KENNETH FRANCIS, Manager

KENNETH FRANCIS

Manager

Lushescapes Tourism & Recreation Consultants LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
High school or equivalent, commerce
Experience
9 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 10 Months

Manager at Lushescapes Tourism & Recreation Consultants LLC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2012 to July 2014

➢ Lushescapes Tourism & Recreation Consultants LLC
The Curve, F 52
Al Quoz, Near Oasis Center, Dubai, UAE
Tenure: July 2012 till date Designation: Manager
Responsibilities
• Effectively plan, price & sell Outbound, Inbound, brochure and FIT, group holidays & Cruise products.
• Establish relationships with clients ensuring client satisfaction by providing help & advice to customers on our products & services.
• Communicating courteously with clients by telephone, email, letter & face to face.
• Arrange airline, hotel and ground reservations. Guiding clients on visa procedures and documentation formalities. Accurately issue tickets, vouchers and relevant documentation.
• Learning about the organisation's products/services & keeping up to date with change.
• Liaise with partners to create attractive offers & travel products.
• Provide Administrative support, project support, event organization & prepare all marketing & sales material e.g. press release, newsletters, brochures, invitations, hand-outs & presentations.

Deputy Manager at Kuoni Travel India Pvt. Ltd
  • India
  • August 2006 to April 2012

➢ Kuoni Travel India Pvt. Ltd.
SOTC WORLD FAMOUS TRAVELS
Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Tenure: August 2006 till April 2012 Designation: Deputy Manager
Responsibilities
• Heading a team of 6, together we look after post-sale activities.
• Keeping a track on the progress of each booked customers visas, services and payment status.
• Advise clients on destinations, tourist attractions, major events, facilities and other relevant travel information.
• Arrange airline, accommodation and ground reservations, ensuring confirmation of all services prior to client departure.
• To guide customers on visa procedures and documentation formalities to attain visas.
• Accurately issue tickets, vouchers and relevant documentation.
• To ensure that clients make their payments as per their invoices within cut-off dates.

• To provide passenger feedback on products & services to the product teams & line Managers along with suggestions.
• Effectively plan, price and sell brochure and individual package holidays.

Travel Executive at On The Move Travels & Tourism Pvt. Ltd. (IATA)
  • India
  • August 2004 to August 2006

➢ On The Move Travels & Tourism Pvt. Ltd. (IATA)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Tenure: August 2004 to August 2006 Designation: Travel Executive
Responsibilities
• Attend to telephone enquiries and walk-in clients providing detailed information on package & individual tours.
• Documentation and processing visa applications.
• Building a rapport with visa officers and visa processing agents.
• Liaising with ground operators to ensure efficient handling of visa application when visas are to be processed from another city mainly Delhi and Mumbai.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Won League of champions in Customer Service at SOTC in 2009.
Escorted groups to Europe on a leisure trip, to Kenya on a safari trip, to Thailand on a leisure trip.

Education

High school or equivalent, commerce
  • at Senior Secondary
  • June 2002

Specialties & Skills

Documentation
operations
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
AND SELL
CLIENTS
DOCUMENTATION
INVOICES
MARKETING
PAYMENTS
PROGRESS
TELEPHONE
VOUCHERS

Languages

Bengali
Expert
Hindi
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Two years Diploma in International Airlines, Cargo, Hotel & Tourism Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Trade Wings kolkata
Date Attended:
August 2002

Hobbies

  • Music & Sports