Travel Consultant

Stacey McGovern
604 Harmony Lane
Pleasantville, CA 94588
(925) 555-1234

CONSULTANT

Travel • Customer Service • Sales

Well-respected, experienced business professional with over 17-years of specific expertise in the travel industry and strong skills in sales, marketing, and staff development. Able to grow revenues through effective business planning, creative sales techniques, and innovative marketing. Solid communication skills; establish relationships with leading corporate and industry personnel. Key strengths include:

• Sales & Marketing Management • Customer Relationship Management
• Travel Agency Operations • Strategic Business Partnerships
• Revenue & Income Growth • Public Relations & Promotions
• Training & Leadership

HIGHLIGHTS

Business Management
• Established client base due to expertise and knowledge in various forms of domestic and international travel including business and leisure, individual and group, cruises and tour groups, corporate, and vacation and incentive programs.
• Managed sales, produced revenues, attracted clients and promoted a team concept to ensure customer satisfaction and repeat business.
• Trained and motivated staff members, resulting in hard-working, customer-focused staff who required minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Directed business/market planning, sales management, public relations and promotions, travel/tour design, client development and management, financial functions, and all administrative affairs.

Travel
• Personally generated over $1 million in sales annually; focused on providing quality customer service which generated substantial referral business.
• Extensive personal travel knowledge in both international and domestic; provided advise regarding various locations for vacation/travel, meeting clients budget constraints.

Sales/ Marketing
• Negotiated and sold significant contracts; closed major agreements with large clientele including Nisson, Toyota, On-Target Media, USM Merchandising, and Hilton.
• Created and implemented marketing plans to acquire market share within chosen segments.
• Established name recognition and generated sales through a combination of sales and marketing techniques; implemented promotions to spur sales.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

EXECUTIVE TRAVEL, Boise, ID
2001 - Present
Independent Contractor

SIMMONS TRAVEL, Boise, ID
1993 - 2000
Vacation Specialist/ In-house

DIMENSIONS, Boise, ID
1991 - 1993
Travel Agent

BEACH TRAVEL, Boise, ID
1989 - 1991
Travel Agent

Additional Experience
Currently Co-Owner/ Operator of 3 restaurants located in Boise, Hailey, and Jerome. Total accountability for P&L; recruit staff, oversee daily operations, handle payroll, budgeting, and all marketing and promotional efforts.

EDUCATION

Travel School - Cruise International, Portland, OR
Certified - Flight Attendant

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES

Apollo, Sabre, System Wide, PowerPoint, Publisher, Microsoft Office

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