Senior Leisure Consultant
Apollo Flight Centre
Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months
• 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
Experience February 2005 - August 2005 Ticketing & Reservations Agent - Qatar Airways Colombo 2 - Sri Lanka.
Job Functions
Experience
Job Functions
- 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
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.