How to hire a senior travel consultant

How to hire a senior travel consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior travel consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior travel consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior travel consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your senior travel consultant job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a senior travel consultant for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a senior travel consultant to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a senior travel consultant that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of senior travel consultant salaries for various roles:

   Type of Senior Travel Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Travel Consultant	Travel agents sell transportation, lodging, and entertainment activities to individuals and groups planning trips. They offer advice on destinations, plan trip itineraries, and make travel arrangements for clients... Show more	$16-39
   Travel Manager	The duties of a travel manager depend on their industry or place of employment. In general, they are in charge of making travel plans and arrangements for an organization's work-related trips... Show more	$21-47
   Travel Agent	Travel agents help plan, choose, and organize travel schedules. Generally, they ensure that clients can efficiently process their travel plans and get the best travel experience possible... Show more	$12-19

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Reservations
   • GDS
   • Booking
   • Car Rentals
   • Visas
   • Travel Industry
   • Customer Issues
   • Hotel Reservations
   • Travel Reservations
   • International Travel Arrangements
   • Ground Transportation
   • Airline Tickets
   • VIP
   • Corporate Clients

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage VIP upgrades, including air, car and hotel, for add value service.
   • Negotiate contracts, book event/meeting space; manage corporate housing for independent contractors, including RFP's and ROI's.
   • Consult with members regarding travel arrangements including vacation packages, airline tickets, hotel accommodations and rental car reservations.
   • Experience on Worldspan, Apollo, Sabre platforms.
   • Experience on SABRE, Apollo, and Worldpsan.
   • Supervise productivity, negotiate contracts, assist with the setup, implementation and training of automate booking systems.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior travel consultant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A senior travel consultant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, senior travel consultants' average salary in alaska is 54% less than in indiana.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior travel consultants earn 59% less than senior-level senior travel consultants.
   • Certifications. A senior travel consultant with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a senior travel consultant's salary.

   Average senior travel consultant salary

   $52,917yearly

   $25.44 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior travel consultant salary

   $34,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

4. Writing a senior travel consultant job description

   A senior travel consultant job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a senior travel consultant job description:

   Senior travel consultant job description example

   Are you a passionate Technical lead with a desire to work on exciting solutions? Do you want to make an impact every day? Are you ready to join a company that you can grow with? Grow with us at cx Loyalty! Put your experience to work in a fast-paced environment where input and innovation is valued.
   We are looking for a Senior Application Developer with Full Stack .NET experience with strong advanced Angular skills in Plano, TX that has a passion developing and delivering travel technology. Do you thrive when solving hard problems? Do you revel in breaking through barriers? If so, you will work with a team that is customer obsessed, collaborative, fun-loving and committed to engineering excellence.
   
   Key Responsibilities:
   Design, develop and test new features and bug fixes that span the UI and Web Services spectrums Design and create simple, efficient maintainable code with comprehensive unit tests Guide team member along with day technology requirements Mentor and grow junior developers on the team Participate in the team's sprint and product direction planning activities Assist with production related issues as needed Run point on key initiatives as needed
   Required Qualifications
   5+ years of experience with .NET, C# and/or Java2-3 years in modern UI frameworks like Angular, React, Knockout or Vue.js 5+ years in web technologies including JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 5+ years designing clean and scalable SOAP and RESTful APIs 1-2 years of experience with cloud technologies using AWS 3-5 years with transactional databases and SQL Knowledge of object-oriented programming language paradigms Working knowledge of the Document Object Model (DOM) Experience with agile development Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Git and TFS Strong interest in staying current with industry trends and techniques Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written) Passion for writing readable, low defect, unit tested code
   
   JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
   
   We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
   
   The health and safety of our colleagues, candidates, clients and communities has been a top priority in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. JPMorgan Chase was awarded the "WELL Health-Safety Rating" for all of our 6,200 locations globally based on our operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement and emergency plans to address a post-COVID-19 environment.
   
   As a part of our commitment to health and safety, we have implemented various COVID-related health and safety requirements for our workforce. Employees are expected to follow the Firm's current COVID-19 or other infectious disease health and safety requirements, including local requirements. Requirements include sharing information including your vaccine card in the firm's vaccine record tool, and may include mask wearing. Requirements may change in the future with the evolving public health landscape. JPMorgan Chase will consider accommodation requests as required by applicable law.
   
   Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

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5. Post your job

   To find senior travel consultants for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any senior travel consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level senior travel consultants with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior travel consultant job on Zippia to find and attract quality senior travel consultant candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as salesjobs, salesheads, allretailjobs.com, sales trax.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit senior travel consultants, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior travel consultant

   Once you have selected a candidate for the senior travel consultant position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new senior travel consultant. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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