Relief Travel Specialist - Luxury Safari Tours Company - Johannesburg | LB

✈️ Relief Travel Specialist | Luxury Safari Tours Company | Johannesburg 🌍💰 Salary: Negotiable DOE | 🏠 Live-Out

Kendrick Recruitment is seeking a dynamic and experienced Relief Travel Specialist for a well-established luxury safari tours company based in Johannesburg. This role is ideal for a seasoned travel professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about creating exceptional travel experiences.🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Manage travel consultant desks during leave or educational trips, handling requotes and ongoing proposals
• Assist with brochure quotes and booking processes
• Coordinate and develop agent educational and hosted trips in collaboration with the Sales team
• Support implementation and testing of new systems and procedures
• Follow up on provisional bookings and convert dead leads during quieter periods
• Load bookings for consultants during peak periods
• Creatively plan and design customised travel itineraries
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with agents, internal sales teams, suppliers, and colleagues
• Participate in emergency duty rotation and work early/late shifts on a weekly schedule
• Uphold company values focused on people, land, and wildlife🎓 Knowledge & Experience Required
• Minimum 3–5 years of inbound tour consulting experience
• Strong knowledge of South Africa, Southern and East Africa (preferred)
• Experience with Tourplan and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power

Point, Outlook)

• Familiarity with WETU and travel industry platforms
• Excellent understanding of product knowledge, terms and conditions, and supplier networks
• Experience with the sales process, market segmentation, and travel channels🌟 Skills & Attributes
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
• Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail
• Self-motivated, proactive, and team-oriented
• Passion for guest satisfaction and service excellence
• Willingness to support and inspire others
• Calm, professional demeanor with the ability to work under pressure