Travel Trade Sales Specialist

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated Trade Sales Specialist to join our dynamic team within the tourism industry. This role plays a critical part in building and maintaining strong relationships with travel agents, tour operators, and other key partners to promote our clients' tourism products and services. The ideal candidate will have a passion for travel, strong sales acumen, and excellent communication skills.

• Proven experience in negotiating with hotels, airlines, transportation providers, and other suppliers.
• Develop and implement trade programs to increase brand, destination awareness, visitor arrivals and spend.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships through direct outreach to tour operators, wholesalers, travel agents, mice/corporate/incentive buyers, airlines, and other distribution intermediaries or related travel partner(s) 
• Identify, develop and implement tactical trade marketing programs with key distribution partners.
• Represent destination(s)at key travel industry events including exhibiting at trade shows and other events. 
• Develop, promote, and execute sales mission in the market. Execution includes planning and appointment setting with key marketing partners in the market. 
• Assist in the development, management of training programs with the travel trade, as well as workshops, road shows, and other creative and innovative programs. 
• Develop and execute travel trade familiarization program with the goal of highlighting every aspect of the country.
• Ensure destination(s) is well represented in travel trade programs, brochures, and other industry communications. 
• Develop airline relationships with the goal of monitoring and optimizing trends and supporting route development. 
• Develop niche marketing opportunities and alternative distribution channels for a range of niche and specialist travel experiences. 

• Minimum 5+years of extensive experience in handling Trade sales.
• A degree in Hospitality, Tourism, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.