Leisure Travel Sales Manager (Hotel Partnerships - Texas)

The Staff Pad is partnering with a growing organization in the travel and hospitality space to hire a relationship -driven sales professional focused on building partnerships with travel agencies, advisors, and key booking channels.

• Own and grow a defined territory across Texas and surrounding markets
  
• Build relationships with travel agencies, advisors, and consortia partners
  
• Influence booking behavior and drive hotel revenue through partnerships
  
• Conduct in -person visits, trainings, events, and sales presentations
  
• Represent the brand at industry events, trade shows, and networking functions
  
• Partner with agency leaders to increase visibility and production
  
• Analyze performance and identify opportunities to grow market share
  
• Manage activity and pipeline within CRM
  

This role is centered around partner engagement, relationship building, and long -term revenue growth—not transactional sales. 

What We’re Looking For

• 3–7+ years of experience in:
  
  • Hotel sales
    
  • Travel industry sales
    
  • Agency/consortia partnerships
    
• Experience working with:
  
  • Travel advisors
    
  • Leisure or corporate travel agencies
    
  • Hospitality brands or hotel groups
    
• Strong relationship builder—someone who can influence without direct authority
  
• Comfortable presenting to groups and leading trainings
  
• Highly self -motivated with the ability to manage a territory independently
  
• Willingness to travel regularly (this is a field -based role)
  

What Success Looks Like

• Increased partner engagement and visibility across your territory
  
• Growth in bookings and revenue from agency channels
  
• Strong, long -term relationships with key travel partners
  
• Consistent presence in -market through meetings, events, and trainings
  

Why This Role

• High -impact, visible position with autonomy
  
• Relationship -driven (not grindy sales)
  
• Opportunity to own a territory and build something long -term
  
• Strong alignment with candidates from hotel sales, travel, or hospitality backgrounds