Interested in working in a friendly and team-focused environment assisting with the travel arrangements for our Canadian Olympic athletes? ATPI Sports Events Canada is looking for motivated, driven, and talented bilingual Individuals & Groups Travel Consultants to join our team and help manage the Games and Events Travel for the Canadian Olympic Team and other Sports clients in Canada.
This full-time position will be based in Montreal on a hybrid schedule.
The ATPI Group is one of the world’s leading and long-established global travel management and events businesses. With a footprint of wholly owned offices and network partners in over 100 locations around the world, the business boasts market-leading travel expertise, corporate event management skills and specialist knowledge in sectors such as shipping, energy and offshore, sports, retail, finance, and professional services.
ATPI Corporate & Sports Events are both international divisions which specialise in sports travel and events services. Our long record of accomplishment of close to three decades of experience in Olympic Games, football, rugby, sailing, running and many other sports, illustrates how leading sports bodies, organising committees and corporate businesses rely on us as their sports expert of choice.
ATPI Corporate & Sports Events Canada has signed a long-term partnership agreement with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), the Canadian Paralympic Committee and other key accounts.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Prepare and execute individual and group travel booking quotations and/or order confirmations as per briefing of the Client and their key sports-related stakeholders
- Advise key stakeholders on their group travel requirements
- Handle reservations, amendments, alterations, and cancellations of individual and/or group travel bookings
- Check and validate travel files/reservations on a daily basis
- Produce and arrange dispatch of delegate packs and other information
- On-site project management and full end-to-end delivery
- Be responsible for the preparation and maintenance of budgets, throughout the lifecycle of each event
- Actively collect knowledge about travel and travel-related products
- Deliver group travel management reports as agreed upon with the client
- Assist in the reconciliation of all client travel including Olympic Games group travel
- Deliver 100% quality and accuracy in line with both client and company process
- Approve all client invoices prior to dispatch
- Present full understanding of client requirements and templates
- Proactively escalate delivery issues through notification of management to ensure continuous improvement of meeting processes, procedures, and tools
- Understand, apply, and promote the company’s values at all times
- Reports directly to the Travel Desk team lead and Operations Manager of ATPI Canada
The successful candidate would ideally have:
- At least two years of Individual and group travel consultant experience
- Bilingual in French and English is a must
- Demonstrates thorough knowledge of domestic, trans-border, and international travel destinations
- Full working knowledge of fares and rules
- Working knowledge of industry ticket handling procedures
- Experience with Amadeus and/or other GDS systems
- Experience with corporate flight, car and hotel bookings
- Ability to work within tight deadlines and schedules
- Experience with and knowledge of MS Office
- Passionate about travel industry
- Desire and ability to travel
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Valid OPC Travel counsellor certificate is a must
- Ability to maintain excellent working relationships with various internal and external colleagues/stakeholders
ATPI commitment towards you would include:
- A dynamic, result driven and fun team environment
- An inclusive work environment where diversity is celebrated
- A very competitive compensation
- Continued education, training and opportunities to grow and develop your skillset and career
- Individual and group incentive
- Flexible working hours and work-from-home or remote opportunities
- Benefits package including medical, retirement RRSP plan, all stat holidays, vacation and sick leave
- Travel industry perks & discounts
Applicants can apply by emailing a copy of their resume and salary expectations to infocanada@atpi.com by May 1st, 2024.
