Rajitha Warnapura, Senior Leisure Consultant

Rajitha Warnapura

Senior Leisure Consultant

Apollo Flight Centre

Location
Sri Lanka
Education
High school or equivalent, Alevel
Experience
19 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months

Senior Leisure Consultant at Apollo Flight Centre
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2010

• Managing the operations function for the company
• In charge of managing external travel agent sales
• Coordination with Swiss Tours a GSA handled by Apolo Flight Centre
• Managing online ticket issuance for Rain Europe train journeys
• Responsible for FIT Packages, Group departures, travel insurance, tailor made itineraries and escorted departures
• Liaising with Cruise Lines, ie. Star Cruises; Virgo, Libra, Aquarius and Princes Cruises; Caribbean & Alaskan
• Assistance in obtaining the required visas for clients, in this regard working closely with relevant embassies/consulates
• Assisting walk-in clients and sub-agents - flight profile checks
• Reservations and ticketing related to individual or group travel


Additional Responsibilities:

• Monitoring individual targets for the team
• Regular monitor of travel agents database, commission and incentive planning for travel agents
• Periodic sales visit to travel agents across the UAE
• Itinerary planning and issuance of quotations

Senior Travel Consultant at SNTTA Travel & Tours
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2014 to July 2020

- Responsible for selling of Fixed or tailor made Departure holiday packages, FIT packages and GIT packages for group of families.
- Designing itinerary for long haul and Short Haul destinations.
- Hotel bookings, Airline Bookings and Land package bookings through online Systems and suppliers.
- Responsible for coordinating travel - in this regard taking care of any special requests and VIP travel needs
- Handling cooperate inquires FIT and GIT packages
*Chosen to be responsible for the largest cooperate account of SNTTA travels
*Recognition for highest revenue generator in the team
*Preferred person chosen to assist VVIP & VIP clients

Senior Travel Executive at Gabo Travels (Pvt) Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • June 2007 to October 2010

- Responsibleor tailor made package tours for individuals, groups and incentive tours
- Coordinating of Trafalgar, Insight Vacations and Cosmos coach tours.
- Star cruises ( Virgo, Libra, Aquarius ) and
Princess cruises ( Caribbean & Alaskan)
- Obtaining visas from Embassies & Consulates not represented in Sri Lanka, through overseas agents.

Travel Executive at Gabo Travels
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • December 2002 to October 2005

- Reservations and ticketing related to individual and group travel
- Preparation of itineraries and quotations
- Hotel reservation and related logistics
- Assistance in obtaining required visas for clients, coordinating with Embassies
- Completion of computerized Exchange Orders

Ticketing & Reservations Agent - Qatar Airways at Colombo
  • February 2005 to August 2005

Experience February 2005 - August 2005 Ticketing & Reservations Agent - Qatar Airways Colombo 2 - Sri Lanka.
Job Functions


Experience

Job Functions

Ticketing & Reservations Agent at Qatar Airways
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
  • February 2005 to August 2005

- Reservations and ticketing related to individual and group travel
- Al Maha services - special service offered by the airline
- Responsible for walk-in clients and sub agents flight profile checks

Education

High school or equivalent, Alevel
  • at St Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
  • September 2000

G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination – 1997. S Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka. G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination – 2000. S Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka.

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Ticketing
Leisure Travel
ALTERNATE SALES
DATABASE
OPERATIONS
RETAIL SALES
SALES TO
Customer Service
Customer Services
Tavel and tourism
Customer service

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate

Memberships

of the championship U 17 Water Polo Team
  • Member
  • January 1997
of the National Men's Open Knockout Water Polo Team
  • Member
  • January 1997
of the Otter League Water Polo Champion Team
  • Member
  • January 1998
of the All Island Water Polo Champion Team
  • Member
  • January 1998
of the National Water Polo Championship Team
  • Member
  • January 1998
of the National Water Polo Champion Team
  • Member
  • January 1999
of the College Commerce Society
  • Member
  • January 2000
Colombo Swimming Club
  • Member
  • January 2004

Training and Certifications

Certified to sell the product (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2010
Valid Until:
March 2010