Asia Luxury Travel Designer

Remote Lands, Inc. is looking for an experienced Asia Luxury Travel Designer to join our growing team in our midtown Manhattan office. Founded in 2006 and based in New York and Bangkok, Remote Lands creates personalized luxury journeys to 38 countries in Asia for high net worth international travelers including Forbes 400 CEOs, Wall Street executives, technology entrepreneurs, Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes.

You are the perfect candidate if you love to travel, have traveled in and around Asia and have a special place in your heart for Asia. You frequently look at travel magazines, Instagram, and old vacation photos to tide over your wanderlust. You’ve already been to some beautiful places such as the rice paddy terraces of Bali, the majestic snowy peaks of the Himalayas, and the Shinto shrines of Japan, and your curiosity about Asia is endless.

Responsibilities

• Consult with clients on the entire trip cycle; beginning with an initial consultation and sale and concluding with a debriefing upon return.
• Prioritize workload daily and effectively and manage multiple client enquiries and trips.
• Design trip itineraries based on clients’ preferred destinations including documentation.
• Analyze financial data for client quotes, utilize the CRM to generate reports, and identify trends as directed.
• Participate in educational sessions in order to maintain current product knowledge in Asia.
• Professional and timely communication with team members in both NYC and Bangkok, by phone, email and in person
• Occasionally attend travel industry events as representative of Remote Lands.
• Demonstrate a passion for Asia and help with the promotion of new destinations where you have strong product knowledge.
• Use initiative to actively support and assist across all aspects of Remote Lands operations to ensure the smooth and efficient care of all client and company needs, including actively supporting and assisting team members as needed.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years sales experience in a luxury travel environment
• Exceptional communication skills
• “Detail-oriented” is an understatement - ability to analyze and synthesize a vast volume of information and understand complicated travel logistics
• Passionate, eager, enthusiastic, optimistic and hardworking with can-do attitude

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous paid time off, paid holidays and “Asia” travel days
• Health insurance package
• The opportunity to be a part of a fast-growing company with a fun-loving family atmosphere
• The opportunity to travel to Asia to learn about our destinations and product

Employment Type

This Position is based in New York City. This position requires that you will be in the New York Office, Tuesday-Thursday and work from home Monday and Friday.

Full-time

Please send cover letter to careers@remotelands.com