Business and Leisure Travel Consultant Internship

Job description

Business and Leisure Travel Consultant Internship: A unique opportunity to develop in the VIP business and leisure travel industry

Name of the Company
MB Private Clients (www.mbprivateclients.com) is a VIP Travel Concierge Company working in partnership with Altour International, one of the largest private travel companies in the world.
We service high level corporate executives, wealthy individuals, sports and entertainment clients.

Summary of Role
A unique opportunity to develop in the VIP business and leisure travel industry.
We are looking for a positive and ambitious individual who is looking to learn and grow in the dynamic world of travel.

Date required
Immediate start.

Salary & Benefits
Internship salary for the first 6 months.
Once trained in our processes, we will offer a competitive starting salary should you be successful. There are also many other benefits in working within our group such as discounted travel and access to our employee rewards system offering many perks.

Key Responsibilities
- Working in our head office in the heart of London City learning how to book all travel for our VIP clients using native Sabre GDS
- Learning how to source the best & most cost effective travel solutions including flights, rail, hotel and all ground products
- The completion of all daily administration tasks on behalf of the team including invoicing and general account management
- Learning how to work as part of our team in order to deliver exceptional customer service to our portfolio of clients

Type of Clients
High-level and high maintenance executives and companies travelling at least 2-3 times a week.
We provide a hands-on travel concierge product delivering 24/7 travel and ancillary services.
Other clients include some entertainment and celebrity clients.
Please see our website for more information on our products/services.

Working Environment
You will be based in our head office in the heart of the City on the same floor as Altour International who are our travel partner.
Our office is based right by Monument station close to Bank and London Bridge stations for easy train/tube connections.
The core working hours are from 930am – 6pm with a 1 hour lunch break, Monday to Friday only (no weekends). However, if necessary, we need someone willing/flexible to work later if there is an urgent situation/booking required. This is not regular and we will reward based on an overall view to the success of the business.
We also have regular visits from our key suppliers who bring our staff lots of treats and incentives making this a fun and rewarding environment.

Desired profile

Skills Required
- Eagerness to learn and develop in the travel industry
- Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Good telephone manner and customer service skills
- Excel proficient; comfortable preparing spreadsheets neatly; other IT skills welcome
- Additional languages would be advantageous but not compulsory