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Secondary Qualification
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Zakiyya Kotwal

Zakiyya Kotwal

Travel Specialist
Johannesburg

Summary

Professional travel specialist with proven track record in managing high-end travel arrangements and delivering exceptional client service. Skilled in itinerary planning, vendor negotiations, and crisis management with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Reliable and adaptable, excelling in dynamic environments and consistently meeting client expectations. Strong communication and organizational skills, coupled with deep understanding of global travel trends and logistics. Adaptable to any environment or role I am given

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Travel Specialist

Tourvest Travel Services
Johannesburg
09.2022 - Current
  • Consulting on corporate and leisure portfolios
  • Creating itineraries from start to end, managing the entire booking, including invoicing
  • Dealing with clients and suppliers
  • Assisting leisure clients with changes, extras, payments
  • Proactive assistance with all and including VIP clients on the leisure sector
  • Invoicing and refunds

Travel Manager

Indaba Global Travel
Johannesburg
03.2022 - 08.2022
  • Consulting on leisure, government and corporate portfolios
  • Group bookings - air, accommodation, shuttles, venues
  • Invoicing, refunds, back office and finance support
  • Managing the team on daily tasks and duties
  • Interviewing new staff, training new staff on policies and procedures
  • Creating itineraries from start to finish, managing the entire booking including invoicing

Team Leader

XL Oceanair Travel
Johannesburg
10.2021 - 03.2022
  • Senior consultant on corporate and leisure
  • Team support, assisting on after-hours
  • Creating itineraries from start to finish, managing the entire booking including invoicing

Team Leader

Altron Bytes
Johannesburg
01.2021 - 07.2021
  • Company Overview: Contract
  • Overseeing of call center team
  • Handling of customer complaints and compliments
  • KPI's
  • Call monitoring and service delivery to clients
  • 1 on 1 coaching, training, upskilling and mentoring
  • Contract

Team Leader - Head Office

Tourvest Travel Services
Johannesburg
03.2020 - 08.2020
  • Delegating and assigning tasks
  • Mentoring and upskilling the team members
  • Liaising with travelers, travel bookers, suppliers and management

Team Leader - American Express Travel: FNB

Tourvest Travel Services
Johannesburg
05.2019 - 03.2020
  • Running the FNB account, First Rand Group, based in-house at FNB
  • Delegating and assigning tasks
  • Mentoring and up-skilling the team
  • Dealing with travelers and travel bookers, suppliers and management

Team Leader / Senior Reservations Consultant

XL Nexus Travel
Johannesburg
04.2014 - 04.2019
  • Reservations and ticketing for corporate and government clients
  • Group bookings for corporate clients, seeing them off at the airport, assisting with checking in
  • Creating itineraries from start to finish, managing the entire booking including invoicing
  • Leisure bookings where required - assisted with itineraries, quotes and bookings
  • Team Leader for the operations department
  • Delegating and assigning tasks where required
  • Mentoring and up-skilling interns and junior consultants
  • My career highlight was at Nexus. In my 1st year, i won the directors choice of operations award and i was promoted to team leader

Senior Travel Consultant

Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Johannesburg
04.2007 - 03.2014
  • Reservations and Ticketing for Corporate and Government clients
  • Creating itineraries from start to finish, managing the entire booking including invoicing

Senior Consultant - Leisure, Individual and Packages

Harvey World Travel
Johannesburg
06.2006 - 12.2006

  • Managed itineraries, quotes and bookings, and invoicing

Senior Consultant - Reservations and Ticketing

Cathay Pacific Airlines
Johannesburg
12.2005 - 06.2006

Airline reservations and ticketing

Client support as well as travel agent support

Managing online bookings

Senior Consultant - Reservations and Ticketing

Malaysia Airlines
Johannesburg
03.2003 - 12.2005
  • Group packages
  • Assistant team leader
  • Airline reservations and ticketing
  • Providing support to leisure travelers as well as travel agents

Senior Consultant - Reservations and Ticketing

Singapore Airlines
Johannesburg
01.2003 - 03.2003

Reservations and ticketing agent

Reservations and Ticketing at O R Tambo

Nationwide Airlines
Johannesburg
09.2001 - 12.2002
  • Passenger Handling Agent

GSA for International Hotels and Airlines

Discover the World Marketing
Johannesburg
01.2000 - 09.2001
  • Reservations and ticketing agent

Education

Diploma - Travel and Tourism

Damelin
Johannesburg
01.1998 - 12.1998

TEFL Diploma - English teaching as a foreign language

Nabeel Abed Academy
Online
09.2021 - 11.2021

Skills

Galileo

Secondary Qualification

Topaz Secondary School, Matric, 12/01/97

Ee Status

Indian

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 800221 0110 084
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: South African

Timeline

Senior Travel Specialist

Tourvest Travel Services
09.2022 - Current

Travel Manager

Indaba Global Travel
03.2022 - 08.2022

Team Leader

XL Oceanair Travel
10.2021 - 03.2022

TEFL Diploma - English teaching as a foreign language

Nabeel Abed Academy
09.2021 - 11.2021

Team Leader

Altron Bytes
01.2021 - 07.2021

Team Leader - Head Office

Tourvest Travel Services
03.2020 - 08.2020

Team Leader - American Express Travel: FNB

Tourvest Travel Services
05.2019 - 03.2020

Team Leader / Senior Reservations Consultant

XL Nexus Travel
04.2014 - 04.2019

Senior Travel Consultant

Carlson Wagonlit Travel
04.2007 - 03.2014

Senior Consultant - Leisure, Individual and Packages

Harvey World Travel
06.2006 - 12.2006

Senior Consultant - Reservations and Ticketing

Cathay Pacific Airlines
12.2005 - 06.2006

Senior Consultant - Reservations and Ticketing

Malaysia Airlines
03.2003 - 12.2005

Senior Consultant - Reservations and Ticketing

Singapore Airlines
01.2003 - 03.2003

Reservations and Ticketing at O R Tambo

Nationwide Airlines
09.2001 - 12.2002

GSA for International Hotels and Airlines

Discover the World Marketing
01.2000 - 09.2001

Diploma - Travel and Tourism

Damelin
01.1998 - 12.1998
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