Reservation Agent ( Arabic Speaker )

Company Description

Join a hotel that is a member of the Accor network, whose group brings together more than 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants and lifestyle destinations. Here, we believe in you and what you bring to the table. There are many opportunities for development and advancement. Every gesture, every smile, every action, contributes to creating a positive and memorable impact for our customers, our colleagues and also for our planet. Together, we embody the vision of responsible hospitality.

Take the opportunity to become a Heartist, and let your heart guide you in this world where life beats faster.

Job Description

• Understand the key principles of ACCOR’S Pricing Strategies and Revenue Management
• Retail, Corporate, Leisure, Group, Other
• Rate Restrictions, hurdles and availabilities
• Maximise rooms revenue through the conversion of telephone calls into sales
• Utilize effective upselling techniques
• Understand and take reservations to support the revenue management strategies employed by the Revenue Management leader in the hotel
• Be fluent on all hotel products and services
• Handle faxes and emails pertaining to rooms reservations
• Be fully conversant with all market segments and rate plans used across all distribution channels
• Be flexible in sales technique through offering the right product to the right customer at the right time
• Handle customer queries and complaints relating to Rooms Reservations
• Co-host dinners/special events with the Sales Team and be involved in client entertainment as required
• Identify Sales opportunities through individuals, Corporate Accounts, Wholesalers and Travel Management companies
• Responsible for effective implementation and compliance with ACCOR’S Core Reservation Standards
• Achieve targeted goals in the LQA Hotel Mystery Shopping calls
• Maintain accuracy and cleanliness of the PMS Database
• Ensure market segmentation is accurate for each reservation
• Create hierarchies/relationships between Corporate Accounts
• Ensure reservations meet the property standards in terms of accuracy of data and guest satisfaction
• Complete understanding and effective execution of current and new RM tools. Includes Opera PMS/S&C.
• Be involved in all property PMS Conversions
• Complete understand and effective use of the Hotel’s telephone system
• Maintain the Reservation correspondence
• Support the Revenue & Reservations Manager leader with special projects as required.
  

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

Guest focused personality is essential

Additional Information

experience is an asset

Prior experience working with Opera or a related system

Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities

Fluency in English, and Arabic