What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reservations Agent position at Royal Destinations?
Royal Destinations is a luxury property management company on 30A looking for a Destination Specialist to join our Reservations/Guest Services team! If you have a hospitality mindset and are a team player with a great attitude, we’d like to hear from you.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Guest services and reservation tasks.
- Familiarize yourself with Royal Destinations’ properties (e.g. location, layout, and availability).
- Familiarize yourself with our GRA (Guest Rental Agreement) and policies.
- Familiarize yourself with vendors and partners.
- Promptly confirm reservations (i.e. confirmation email and phone call).
- Familiarize yourself with processing payments for existing and new reservations.
- Handles daily correspondence (e.g. responds to inquiries, making reservations, answers phone).
- Ensure all files are kept up to date (e.g. property information sheets).
- Maintain a clean, neat, and professional appearance and work area at all times.
- Promote goodwill by being courteous, friendly, and helpful to guests, managers, and fellow employees.
- Willingness to own any reasonable request made by management.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new policies and procedures.
- Check voicemails, emails, and follow up with any sales leads.
- Monitor the LiveChat feature on the website.
- Be well versed in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Be comfortable handling any guest issues or complaints and be able to address them in a professional and timely manner.
- Be comfortable working under pressure or in high-stress situations.
- Be flexible with working holidays and weekends (as needed).
Education and Skills
- High School diploma or equivalent educational background and/or experience working within the hospitality industry.
- Superior knowledge of the area.
- Experience working in a front-of-house position or comparable to a hotel front desk, reservations/customer service department.
- Experience with VRBO, Home Away, Escapia, Kaba, GladtoHaveYou systems is highly desirable.
Special Requirements:
- Adhere to Royal Destination’s grooming standards.
- Arrive at your respective workplace on time.
- Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment, adhering to all safety standards set forth by the Florida health department.
- Perform daily tasks in an organized and precise manner.
- Work well under pressure and be able to communicate your intentions.
- Perform each directed task with a sense of urgency and ownership.
- Be a team player and show gratitude and respect to your coworkers.
Language Skills:
- Ability to comprehend and compose instructions and correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information to guests, management, and employees.
Physical Requirements:
- The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stand; walk; talk or hear.
- The employee is required to sit or stand.
License:
- Driver's License
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Work setting:
- In-person
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $17