Julia Fontani, Sales Agent

Julia Fontani

Sales Agent

Burj Al Arab Hotel

Location
Egypt - Hurghada
Education
High school or equivalent, tourism management
Experience
15 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 3 Months

Sales Agent at Burj Al Arab Hotel
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2015

• Administer to Calls, Emails, Faxes, and Voice Messages including in person meeting with guests when necessary.
• Uploading the L.P.O in the company intranet for the accounts to process the payment
• Key point of contact for all Destination Management Companies (DMC’s) and Tour Guides and companies in UAE.
• Upselling most luxurious packages (Romantic dinner, spa package etc)
• Promote all F&B Outlets of Burj Al Arab to individuals and groups for various events and occasions.
• Maximize promotion of all F&B Outlets to achieve Monthly Revenue Targets.
• Following up with Group Reservations for billing and other preferences
• Handling Special Occasion bookings (Easter, Ramadan, Eid, Christmas, Mothers Day, Valentines Day and Festive Season)
• Handling various modes of payments from groups and individuals.
• Personal interaction with guests if required and meeting them to customize their preferences and entertain their requests
• Administering daily office tasks
• Motivating and guiding team to achieve the goals
• Advising Alternate ideas to empower the business level.

Guest Relation Manager at Oceanic Khorfakkan Resort & Sp
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2014 to November 2015

• Greeting guests at lobby, Assist Front Desk by Checking and Check out guests;
• Curtsey calls, Daily Room inspections
• Answering the Guests complaints, following repeater guests during the stay
• Follow up VIP guests, VIP amenities, guest’s birthdays, guest’s special requests.
• VIP arrivals, guests celebrating special occasions (wedding/anniversary/birthdays);
• Schedule Duty roster, employee attendance (payroll and related).
• Prepare guests nights statistic report to Sharjah tourism; Updating daily guest list report for Revinate;
• Follow up FAM trips, show rounds, prepare Marketing Kit;
• Assist Front Office Manager (personal assistant);

Guest Relation Manager at Nubia Aqua Beach Resort
  • Egypt - Hurghada
  • March 2014 to November 2014

• Daily Reports (guest complaint, guest comment check-out, "holidaycheck.com", “tophotels.ru”
reports for the management);
• curtsey calls, birthday cards, weather forecast
• orientation for travel agencies, room inspections
• answering the Guests complaints, following repeater guests during the stay
• helping at the front desk during arrival and departure
• Food & Beverage quality control.
2009- 2014
BOUTIQUE OF WEDDING TRAVELS
Post: Event Manager
• Organization of EVENTS, HONEYMOONS and WEDDINGS in Ukraine and other countries
• Group tours sales, work with individual clients
• Travel services sales analysis, data reporting
• Work with tour operators, signing agreements;

Shop at Duty Free
  • February 2004 to January 2009

Post: BA of Givenchy company in “Duty Free Shop” Boryspil Airport
• Merchandizing; Promotions organization of new launches, new products and equipment order;
• Monthly report completion; Foreign partners business meetings organization, staff trainings
organization;

Sales Supervisor at SMILE”Agency of Tourism and Leisure
  • Ukraine
  • January 2007 to January 2009

• Handling all correspondence;
• Coordinating travel itineraries both domestic and international, as well as pertaining travel details;
• Attends events and meetings;
• Organization of branch functioning;
• Handling of own small project;
• Manage appointments and coordinate meetings;
• Selection, education, motivation of staff;
• Development and introduction of CRM program, manual, position description
• Work with travel operators, signing agreements;
• Filling site, FAM Trip graphics development for all net managers, employee attendance;

Executive sales at Arena-Tour
  • January 2006 to January 2007

• Staff monitoring and co-ordination;
• Company strategy and tactics planning;
• Service extension; new clients development;
• Advertising and PR;
• Marketing analysis;
• New direction development;

Tour
  • January 2004 to January 2006

“Arena-

Education

High school or equivalent, tourism management
  • at Kiev National University of Culture and Arts
  • January 2005
High school or equivalent, International Tourism
  • at Faculty of international Tourism
  • January 2002

Specialty of

Specialties & Skills

ADVERTISING
ASSETS RECOVERY
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DOCUMENTATION
EVENT MANAGEMENT
EXHIBITIONS
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
TELEPHONE SKILLS

Languages

English
Expert
Ukrainian
Native Speaker
Russian
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Wedding organization (Training)
Training Institute:
Wedding School
Date Attended:
October 2010