Reservations Agent

YOUR PURPOSE

Thrive in an environment where care and kindness are at the heart of everything we do. With us, you can take pride in being part of a wider global team leading the way in local sustainability initiatives. Working together with our communities, we will empower you to make your own meaningful impact. We will support you to maintain your wellbeing too, so that you can live life to the full.

To anticipate and personalise each guest’s stay, turning a booking into the beginning of something truly special.

Curate the structure of an exquisite stay, being the very first point of contact our guests have with us. Responsible for maximizing room and rate yield at the hotel, ensuring a timely response to all reservations enquiries.

• Process and input group, FIT and corporate reservations following hotel reservations policy
• Answer all calls promptly, within 3 rings using specified greeting for hotel, in a courteous and efficient manner. Ensure that all relevant information is obtained.
• Take initiative to seek out memorable ways to engage with guests, and harness your creativity to deliver emotion and heart felt service in every interaction.
• Ensure all Group checklists are updated on the same date they are received.
• Send group invoice to companies/agents for payment and follow-up on any outstanding payments.
• Expertly provide upselling opportunities and recruit onto Accor Live Limitless (ALL).
• Liaison with Sales team and Food and Beverage team for conference or event arrangement.
• Take personal responsibility to ensure that all inquiries are addressed.
• Ensure all outward correspondence complies with company procedures, and any unusual correspondence is authorised by the Operations Manager.
• Assist in the preparation and checking of the rate manual.
• Check and update, as necessary, rates in the computer system.
• Adhere to rates published in the Rate Manual or rate advertisements. Exceptions to the published rates must be made through the Reservations Manager
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