Reservationist

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Main responsibilities:

• Daily reservations checks from all platforms (Accor, Booking.com, Expedia, FITs, etc.)
• Daily reservations checks – Ensure all back-ups, comments, payments are set accordingly
• Daily ckeck of OTAs commissions
• Weekly submission of commissions on Fastcom
• Update of various trackers on a daily basis (such sus No show, Cxl, etc)
• Manage reservations and booking enquiries via telephone, email and face to face
• To be an expert on the business bedrooms and events in order to deal with initial enquiries in a confident manner
• Arrange and deliver hotel show around in a professional and knowledgeable manner
• To support with group bookings through the whole process and liaise with other departments where required
• To be the first point of call for all client enquiries regarding accommodation and meeting and events
• To provide outstanding administrative skills to coordinate events, which will include corporate bookings, private functions and weddings
• Arrange and conduct hotel show around to promote the sale of accommodation and/or meeting space
• Build rapport with our key clients in order to ascertain their requirements and identify further opportunities for future business
• Provide detailed function plans to hotel operations teams to ensure the clients requirements are always supported and catered for
• Maintain the accuracy of the in-house reservations system
• Reply to all booking enquires that are received via telephone, email, venue directly or via RFP. Replies need to be within a strict deadline to secure bookings
• You might be required to work at reception at times
• Working hours include weekends and public holidays.

Benefits

• You can work with multinational colleagues
• Be part of a global community of hospitality industry
• Opportunity to develop your career
• Special staff rate at our hotels
• Free Gym
• Free night stays in our UK hotels and discounts in any Accor Restaurant (T&C Applies)
• Discounted hotel rates all over the world in Accor Hotels
• Great work environment and colleagues
• Personal development programs
• Complimentary meals on duty and uniforms
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holidays including bank holidays (increasing yearly)
• Free parking
• Apprenticeship scheme
• Continuously learn and develop yourself with our Accor Academy
• Support your wellbeing in your professional and personal lives
• Grow your experience anywhere. Explore limitless opportunities across 5000 hotels in over 100 countries
• Participate actively in initiatives to build a more inclusive and sustainable world
• And many more benefits and perks : Our objective is simple: make you grow and give you the spark to unleash your personality

Information on the processing of personal data
When you submit an application to Accor UK Business & Leisure Hotels Limited trading as AccorInvest UK, the company processes some of your personal data to consider and manage your application.
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Information relating to the processing of candidates' personal data and to the exercise of their rights of access, opposition, rectification and deletion is available in our Employee Privacy Policy.