ALG Vacations (ALGV), part of the Hyatt family, is widely recognized for providing the industry's leading leisure travel experience to destinations worldwide. As North America’s only vertically integrated travel, hospitality, and leisure management group, we can oversee all aspects of the vacation- from the moment a guest books a trip to the time they return home. Serving more than three million passengers annually, each of our highly respected brands offers unique benefits and a wide portfolio of destinations.
Grow your career as a Business Development Manager - New England with Inclusive Collection. In this role, you will be responsible for HIC’s sales and business growth with travel agencies/agents within a given geographical region. You will identify, develop, and maintain travel agency/agent relationships, implement tactical and strategic plans with agencies, provide product training, and escort travel agent FAMS. You will also participate in travel trade conferences, and events, representing and promoting the Inclusive Collection.
A successful Business Development Manager - New England will:
- Develop and maintain excellent commercial communication with travel agency accounts identifying and responding to growth opportunities
- Identify new accounts and onboard those accounts with the Inclusive Collection through a variety of processes including sales calls, training, Rewards and FAMS
- Attend in the BDM’s region, nationally and overseas as required sales conferences and travel industry events promoting the Inclusive Collection and seeking new contacts/opportunities
- Undertake Inclusive Collection product training and AMRagents.com resource training with travel agents through sales calls, webinars, events, sales blitzes etc.
- Maintain a local budget and optimize its use for local sales opportunities and events
- Manage full use of SalesForce the Inclusive Collections sales CRM, logging sales calls, entering competitive information, opportunities etc. as a part of standardized procedure
- Communicate fully and openly with the Regional Sales Manager with weekly 1-on-1 meetings and monthly planning and review meetings
- Demonstrate a commitment to ALG core values
The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years equivalent work experience in a sales/marketing capacity
- 2-3 years in field sales and business development within the travel industry
- Proficiency in Microsoft office suite skills; Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Possess a driver's license & current passport
- Strong communication and presentation abilities, approachability, curiosity and organizational skills
- Ability to travel domestic and overseas as required, this could occupy up to 75% per month
About ALG Vacations:
It all begins when our client’s book with ALG Vacations. We keep our standards as high as our passion for travel, working together with our agents to ensure every client’s vacation exceeds every expectation. We are an industry innovator that combines the expertise of many different brands.
ALG Vacations consistently delivers exceptional value to travelers and strong performance to resort owners and partners by strategically leveraging the power of its portfolio of brands across multiple segments, comprising:
- Vacations: The largest seller of vacation packages and charter flights in the U.S. for travel to Mexico and the Caribbean, moving approximately 3.2 million passengers annually through well-established vacation brands
- Destination Management Services: Best-in-class destination management services provided by Amstar® DMC and Worldstar®
- Loyalty Program: Exclusive loyalty program Unlimited Vacation Club®
- Technology Solutions: Innovative technology solutions provider Trisept Solutions®, connecting over 88,000 travel agents with leading travel suppliers.
Since 2021, ALG Vacations has been part of the Hyatt family. At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care where our colleague’s become family. Our colleagues and our guests have been at the heart of our business since 1957 and helped Hyatt become one of the best and fastest-growing hospitality brands in the world.
As we continue to grow our business together, we never lose sight of what’s most important: Our People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences and jobs into careers.
To learn more about ALG Vacations: https://alg.www.vaxvacationaccess.com/about-us/
About INCLUSIVE COLLECTION
Inclusive Collection offers the luxury leisure market high quality Endless Privileges, UnlimitedLuxury and Unlimited-Fun vacations, where everything is included.
Our Values
At ALG Vacations, we call our employees Colleagues, because we are more than just employees. We care for people so they can be at their best, we provide a world of understanding and care, and we deliver distinctive experiences for our guests. Our Values, by which we operate:
Empathy • Well Being • Inclusion • Integrity • Respect • Experimentation
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Being part of ALG Vacations and the Hyatt family means always having space to be you. Our global teams are a mosaic of cultures, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, and identities. We are committed to diversity across the board—from who we hire and develop, organizations we support, and who we buy from and work with.
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We’re proud to offer exceptional corporate benefits which include:
- Travel Perks and Benefits for both ALG Vacations and Hyatt
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Corporate Wellness Program
- Travel Discounts & Deals
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free and tobacco-free workplace and perform pre-employment background checks.
