Travel Consultant II DC onsite

Travel Consultant

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and through their work can make an impact on our industry. We're here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

In this role, you'll join our U.S. Military and Government team, specializing in seamless travel management services to our federal clients.

As a Travel Consultant, you will provide outstanding customer service to defense & government travelers before, during, and after their business trips. Through our winning combination of outstanding people and innovative technology, we're focused on ensuring that the travel experience of our customers is unforgettable from start to finish, for all the right reasons.

What You'll Do

• Create domestic and international travel arrangements for clients to include air, hotel, rail, and ground transportation.
• Ensure reservations are built according to client standards and preferences.
• Act as a trusted advisor by offering informed and insightful recommendations that provide the best travel experience.
• Handle a wide range of bookings from simple ones to complex bookings with potentially non-standard and multi-destinations, ticket exchanges, and complex fares.
• Make changes or solve any issues that might occur during or before the travel assignments including both routine and non-routine work.
• Benefit from comprehensive training by experienced colleagues and use our social intranet to always stay up-to-date

Salary: $46000 TO $52000

Location: Washington DC, United States

What We're Looking For

• 10 or more years' experience working as a Travel Consultant
• Required to work after hours M-F only, second and third shift.
• Advanced knowledge of GDS (Sabre)
• U.S. citizenship required due to Federal Government contract.
• A genuine passion for high-quality customer service we care about our customers and it's important to us that you do too.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork skills
• A positive, "can do" attitude.
• Willingness to learn and grow!

We accept Military experience/certifications as a substitute for some requirements.

Because this role supports a United States Federal Government client, the successful candidate must be a U.S. Citizen; authorization to work in the United States alone is not sufficient. Employment is contingent upon the ability to meet government eligibility requirements, including the successful completion of both company and government background investigations, which may include a review of criminal history and credit records.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

What if I don't meet every requirement? If you're passionate about our mission and believe you'd be a phenomenal addition to our team, don't worry about "checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we're looking for!