Travel Coordinator Consultant

Curriculum Vitae

Vajira Lasantha Wijesooriya Date of Birth : 10th, December 1973

No. 10 / 29 Idama Avenue, Nationality : Sri Lankan Polhengoda Road, Martial status : Married

Colombo 05, Sex : Male

Sri Lanka. Telephone : +94-11-236****

Mobile : +971-**-*******

E mail: adpjlc@r.postjobfree.com

Professional objective

Seeking a challenging carrier in a prestigious Airline or Travel organization or a Corporate Travel Coordinator.

Executive Credentials

Proactive Senior Travel Consultant with effective communication skills, interpersonal, analytical and decision making skills.

Recruited base on the excellent past track records of achievements as a Senior Travel Consultant responsible for managing business / leisure travel for reputed Global Business Travel multinational corporate accounts.

Job involves providing overall business travel solutions and services which includes working out economical

& Convenient itineraries, Flight bookings, Car hires, and Hotel accommodation & ground arrangements. Coordinating with Global Travel partners, Sales team, Suppliers and service providers in negotiating and finalizing discounted hotel rates and airfares in the terms of corporate service level agreements. Storing database of company / individual traveler's profiles and managing it effectively. Professional Experience Kanoo

Travel – Dubai, UAE

Team Leader - 30th, June 2005 – Up to date

Job involves providing overall business travel solutions and services which includes working out economical & convenient itineraries, Flight bookings, Car hires, and Hotel & ground arrangements.

Work along with Kanoo holiday’s department in handling inbound & outbound group movement & arranging Quarantine packages.

Coordinating with Sales team, suppliers, and service providers in negotiating and finalizing discounted hotel rates and airfares in the terms of corporate agreements.

Storing database of company / individual traveler’s profiles and managing it effectively.

Altayyar Travel Group- Damman K.S.A 19th, May2002 - 01st, Oct 2004 Travel Coordinator-

One of the Top ten Travel Agencies in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia equipped with the top level automations like Galileo.

Job involved liaison between Corporate Clients and various international Airlines for flight bookings, Itinerary pricing & BSP ticketing. Also checking online flight positions, follow up for seat confirmations.

Working along with our holiday’s division to arrange outbound tours. Interact with service providers to obtain negotiated rates for hotels, car rentals, transfers, sightseeing tours, Insurance etc. Overall pricing, Quotations, Issuing vouchers, after sales follow-ups.

Cey Can Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd.,- Sri Lanka 01st, Sept 1998 – 01st, Nov 1999 Travel Coordinator

One of the leading IATA accredited travel agency in Sri Lanka. Equipped with top level automations like Sabre, Word Span, Galileo & Abacus.

Job involved reserving flight hotel car & rail reservations, selling domestic & international air tickets. Handling outbound tour packages, proving visa assistance. Professional Qualifications

Diploma in international Air Ticketing & Reservations - International Airline Ticketing & Reservations Academy, Sri Lanka (Sept 1995). Academic Qualification

Passed G.C.E Ordinary Level Examination - Royal College Colombo 7 ( Dec 1989 ) Computer Skills

GDS proficiency – Sabre, Amadeus & Galileo

Proficient in use of Ms. Office (Word / Excel / PowerPoint) Training programs & Seminars Attended

Attended workshop for Customer Relationship Management organized by Intek World Dubai UAE (2007).

Attended Galileo training on reservation, ticketing & fares Colombo, Sri Lanka (1999)

Attended Abacus reservation training programme Colombo, Sri Lanka (2000 )

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