Director of Business Travel

Your team and working environment:

Austin's largest luxury property, Fairmont Austin offers 1,048 guestrooms and suites, along with over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space. This is your opportunity to be part of the most innovative and passionate hotel teams in one of the fastest growing markets in the United States.

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/ 

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

Reporting to the Director of Sales & Marketing, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• As part of the Travel Industry Sales team, you will make clients feel valued and assist in creating memorable guest experiences. 
• Actively solicits new accounts to meet/exceed goals through telephone sales calls, outside sales calls, site inspections and written communication. 
• Maintain existing relationships with key account contacts by communicating on a routine basis.
• Prospect local corporate accounts and develop strategies to increase business travel revenues.
• Work closely with hotel departments to help facilitate services agreed upon by sales office. Communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear direction.
• Maintains positive relationships with all guests, vendors, colleagues and global sales network

• Maintains account, contact, activity and business details within Opera S&C according to Fairmont standards
• Ensures delivery of expected guest service through follow up and coordination with other hotel departments 
• Participate in daily meetings, site inspections, training.
• Attend trade shows, local events and travel pertinent to the position.
• Execute marketing programs and promotions as needed
• Manages the Business Travel Sales Manager and Coordinator

What is in it for you:

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K
• Complimentary shift meal
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies and Educational Assistance for further development
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Sustainability Committee

• Understands the overall market, competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
• Highly responsible & reliable
• Able to self-manage and take ownership of assigned tasks
• Eye for detail and highly organized
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal required
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
• Experience with Opera OSEM preferred  
• Experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area. OR 4-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 1 year of experience in sales and marketing or related professional area.

Your team and working environment:
A team of Heartists that are committed to working together, supporting each other, and providing the best guest experience, Feel Valued, Feel Sparked, We Are One

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.

Fairmont Austin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  EOE/M/F/D/V

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.