Overview
Metro Hotels is the oldest 100% Australian owned and managed hotel chain and has been offering hotel accommodation for business and leisure travel for 50 years.
The Metro Hotel Group operates two hotels in Perth and one in Darwin – Metro Hotel Perth on the South Perth peninsula, Metro Hotel Perth City in Hay Street, East Perth and Metro Advance Apartment and Hotel Darwin on Cavenagh Street.
The hotels offer affordable accommodation in a variety of room types with a strong focus on customer service and making our guests feel at home.
Domestic corporate and international leisure are important target markets, as well as school and sporting groups, meetings and conferences. A high percentage of our guests for Perth hotels comes from regional WA.
The role can be full time or part time 4 days a week by negotiation, based at home, with weekly onsite team meetings. You will need to be willing to undertake travel to Darwin around 4 times a year, to country areas to build business from key regional WA locations such as Bunbury, Geraldton, Albany and Kalgoorlie. In addition there may be travel to attend tradeshow events such as ATE, Explore NT etc.
Responsibilities
* Source new corporate accommodation business opportunities
* Engage with existing leisure and corporate clients, sponsors and partners, meet face to face regularly and nurture positive business relationships
* Develop new partnerships or sponsorship opportunities with companies or sporting organisations that align with our target markets and values
* Engage with local wholesale and inbound leisure partners and maximise opportunities to work with them
* Conduct site inspections
* Assist in sourcing new conference business opportunities
* Attend trade and consumer shows to represent and promote Metro Hotels
* Complete telemarketing activities as required
* Attend networking events on a regular basis
* Assist with the implementation of local marketing and advertising opportunities
Candidate requirements
* Good working knowledge of the corporate, wholesale, inbound and online travel industry
* Established relationships within the travel industry
* Self motivated, confident and outgoing with the ability to work on your own initiative at home
* Ability to look for out of the box opportunities to grow the business
* Ability to conduct one on one face to face meetings and appointments
* Ability to analyse business data
* Experience in Microsoft Office applications
If you think this is the role for you, we would love to talk to you. Previous hotel/ travel industry experience is essential, this is an ideal role for someone with hotel sales experience who wants to build their career.
Metro Hotels (part of Metro Hospitality Group) is proudly 100% Australian-owned.
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