Blue Sky Escapes – Travel Operations Assistant

We are looking for a passionate, high-performing and multi-tasking full-time travel support intern who bears the following skills and qualities, to join us in growing an independent travel and lifestyle brand:

• experience in administrative sales and support in the travel market (preferred) – in particular, is capable of dealing with enquiries from previous, existing or prospective clients or corresponding with existing or prospective partners/suppliers of the company, governmental authorities, including the design of itineraries and proposals;
• experience in website development and wordpress preferred;
• good writing skills – for crafting engaging copy and editing content/descriptions of destinations and journeys we offer, to be uploaded on the website or sent to clients;
• capable of keeping abreast of any developments with respect to our destinations which may have an impact on the travel industry and conducting thorough travel and business-related research, whether of the industry or our destinations in general or of our competitors and analysing any research findings and preparing reports on the same;
• capable of dealing with any matters relating to the operations of the Company, such as the preparation of internal documentation and establishment of standard operating procedures; and
• flexible and responsive attitude – given that we are a lean set-up, job descriptions are dynamic and tend to evolve to include other roles. In this regard, a genuine interest in travel as an industry is key.
• Technical skills required: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint