Harvest Journeys is a privately owned Catholic tour specialist

and Australia’s market leader in group pilgrimage journeys to

Europe and the Middle East. Operating now for over 35 years,

the company has developed an extensive program of

scheduled and customized tour departures along with the

coordination of World Youth Day movements and other major

events on the Church’s calendar.

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At Harvest Journeys, we don't just plan trips; we craft

transformative experiences. Over many years Harvest has

been responsible for designing and operating successful group

pilgrimages and study tours on behalf of Catholic organisations

and parishes around the world. We offer the genuine pilgrim

experience.

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As we launch our first office in America, we are searching for a

dynamic, DFW based Group Travel Consultant to play a vital

role in ensuring the travel and touring arrangements of our

groups are coordinated in a professional and seamless

manner. The role will encompass a direct working relationship

with customers in servicing their enquiries, booking their travel

arrangements through to successfully finalizing their pilgrimage

documentation.

This is a full-time, onsite role located at our offices in Irving, Texas.

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Salary: Salary is negotiable and based on experience

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Responsibilities:

 Efficient processing of customer bookings for pilgrimage

package travel

 Coordination of customer reservations using Harvest’s

Travel Management System (Moonstride)

 Consult with customers to assist with their additional

travel requirements and prepare and cost itineraries

accordingly

 Timely development and distribution of customer

documentation

 Efficiently handle pilgrimage inquiries from customers.

 Represent Harvest Journeys at tradeshows and

networking events (evening or weekend attendance may

occasionally be required)

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Qualifications and Experience:

 Minimum 3 years recent International Travel Consultant

experience

 Formal Travel Industry qualification

 Previous group travel / pilgrimage experience preferred

 Strong working knowledge of travel industry / airline

protocols

 Sound knowledge of European / Middle East travel

destinations with a focus on key Catholic pilgrimage sites

 Ability to maintain strong supplier relationships

 Experience in using web-based applications and GDS

reservations systems (Travelport Galileo preferred)

 Good communication skills

 Strong organizational skills with a focus on results and

attention to detail

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Attributes:

 High standards of customer service

 Strong communication skills

 Highly developed organizational skills/ result focused and

attention to detail

 Christian / Catholic faith values an asset

 Professional presentation and manner

 Strong influential and negotiation skills

 Work in a team environment

 Sound computer skills – (Microsoft Office applications,

GDS)

 Proactive approach and a commitment to do whatever is

necessary to ensure deadlines are met

 Ability to adapt and respond quickly to changing ideas

and processes

 Can work autonomously and fit well with the Harvest

team

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Benefits:

Vacation: (10) paid days of vacation on an accrual basis based on manager approval. 

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Paid holidays: (8) New Year’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, 4th of

July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas 

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Healthshare enrollment after 90 days. After 90 days The Company agrees to provide the

Employee with those employee benefits that ordinarily are provided by the Company to its

employees, including participation in a medical sharing program that provides health

sharing coverage as part of the company's plan with Solidarity Healthshare (Solidarity

3000). The Company will cover the agreed monthly premium cost for this service.

Solidarity details will be provided separately for your review if you wish to enroll. Such

employee benefits shall be governed by the applicable plan documents, insurance policies,

and/or employment policies, and may be modified, suspended, or revoked in accordance

with the terms and provisions of such applicable documents or policies.