Travel Consultant Resume Sample

Jessica Miles
Address: 777 John Sims Pkwy Niceville, FL 32578
Phone: (850) 678-5321
Email: jess.miles1978@yahoo.com
Current job: Freelance travel consultant

Objective

To contribute to the local tourism industry; build a strong career in travel

consultancy and become a part of the largest team of travel consultants in the
state of Florida

Strengths

1. Goal-driven and passionate about work

2. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
3. Great interpersonal and communication skills
4. Ability to manage travel plans and organize tasks effectively
5. Highly commendable administrative and managerial skills
6. Efficiency in getting the best deals online
7. A formal training in Tourism management
8. Meticulous with details
9. Outstanding problem-solving abilities
10.Receptiveness to new ideas and other people’s insights
11. Admirable resourcefulness
12. Ability to speak fluently and confidently before a large audience
13. Ability to speak French and a little Spanish

Experience

Freelance Travel Consultant, 2010-present

Various Tour Operators
Responsibilities

 Sells services to clients by convincing them to employ him or her for arranging
the travel
 Assists individuals and groups in planning, organizing, and booking travel
 Conducts research according to the requirements of the client; get the most
affordable deals if that is what the clients wish
 Provides a list of suggestions that the clients can choose from
 Provides clear information for each choice so that the clients can decide
properly
 Coordinates with tour operators and travel agencies regarding tour package
choices; bargains with them to get the most affordable rates
 Monitors weather conditions
 Keeps track of the customers while on travel and provides assistance as the
need arises
 Acts as tour guide if necessary
 Ensures that the travel goes smoothly by making all necessary preparations
and anticipating all that can happen

Travel Guide, 2007-2010

Davis Travel and Tours, East Niceville, FL
Responsibilities

 Fetched tourists at the airport and ensured that they are comfortably settled in
their hotels or resorts
 Explained the itinerary and schedule of the travel
 Provided information about each tourist attraction visited highlighting its
cultural and historical essence
 Made sure tourists get informed of local offerings like food and drinks,
souvenir and other merchandise items of indigenous value
 Ensured that customers have an enjoyable experience during the tour
 Conducted travel cost analysis and provided price estimates to customers
 Handled emergency and such other situations
 Wrote reports about the travels for submission to the tour operator
 Provided information about other tour packages of the agency
 Participated in regular enrichment sessions organized by the operator
 Ran errands and performed other tasks assigned by the agency

Freelance Travel Guide, 2007

Various Tourist-Clients
Responsibilities

 Handled transport of customers from airport or ferry terminal.

 Ensured that the tourist or visitors are settles comfortably in their hotel
 Explained the itinerary and schedule of the tour
 Provided information about each tourist attraction including its cultural and
historical essence
 Informed tourists about local offerings.
 Ensured that customers have a worthwhile experience during the tour
 Conducted travel cost analysis and provided price estimates to customers
 Handled emergency and such other situations
 Provided information about other tour packages of the agency
 Participated in regular enrichment sessions organized by the operator
 Ran errands and performed other tasks assigned by the agency

Education

Florida International University, 2006-2007

Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Travel and Tourism Management (Certificate Program)
University of Miami, 1996-2000
Bachelor of Arts (History), 3.3 GPA
St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School, 1992-1996
Toronto, CA
High School Diploma, 3.7 GPA
 Courses

1. Tourism Crisis Management Leadership Workshop

2. Leadership Training
3. Strategic Tourism Destination Management

Personal information

 Civil Status: Married, with one child

 Date of Birth: April 10, 1978
 Hobbies: traveling, world history, reading novels, tourism blogging,
gardening, snorkelling, swimming, painting

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