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Travel Consultant (Leisure Bookings)

How2Apply Talent Network

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 12 hours ago

Full-time Hospitality & Tourism

R12 000 – R16 000/month

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Job Description

Guests at this travel agency in Richards Bay meet you first, so the stay starts at your desk. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a travel agency on the Richards Bay side of KwaZulu-Natal. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

The work, day to day

Check guests in and out on Opera or Protel, and scan IDs and passports.
Run the night audit, close the day and print the flash report.
Balance your cash float and card slips before handover.
Store guest details securely in line with POPIA.
Take card pre-authorisations and settle folios at checkout.

You'll need

A hospitality or tourism diploma, or 1 year at a hotel front desk
Calm with an unhappy guest at 11pm
Honest with cash and card payments
Clear spoken and written English
Confident on a computer and quick to learn a property system
Matric

Helpful, not essential

Opera PMS or Protel certificate
Amadeus or Galileo training for travel roles

On offer

Meals on duty and uniform supplied
Paid system training in the first month
Night-shift allowance
Discounted stays across the group

How to apply

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: a recently certified ID copy (within 3 months) plus certified copy of your matric certificate.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Richards Bay; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

Name the property systems you have used (Opera, Protel, a GDS) in the first lines of your CV.
If you speak a foreign language, state your level honestly; many interviews switch languages mid-chat.