develop business of behalf of your client with Tour operators, Travel agencies and other travel trade professionals in order to book meetings, training and finalise contracts -Acting as the first point of contact for your client -Develop close relationships with key tour operators and travel agents -Organising and taking travel professionals on 2 plus fam trips per year -Attending travel trade events around the UK -Prepare proposals and contracts between the company and its clients Account managers skills required -Experience working as an account manager/BDM for a tour operator, Hotel group, representation company ,Cruise company, travel ancillary -Able to get the offices once a week in London, so someone based in the South East or London -Strong relationships in the leisure travel trade is a must -Excellent communicator in person and over the phone -Experience of carrying out training face to face and over the web If you are interested in the above role please send your cv to quoting DT60739 or apply online