Educational Travel Bookings Officer

Educational Travel Bookings Officer – The Learning Adventure

The Learning Adventure (an educational tours brand under The Dragon Trip Group) is recruiting for a new, highly organized bookings officer to join our fast-growing London team. We’re seeking people who love travel and are passionate about providing quality experiences for young people all over Europe. You’ll need to be organized, efficient, and full of ideas about how to grow the business. If you’re a language speaker, even better! We have six languages in the London team but are always looking to add more!

The Role

• Bookings: work closely with the Operations Manager to book and schedule upcoming tours
• Documentation: provide documentation to travelling schools, outlining itineraries, bookings, tickets, and relevant safety information
• Record-keeping:keep efficient records of upcoming tours, including payment schedules, ticket purchases, accommodation details
• Systems: Maintain accurate and thorough databases of transportation operators, hotels, guides and providing the Sales Team with relevant information for accurate quoting
• Research and recruit tour guides in liaison with the Operations Manager
• Product development:contribute ideas for exciting trip ideas to show off Europe to more people and give feedback on more efficient Operations processes

Skills

• Effective communicator: Need to be able to communicate with a wide range of people from different countries, from hotel receptionists to headteachers.
• Organized: A careful, organized approach to work is essential for this role. Experience with Word and Excel Some experience of Wordpressis desirable.
• Ambitious: Comfortable in a fast growing, start-up environment.
• Polyglot? Not essential but working knowledge of European languages is desired, especially French and Spanish.

 Support and team culture

• You will have real responsibilities and the chance to develop the role.
• Support.You will receive regular training, and we’ll be keen to invest time in you to ensure you succeed and develop professionally.
• Fun, growing team: Our London team is growing fast – regular company dinners, drinks – excellent pub quiz skills would be a plus.
• Travel:for the right candidate there are opportunities to travel, both with tour groups on the ground and on company retreats.

Terms

• Flexible working hours – a remote/in-person hybrid
• 3 days a week
• Pro rata £24,000 p.a

To apply for the role, please email a CV and cover letterto Rory O’Keeffe at [email removed - click apply for more details]– please include a paragraph on your dream travel destination.