Work From Home as a Travel Agent at Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Would you like to work online for a travel company? Did you have experience booking travel? Do you like receiving travel discounts? Then signing up for Carlson Wagonlit Travel online might be a good work-at-home (WAH) option for you.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel, also known as CWT Netherlands, has been allowing agents to work from the comfort of their homes since 2008.  Named the Most Admired Travel Management Company globally as well as the recipient of the TelewerkJaarprijs 2010 “Telework” award for its Work@Home program, Carlson Wagonlit Travel prides itself on offering a solution to work-life balance.

Once hired, your home office will need to be set up according to health and safety regulations as put forth by the company.  You will be working virtually, but in contact with your fellow virtual travel counselors.

You would be doing the same job as any travel agent would do.  You would be booking hotels, airline travel, and also helping clients reschedule travel.  Seventy percent of all travel decisions are made by women, so the majority of your clientele will be women needing to book travel.  The term “counselor” is used instead of “agent” to promote a higher level of service.

The hours are full-time, 40 hours a week and during “business” hours.

The pay appears to be around $15 an hour with payday being every two weeks.

You will be a full-time employee of Carlson Wagonlit Travel with a nice benefit’s package to include:

a 40-hour working week8% holiday allowance pay25 holidays a year, based on full-time employment5 additional accrued personal days a year, on a full-time employment1 international train ticket per yearemployee bonusesabove market pension planreductions on private traveldiscounts on private traveleducational assistance after 2 years of employment

Part-time positions are available and can be discussed with the hiring manager and/or your current manager.  Educational assistance will need to be approved and job-related.

You will need the following skills to be considered for employment:

prior international reservation experiencefluent in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlookexperience using Sabre Airline Solutions and networkattention to detailpleasant telephone mannergood written and verbal communication skills

The hiring process is a six step process to include:

your online applicationassessment and/or first interview with an HR Recruiterinterviews with various CWT stakeholders or managementreference check/background checkemployment offerpreparation for onboarding and training

After reading about them online, I was impressed with their rating and online reputation.  The benefits package is so tempting that I am almost tempted to apply myself, but I don’t have any international travel reservation experience.  Many travel counselors seemed happy with their jobs.

Go to this link and start the process.

Good luck to all who apply.

Leisa Good is the owner, VA, and “Diva of Done”™ at GBS Virtual Office Solutions. She opened her virtual assistant practice part-time in 2006 when it was then named Gemstone Business Solutions. In 2008 her VA practice became full-time, and in 2011 the name was changed to its current name. Recently, she has added VA coaching to her services. Grab a copy of her latest e-book!

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