Sales Consultant - Travel - Africa

<p><strong>Travel for passion. Travel with purpose. Share your passion. Share your purpose.<br /></strong><br />Whether you discovered the captivating beauty and multitude of cultures across Africa&rsquo;s 56 countries seeking adventure on the coast, on a game drive, in the water or a city, we want you to share those routes, those secret places, those intimate escapes with us. Tell us, what does your Africa include?</p>

Toronto

Kensington Tours

<p><strong>Who we are</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Kensington Tours, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the world in their own unique way. That&rsquo;s what makes us the experts in delivering tailor-made tours to over 90 countries worldwide. With $70 million in sales and a host of awards won, including National Geographic &rsquo;50 Tours of a Lifetime&rsquo;, our team of &lsquo;destination experts&rsquo; don&rsquo;t just deliver amazing travel experiences; we enrich people&rsquo;s lives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a world of mobile tech, insta-everything and virtual tours, Kensington Tours brings people around the globe to touch, feel, taste, smell and truly experience all of the beauty, nature, architecture, food, music and art different countries have to offer.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.kensingtontours.com

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Mid Level

Overview: <p><strong>Travel for passion. Travel with purpose. Share your passion. Share your purpose.</strong></p> <p>#MyAfrica Includes</p> <p>Is it driving the curving roads of Cape Town or scuba diving off the coast of Mozambique? Is it learning the secrets to berbere from a local cook in Ethiopia or visiting a spice farm in Tanzania? From Egypt to Morocco; from Kenya to South Africa, what inspired you to seek adventure in Africa? Whether you discovered the captivating beauty and multitude of cultures across Africa&rsquo;s 56 countries seeking adventure on the coast, on a game drive, in the water or a city, we want you to share those routes, those secret places, those intimate escapes with us. Tell us, what does your Africa include?</p> <p>In a world of mobile tech, insta-everything and virtual tours, Kensington Tours brings people around the globe to touch, feel, taste, smell and truly experience all of the beauty, nature, architecture, food, fashion, music and art different countries have to offer.</p> <p>Join Kensington Tours as a Travel Consultant specializing in once-in-a-lifetime dream vacations throughout the continent of Africa.</p> <p><strong>What we&rsquo;re looking for</strong></p> <p>We need someone who can navigate a bustling capital city as easily as unpaved Saharan roads. Someone who appreciates travel by camel, jeep, boat or bicycle. Someone who knows and appreciates the splendor of the pyramids and the sanctuary of hidden waterfalls. The colours and smells, the sand and lustre of thousands of years of tradition pervading everyone and everything. This is a continent, home to beasts of the land and of the sea; provider of coffee, cocoa, and spices galore; home of stories older than time and a youthful sense of exploration. We need a foodie, an architecture fan, a history buff, a photographer, a well-read, extremely well-travelled curator of experiences. Literally.</p> <p>Very rarely does an opportunity come up that allows you to seamlessly combine your passions into a fulfilling and profitable career at an established company. Don&rsquo;t let this pass you by. If you have a depth of knowledge on what to see and do in Africa, join Kensington Tours as a Travel Consultant.</p>
Responsibilities: <p><strong>What you&rsquo;ll do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Tell a fabulous story: You will passionately share your lived expertise with every potential customer. You will create a story to ignite their excitement to be the lead character in the adventures you describe.</li> <li>Learn. You will approach your role as an explorer. You will take the time to get to know your region inside and out.</li> <li>Curate and create. You will curate and develop knowledge to impart advice and guidance to your clients. Whether it&rsquo;s the best hotel, tour, route, restaurant, or landmark &ndash; big or small, easily accessible or out of the way- you will effortlessly create a customized experience that renders the customer breathless.</li> <li>Craft and design. This isn&rsquo;t selling pre-packaged tours or a series of flights and hotels. This is a truly consultative endeavor. From initial conversations to expert advice before, during, and after the experience, you will guide your clients&rsquo; decisions and create the ultimate travel package for each of them.Whether it&rsquo;s 3pm in Toronto or 3pm local time, you will respond to client inquiries to guarantee their best experience.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <p><strong>Who you are</strong></p> <ul> <li>A curious nomad, a globetrotter. You can confidently compile a list of your favourite places to eat, sleep or play in a half-dozen countries.</li> <li>A passionate storyteller. You find it personally satisfying knowing you have the freedom to be creative with itinerary design. Passion and persistence are your key drivers.</li> <li>A fan of technology. You pick up new technologies quickly. You are excited to uses the fastest quote and booking tool in the industry.</li> <li>An agile team player. You are flexible in the face of change. You adapt quickly whether it is jumping on a train to Barcelona instead of Munich or juggling the requests of multiple clients.</li> <li>A rewards seeker. You have high standards and you believe in challenging yourself not just to meet but to exceed personal and professional goals.</li> <li>An outstanding communicator. You have an engaging and warm phone presence. You believe in calling clients and vendors first. Your meticulous email communications are extremely professional.</li> <li>Attuned listener. You have unbeatable listening skills. It&rsquo;s one thing to talk; it&rsquo;s another to listen. You will need to hone in on what the customer is truly asking for, and be able to dig deeper, reflect back, and come up with an award-winning option every time!</li> <li>The best. We only want the best people working for us. We want someone motivated, who dreams big. We want someone who truly enjoys sharing their sense of adventure.</li> </ul> <p><strong>We want you</strong></p> <p>This is a chance to be a virtual guide along a path of experience, to hold the hand of someone as they climb to new heights, as they capture breathtaking views and life changing experiences in photos, in stories and memories. Start the journey of a new career with Kensington Tours, as a Travel Consultant and work amongst like-minded, energetic adventurers. Spend your days matching people with places they can only dream of and continue to take trips around the world exploring new places to share with others. Join us.</p> <p>Kensington Tours welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.</p>