Group Travel Planner
Shreveport, LA - USA
Job Summary
Join Elite Escapes and turn your passion for travel into your next career.
As a Remote Group Travel Planner (Sales-Focused) youll help groups turn we should all go somewhere together into a confirmed trip that everyone is excited about. Youll combine destination knowledge group logistics and a consultative sales approach to match teams companies families and friend groups with the right destination accommodations activities and travel experiencewhether its a sports team tournament corporate retreat incentive trip family reunion milestone celebration or friends getaway.
- Connect with group leaders to understand trip goals group size budget preferred dates destination ideas and must-have experiences.
- Recommend destinations hotels or resorts room blocks transportation options meeting spaces team-building activities and group excursions that fit the groups purpose and budget.
- Turn group inquiries into confirmed trips through email chat and phone with energy accuracy and a client-first approach.
- Explain group travel details clearly including deposit structures payment schedules cancellation policies rooming lists name changes and travel requirements.
- Coordinate group logistics: room allocations special requests group rates contracts deposits final payments and pre-trip communication.
- Handle changes questions and concerns quickly and professionally so group leaders and participants feel supported from first quote through return home.
- Share valuable insights on destinations group-friendly resorts team activities corporate meeting facilities family experiences and seasonal opportunities.
- Build post-booking relationships that encourage repeat group trips referrals testimonials and long-term partnerships.
- Interest in group travel sports travel corporate meetings and incentives family reunions or destination celebrations.
- Travel-industry sales hospitality event planning customer-service or booking experience is preferredbut not required. Zero experience is welcome.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to guide group leaders toward decisions.
- Strong organization skills and comfort managing multiple group quotes rooming lists contracts follow-ups and client details.
- Comfort with technology online booking platforms CRM systems and AI toolswe will train you on the rest.
- A genuine passion for bringing people together through travel and creating memorable shared experiences.
- Fully remote work with the flexibility to build your schedule around your life.
- Comprehensive onboarding and training on group travel supplier platforms negotiation and sales conversations and travel planning.
- A collaborative supportive team atmosphere with colleagues who want to see you succeed.
- The opportunity to grow into specialties such as sports team travel corporate meetings and incentives family reunions milestone celebrations or luxury group getaways.
- Clear paths toward leadership and higher earning potential.
Group travel has many moving partsbut if you enjoy coordinating room blocks planning team activities designing corporate retreats and bringing families and friends together in amazing destinations you will thrive here. Your work will transform group ideas into confirmed itineraries and shared travel memories that last long after the trip ends.
Apply todaywe look forward to welcoming you to the team.