Hotel Reservationist - Previous Hotel Reservations Experience essential - Sandton Central Office Based
- Hotel Reservationist with previous high volume 5 Star hospitality reservations experience essential.
- Qualification: Hospitality Diploma or Certification
- Experience: 5 Years minimum
- Must Have: Hotel Reservations Experience
- Nebula, eRes and Hotelier System Knowledge Essential
Duties/Job Scope:
- Making reservations for the Hotel and preparing rate proposals.
- Ensure accurate records about guests’ bookings, payments, and any additional information that hotel team members might need when interacting with a guest.
- Answer reservations calls in a pleasant and courteous manner, in accordance with the required standards.
- Up-selling, when appropriate, by informing guests of special packages, or higher room category.
- Assist & maintain an efficient administration system within the department.
- Ensure all quotations are followed up on in a timeously manner to ensure maximum revenue.
- You may be required to manage room blocks and all sizes of group bookings.
- Actively endeavor to seek and resolve guest complaints, where possible, exercise judgement and escalate it to the manager.
- Inform other departments and follow up with regards to special instructions / facilities.
- Establish and quote rates within the limits of the authorized rates negotiation procedure.
- Familiarize yourself and learn each hotel offering, various packages and specials to assist with general guest requests and other outlet bookings on an ongoing basis.
- Prepare arrival/guest correspondence (check-in) packs for Front Office daily.
- Assist with the booking of transfers, and other outlet requests and reservations such as dinners by communicating with necessary departments.
- Report any rate, system discrepancy to the Reservations Manager and all overbookings.
- Escalate all complaints.
- Ensure optimal utilization of the PMS and maintain knowledge on all room types and its availability.
- Sending of invoices, credit card payment links, following up on payments and ensuring all payments are accurately posted against each booking.
- Making sure all internal worksheets are actioned and updated daily, such as the PM sheet, Pay Genius payments, un-allocated deposits etc.
- Ensure accurate and detailed capturing of bookings.
- Manage any guest feedback to necessary department.
- Check and respond to all emails within required time policy.
- Ensure that all reservations (telephonic, e-mail and online) are processed correctly and as per standard.
- Ensure reservations vouchers have been recorded and allocated correctly.
- Attend training when required.
- Manage the OTA extranet/s.
- Perform your duties in the required standard for your role and ensure that you work in a manner that complies with any applicable quality assurance standards and your department’s standard operating procedures.
- Suitably attired for work at all times
- Quality focused
- Great communication skills, written and verbal
- Energetic and friendly personality
- A positive and professional attitude
- Previous Hospitality experience is required
- Exceptional time management, communication skills, and customer service
- Opera experience is essential
- Meticulous attention to detail, proven administration and exceptional organisational skills
- Adaptability and flexibility
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: R15,000.00 - R20,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- Do you reside in the Johannesburg region to do an in-person interview in Sandton and to successfully commute to and from work if successful?
Experience:
- Hotel reservasionist: 5 years (Preferred)
- Hotel or Lodge HOD work: 5 years (Preferred)
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