Are you passionate enough about travel to make it your job? You’ve come to the right place!
OPEN POSITIONS
GRAFENWÖHR OR KAISERSLAUTERN: TRIP LEADER (M/F/D)
Explore Europe is looking for Trip Leaders for several trips in 2023 and beyond!
Your responsibilities will include:
- Greet and check-in all passengers upon arrival for departure
- Support the group throughout the trip ensuring all passengers are accounted for during designated times (bus breaks, city tours, etc.)
- Provide helpful information relevant to cities including transportation, tourist attractions, excursions, etc.
- Demonstrate a professional appearance of Explore Europe to corporate entities such as hotels, bus companies, city tour companies, and other partners
- Handle on-the-spot issues with American passengers in a professional manner
- Communicate between all parties including bus drivers, hotel, local guides, etc.
- Send trip debrief reports and feedback in a timely manner
- Update our trip leader manual
- If interested and for extra bonus: support us with blog articles and/or photos for our social media marketing
- For Senior Trip Leaders: Onboard and train Jr. Trip Leaders during trips
- Other tasks as required
Qualities appropriate for this position:
- Enjoy traveling by bus
- Enthusiastic personality
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Ability to work independently
- Experience in group travel in and to major tourist cities in Europe
- English language proficiency
- Other European languages would be helpful
- Ability to research destinations (e.g. opening hours for restaurants, shops, pharmacy, highlights, attractions, public transport etc.)
- Transportation to our departure point in Grafenwöhr or Kaiserslautern
Compensation:
The full compensation and benefits package will be provided during the interview and training stage. A few of the benefits are:
- Travel and hotel accommodations are provided for the trips you lead
- Daily allowance (based on travel experience)
- Extra bonus for additional tasks (writing blog articles, etc.)
- Trip leaders are accommodated in single rooms (mainly 4-star hotels)
- Discounted travel
- The opportunity to explore Europe at no cost to you!
To apply, please send your resume, your salary expectations and your possible starting date to apply@explore-europe.de
OFFICE WIESBADEN: 3-MONTH INTERNSHIP IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT (M/F/D)
Starting dates: 2 January & 17 April 2023
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assist in planning trips — securing group bookings with hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions
- Creating rooming lists and on-trip itineraries
- Prospecting and identifying new business partners
- Settling accounts with our suppliers
- Prepare and assist with weekly sales, eCommerce, website and social media performance reports
- Maintain a database and calendar of operations
- Contribute to our website redesign
- Other duties as required and assigned
Qualities appropriate for this position:
- Enrolled student (preferably in economics, business, trade, tourism)
- Ability to commit 35 hours per week
- Travel experience and passionate about travel
- Fluency in English (written and spoken), good German, Italian & Spanish (favourable but not required)
- Ability to understand and work with other cultures
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Quick learner and a proven problem solver
- Enjoys working with numbers and Microsoft Excel
- Self-driven and flexible
- Able to analyseand question processes
- Highly sociable and energetic
Compensation:
- Financial compensation
- Get deep insights into an expanding travel company
- A mentor is looking forward to all your questions
- University credit where applicable
- The opportunity to travel and explore Europe at no cost to you
- We can also offer to be a partner for you in writing your thesis
- If you convinced us with the quality of your work, there is also an option of working at Explore Europe as a full-time employee after the internship
To apply, please send your resume and your possible starting date to apply@explore-europe.de