Travel Trade Executiv

🛠️ We’re Hiring: Travel Trade Executive (Entry-Level / Junior / Associate)

📍 Remote (United Kingdom)

🕒 Full-Time

💼 Level: Entry-Level / Junior / Associate

We’re looking for a proactive, organised, and commercially minded Travel Trade Executive to support relationships and promotional activities across the travel trade sector. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about travel and tourism and enjoys working with travel agencies, tour operators, destination partners, hotels, attractions, and other industry stakeholders.

You’ll help coordinate trade marketing activities, maintain partner relationships, support sales initiatives, and promote travel products and destinations to professional travel audiences.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of travel trade marketing and promotional activities
• Build and maintain positive relationships with travel agencies, tour operators, wholesalers, travel advisors, and other trade partners
• Promote destinations, travel products, packages, experiences, and tourism services to the travel trade
• Respond to trade enquiries and provide accurate product, destination, and promotional information
• Coordinate trade communications, newsletters, updates, and promotional materials
• Support trade sales and marketing campaigns designed to increase bookings and partner engagement
• Assist with the organisation of trade events, workshops, webinars, exhibitions, roadshows, and networking activities
• Coordinate familiarisation trips, training sessions, product presentations, and partner visits where required
• Maintain accurate trade partner databases, contact records, sales materials, and activity reports
• Research travel trade trends, market developments, competitor activity, and partner opportunities
• Monitor trade campaign performance, enquiries, leads, bookings, and engagement
• Prepare regular reports, presentations, and updates for internal and external stakeholders
• Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Product, Operations, and Destination teams
• Support the creation of brochures, presentations, sales guides, destination information, and other trade-facing materials
• Identify opportunities to strengthen trade partnerships and increase distribution and sales
• Stay up to date with travel industry developments, new products, destinations, and market trends

✅ Requirements

• Entry-Level / Junior / Associate (0–3+ years of experience)
• Degree, diploma, or equivalent practical experience in Travel, Tourism, Hospitality, Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field is a plus
• Strong interest in the travel and tourism industry
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills
• Confident communicating with external partners and professional stakeholders
• Strong organisational and coordination skills
• Excellent attention to detail and time-management abilities
• Basic understanding of travel distribution, tour operators, travel agencies, or tourism marketing is a plus
• Familiarity with CRM, sales, marketing, or travel industry systems is a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, partner requests, and deadlines
• Willingness to support occasional travel trade events and industry activities where required
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a remote environment
• Based in the United Kingdom with the legal right to work in the UK

🌟 What We Offer

• Fully remote role within the UK
• Hands-on experience working with travel trade partners and tourism businesses
• Opportunity to build relationships across the travel and tourism industry
• Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities
• Career progression towards Senior Travel Trade Executive, Travel Trade Manager, Partnerships Manager, Business Development Manager, or Tourism Sales Manager roles
• Exposure to travel agencies, tour operators, wholesalers, destinations, hotels, attractions, and other industry partners
• Opportunities to attend travel trade events, workshops, exhibitions, and industry networking activities
• Collaborative, supportive, and growth-oriented work culture
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible remote working environment