Corporate Travel Consultant with focus on handling customer support and providing customer satisfaction. Exceptional scheduler with expertise in time management. Career success in travel and hospitality for global and corporate customers.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Travel Consultant
Amex GBT
02.2020 - 01.2024
Increased client satisfaction by providing personalized travel recommendations and itinerary planning.
Streamlined booking processes for improved efficiency and reduced errors in reservations.
Developed strong relationships with vendors, negotiating competitive rates for clients'' travel accommodations.
Enhanced team productivity by conducting training sessions on industry trends and new reservation systems.
Provide first level support for booking tool(Process automation tool).
Worked in After hours team(Emergency travel services)
Reconciliation of Air,Land(Car,hotel) bookings and invoicing missing transaction in system so all dues recover from client
Arrange domestic and international travel for clients, including air, hotel. Interact with travelers, and travel arrangers by leading and listening conversations to provide the first level of support for customer service and resolve simple customer problems.
Help customers in solving OBT(Online booking tools) reservations.
Senior Travel Counselor
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Arrange domestic and international travel for clients, including air, hotel
Interact with travelers, and travel arrangers by leading and listening conversations to provide the first level of support for customer service and resolve simple customer problems
Build loyalty by enhancing our clients’ overall travel experience while meeting every travel management service requirement and expectation
Utilize company preferred suppliers to maximize profit and ensures adherence
Provide professional support for incoming client telephone calls for service
Conduct all outbound calls as required for collections, requested call-backs.
Analyst
EXL INDIA
07.2016 - 10.2018
Handle corporate clients with their ticketing requirements: fresh ticket issuance, Exchanges
Co-ordinate with multiple departments to ensure quick resolution for the customer
Build excellent business relationship with customer groups, peers and vendors
Meet set SLAs in all regards to maintain a favorable business outcome
Knows and properly uses: airline terminology, codes
Maintains and promotes professional and courteous client relations by managing a prompt and accurate response to telephone and email communications if necessary.
Data Analyst
SAP Concur(Concur Technolgies India PVT. LTD.)
04.2015 - 06.2016
Working as a data analyst for travel data product and deliver a file to client with full travel data
Validate data come from bank and travel management company
Working on CRM Such as sales force to reach to client for any issue
Provide first level support for technical issues
ETL Installation and troubleshooting of ETL with data providers
Contacting clients for missing data (data-chasing), client support, technical support, client data analysis, and custom queries/reports on an ad-hoc basis, quality assurance and testing of all deliverable.
Officer Process
TRX Technologies
07.2013 - 03.2015
Working as officer process in air-operations responsible for backend ticketing process and handling Boeing corporate client and Japan airline
Working on GDS software such as Sabre and Amadeus
Rectify automation error for ticketing
Monitoring and Maintain Service level agreement in the absence of seniors
Booking Hotels and Cars after receiving the request from the customers
Provides floor support as appropriate with ability to seniors and team lead
Always adhere to company values and policies
Professional in work and always shows flexibility in working in different shifts.
Zest Mahindra Holidays and Resort India Puducherry
07.2009 - 03.2010
Greet all Guests at all the time in a friendly and helpful manner, and attempt to learn and use Guest’s names at every opportunity Upon Check in, ensure that the Guest completes his registration card completely and legibly, and that the guest is assigned a room of the Type and the rate indicated on the Reservation
To use the up-selling techniques in order to maximize the Rooms Revenue
Knowledgeable of all the Credit cards and cashing Policies, and How to Handle Cash properly and efficiently
Working Knowledge of the Reservation Department, Take same day reservations, and be aware of the cancellation procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Hotel Management and Catering Technology
Chitkara School of Hospitality
Chandigarh, India
Skills
Exceptional Customer Service
Analytical Thinking
Decision-Making Competence
Problem Solving Aptitude
Global Distribution Systems Proficiency(Sabre and Travel port Smartpoint)
Arrange domestic and international travel for clients, including air, hotel.
Interact with travelers, and travel arrangers by leading and listening conversations to provide the first level of support for customer service and resolve simple customer problems
Build loyalty by enhancing our clients’ overall travel experience while meeting every travel management service requirement and expectation.
Utilize company preferred suppliers to maximize profit and ensures adherence.
Provide professional support for incoming client telephone calls for service.
Conduct all outbound calls as required for collections, requested call-backs
Technical Language Proficiency
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Sabre, Amadeus, Apollo
Activities
Travelling and exploring new places
Meeting and interacting with new people.
Awards
Cleared RBC(Royal Bank of Canada) travel insurance
Cleared Marriot Hotel sales excellence program
Cleared Cruise line program
Cleared TICO(Travel Industry Council of Ontario) certification
Scored 7.0 bands overall in IELTS (Academic) test. In each module scores are Listening 8.0, Speaking 7.0, Reading 6.5, Writing 5.5
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
TICO certified Canada (travel council of ontario)
ID 7731808-1
Associate Cruise Program
CLIA | Cruise Lines International Association
Marriott Hotel Sales Specialist
Marriott International
Timeline
Senior Travel Consultant
Amex GBT
02.2020 - 01.2024
Analyst
EXL INDIA
07.2016 - 10.2018
Data Analyst
SAP Concur(Concur Technolgies India PVT. LTD.)
04.2015 - 06.2016
Officer Process
TRX Technologies
07.2013 - 03.2015
Zest Mahindra Holidays and Resort India Puducherry
07.2009 - 03.2010
Senior Travel Counselor
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Bachelor of Science - Hotel Management and Catering Technology