Teshanka Gamage, Senior Executive

Teshanka Gamage

Senior Executive

Diethelm Travel Sri Lanka

Location
Sri Lanka - Colombo 2
Education
Diploma, Marketing and Tourism
Experience
5 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 6 Months

Senior Executive at Diethelm Travel Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 2
  • September 2016 to March 2018

Senior Customer Service Executive
Diethelm Travel Sri Lanka,
Hemas Holdings PLC

Responsibilities:
•Effectively sell Sri Lanka as a holiday destination
•Build & maintain strong business relationships with different types of customers / agents and correspond with them
•Negotiate rates with hotels and other relevant service providers
•Itinerary creations and quotations
•Arrange accommodation, transportation, guides and other relevant logistics
•Handle invoicing and follow up on payments

Executive at Aitken Spence PLC
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 2
  • February 2014 to September 2016

Tour Executive
Aitken Spence Travels,
Aitken Spence PLC, Sri Lanka

Responsibilities:
• Promote the destination
• Correspond with holiday companies
• Prepare quotations and tour packets
• Plan itinerary and costing
• Coordinate with airport representatives
• Arrange accommodation, transportation, guides and other relevant logistics
• Handle invoicing and follow up on payments

Independent Distributor at Home Care Direct Shopping
  • March 2013 to October 2013

• March 2013 - Current Independent Distributor
Home Care Direct Shopping, Dannemora Responsibilities: • Dropping catalogues
• Collecting catalogues
• Taking orders
• Ordering online
• Delivering orders
• Cash handling

Assistant Nursery Teacher at Sacred Heart Convent Montessori
  • Sri Lanka - Galle
  • May 2011 to December 2011

Taught English
Trained Ballet dancing
Assist the Senior teacher
Relieving

Education

Diploma, Marketing and Tourism
  • at Institute of Tourism & Hospitality Management, Sri Lanka
  • February 2016

Successfully completed the Certificate Course in Digital - Marketing for Tourism

Diploma, Travel and Tourism Management
  • at Auckland University of Technology
  • December 2013

Graduated from the Higher Diploma in Travel and -Tourism (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand) Successfully completed; • Business Communication • Customer Service and Selling • Tourism Principles • Pacific Rim Destinations • Financial Operations in Hospitality and Tourism • Travel and Tourism Distribution and Information Systems (Amadeus) • Managing Organizations in Travel and Tourism • Marketing for Travel and Tourism • Inbound Tourism Product Development • Travel & Tourism Environments • Travel Operations (Travelog) • World Destinations • IATA International Fares

High school or equivalent, Commerce
  • at Sacred Heart Convent
  • August 2010

•2010 - Passed G.C.E. Advanced Level

High school or equivalent, Commerce
  • at Sacred Heart Convent, Galle
  • December 2007

• 2007 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (School Certificate)

Specialties & Skills

Travel Services
Reservations
Customer Service
Amadeus
Negotiation
Itinerary Creation
Customer Service
• Build & maintain strong business relationships with different types of customers/agents & business

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Beginner

Memberships

of School Drug Prevention Club
  • Secretary
  • January 2009
of the School Drama Club
  • Member
of the School English Literary Association
  • Member

Training and Certifications

Certificate Course in Digital Marketing for Tourism (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2016

Hobbies

  • Event Planning
  • Cooking Experiments
  • Reading
  • Listening to music