Travel Desk Specialist
AHEAD · Gurugram · onsite · Posted 1d ago
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About this role
The Travel Desk Analyst will manage end-to-end business travel arrangements for employees, with primary responsibility for hotel bookings and international air travel. The role will ensure that travel is arranged accurately, cost-effectively, and in accordance with company travel policies, while providing responsive support to employees and internal stakeholders.
Travel Arrangements
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Manage domestic and international hotel bookings based on approved travel requests, employee preferences, business requirements, and company policy.
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Arrange international airfare, including itinerary research, fare comparison, ticket booking, rebooking, cancellations, refunds, and schedule-change handling.
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Evaluate available travel options for cost, schedule, routing, baggage allowance, cancellation terms, and overall suitability.
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Coordinate multi-city, multi-country, and complex itineraries for employees and business travellers.
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Validate travel dates, traveller details, passport information, preferred routes, project or cost-centre details, and approval status before confirming bookings.
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Issue accurate booking confirmations and itineraries and ensure travellers receive all required travel documentation.
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Ensure all bookings comply with the company's travel policy, approval matrix, preferred supplier arrangements, and budget requirements.
Vendor and Financial Coordination
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Coordinate with travel management companies, airlines, hotels, and other travel vendors to resolve booking and service issues.
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Review booking confirmations, invoices, credit notes and refunds
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Track travel spends, savings, cancellations, unused tickets, and other relevant metrics.
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Provide required booking information to Finance for reconciliation, expense allocation, and reporting.
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Support vendor performance reviews and identify opportunities to improve rates, service quality, and booking efficiency.
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Maintain accurate records of travel requests, approvals, bookings, cancellations, refunds, and outstanding actions.
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Prepare periodic reports on travel volumes, spend, savings, exceptions, cancellations, and service levels.
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2-5 years of experience in corporate travel, travel operations, travel agency operations, or a similar role.
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Hands-on experience with international airfare bookings and hotel reservations.
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Experience managing itinerary changes, cancellations, refunds, reissues, and airline schedule disruptions.
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Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, email, and travel or expense-management systems.
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Experience working with a global workforce or supporting travellers across different time zones is preferred.
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Familiarity with global hotel programs, corporate rates, negotiated rates, and travel-management-company processes.
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