Travel Experience Counselor I

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. Were here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

In this role youll 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 were focused on ensuring that the travel experience of our customers is unforgettable from start to finish for all the right reasons.

What Youll Do

• Participate in formal inhouse training and/or onthejob training (up to 12 weeks) to learn reservation processes the computer reservation system (CRS) customer service standards and accountspecific requirements.
• Apply customer service standards CRS knowledge and account guidelines independently after training using available tools and resources.
• Create domestic travel reservations including air hotel rail and ground transportation in accordance with client and company standards.
• Support one or more assigned accounts while operating within defined procedures under close supervision.
• Interact directly with travelers and travel arrangers providing firstlevel customer service and technical support.
• Use preferred vendors to improve profitability while ensuring full compliance with client travel policies.
• Adhere to company customer service standards including professional phone and email etiquette and established escalation procedures.
• Follow company procedures for building Passenger Name Records (PNRs) using tools accurately meeting productivity expectations and maintaining attendance standards.
• Attend required staff and training meetings to stay current on travel industry updates and internal procedures.
• Maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and perform additional duties as assigned to support team and business needs.

What Were Looking For

• Must be a US Citizen
• No prior travel industry experience necessary.
• Some customer service exposure.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to meet and maintain required performance standards

Location

For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

Benefits at a glance

This role is for CWT Defense & Government within CWT a member of the American Express Global Business Travel family of companies.

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans retirement programs parental leave adoption assistance and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you with access to over 20000 courses on our learning platform leadership courses and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups centered around common identities or initiatives to discuss challenges obstacles achievements and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

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.

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What if I dont meet every requirement If youre passionate about our mission and believe youd be a phenomenal addition to our team dont worry about checking every box; please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person were looking for!