Romina Bagtas, Customer Service Officer

Romina Bagtas

Customer Service Officer

Methabook

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science in Hotel & Restaurant Management
Experience
4 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 2 Months

Customer Service Officer at Methabook
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2017 to February 2019

 Handle agent’s various type of requests/queries related to accommodation, service reservation and others.
 Handle book outs and ensure clients are well compensated and satisfied / identifying and assessing client’s needs to achieve satisfaction.
 Handle client’s complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time frame; follow up to ensure resolutions.
 Handling complaints for on the spot bookings.
 Handling relocation and force majeure issues.
 Handled 24/7 emergency line for on the spot bookings.
 Handle and maintain the accuracy of the bookings between the clients and the suppliers to minimize errors in the reservations.
 Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
 Provide alternative accommodation for denied bookings.
 Respond within 24 hours to all customers’ email request.
 Liaise with suppliers to resolve customer issues with maximum efficiency.
 Retain and convert business by providing an utmost level of customer service.
 Knowledge in Juniper and Iboosy System
 Performed other duties as may be assigned.

Product Content Editor at Destinations of the World
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2014 to July 2016

 Improve and maintain the quality of data on the hotel profiles contained within the company website. This include hotel names, addresses, description, images and defined flags, amongst other data.
 Ensure the data relating to each service is accurate and reliable for the reader.
 Review pre-existing hotel content to ensure its relevance and accuracy in the system, in order that customers have a concise description of the product.
 Quality Assurance checking of new hotel content to ensure that all data are entered accurately in the system.
 Write, edit and proofread hotel content in accordance with company guidelines.
 Process and upload images from various sources to the company website that will be accessible by our customers.

Professional Tourism - Dubai - March 2007 to July 2014
Assistant Operations Manager

 Responsible in negotiating and contracting hotels, self-catering or serviced apartments.
 Managed the best available rates and availability in new hotels and re-contracting existing agreements.
 Negotiated and contracted extra services like transfer, limousine and excursions.
 Responded to all reservations inquiries by mail, telephone, telefax etc. in a pro-active manner in order to convert as many of these as possible to confirmed reservation.
 Provided travel information, itineraries, prices and processes reservations from the sales offices, hotels, airlines etc.
 Performed daily activities of reservations department and use selling techniques to promote package, tours etc.
 Handle customer complaints and concerns, counsel clients on terms and conditions of travel agency, hotels, airlines etc.
 Monitored reservation team.
 Booked reservations at the hotel and send out confirmation notices to the clients/customers.
 Processed payments and refunds from clients, hotels, airlines.
 Maintained the highest levels of communication between the Sales & Reservations Office in all the hotels
 Served customers professionally to achieve excellent level of satisfaction and generate revenue.
 Actively engaged with contracted partners.
 Managed conflict, negotiate and resolve issues.
 Handled petty cash and monitored company expenses

Travel Zone Tourism - Dubai - November, 2007 to March, 2008
Reservations Agent

 Performed daily activities specific to the Reservations Department
 Ensured prompts, polite, accurate handling of all reservation calls
 Performed office activities to ensure that all bookings and enquiries are answered immediately
 Performed other duties as may be assigned

Corp Executive Hotel - Dubai - July, 2007 to November, 2007
Sales Coordinator - Sales & Marketing Department

The Legend Hotel - Philippines - 1995 to 2006
Account Executive for Corporate and Social Events
Sales Secretary / Receptionist
Sales and Marketing Department

Shangri La Edsa Plaza Hotel - Mandaluyong, Philippines - 1992 to 1994
FOOD ATTENDANT
Food and Beverage Department

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science in Hotel & Restaurant Management
  • at Saint Jude Collage
  • October 1992

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
MS Office

Languages

English
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