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HALIMA SHAIKH

HALIMA SHAIKH

Summary

Experienced in the corporate travel and tourism industry with a proven track record in hospitality, luxury, and tourism. Expertise in customer relations, marketing travel deals and packages, and effectively liaising with travel vendors in both B2A and B2C settings. Strong background in this field enables exceptional service delivery and optimal solutions to meet client needs.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Travel consultant

Global Travels
10.2023 - 08.2024
  • Prepares travel itineraries according to traveller requests and corporate travel policies
  • Creates, changes, refunds, issues PNRs in GDS
  • Manages non-GDS air, hotel, car and other ancillary content when needed
  • Complies to strict data privacy, protection and confidentiality policies
  • Responds to customer calls and emails within service level agreements
  • Frontline management of customers
  • Handled group booking of Gujarat Titans IPL 2024 Team

Travel Consultant

Miles to Go Hotel Booking Services
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Successfully increased company awareness by calling leads, targeting through CRM system
  • Provided friendly, polite, and initiative-taking service when dealing with customers, increasing company positive reviews and customer satisfaction
  • Successfully managed customer complaints in a calm and appropriate manner, offering smart solutions

Hostess

Sofitel
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Welcome guests in a polite and friendly manner
  • Manage table setup
  • Processed cash, credit card and voucher payments using POS terminals
  • Resolved customer complaints promptly, escalating larger operational concerns to management
  • Answered phones politely and promptly while accurately recording and confirming reservations
  • Offered diners detailed allergen advice across daily menus and specials, ensuring optimal customer care and safety

Travel Executive

Telstar Tours & Travels (Marine)
08.2019 - 08.2020
  • Book ticket and file fare in seaman
  • Handling independently all reservation queries

• Provided customers with best deals and well-researched travel options, successfully negotiating rates while improving customer satisfaction ratings.
• Maintained operational proficiency in coordinating both international and domestic travel accommodations for customers, arranging for airfare as well as hotel and rental car reservations.

Corporate Executive

Bombino Travels & Tours
01.2016 - 11.2018
  • Negotiating rates with hotels, vendors and others supplier
  • Handling of operation for outbound & Inbound holidays post sales
  • Managing suppliers and effectively communicating with them
  • Confirming all services with supplier
  • Communication and coordinating with sales team/ call center for necessary information
  • Handled group booking of KKR IPL Team

Travel Executive

BVC Tours & Travels
07.2015 - 01.2016

•Assisting clients with Travel Arrangements, Creating holiday arrangements, Assisting for visa, Hotels, flights and activities. Actively resolving issued and supporting customer care, creating and maintaining Client Track records and expenses.


  • Made extensive market Research to collaborate with Successful B2B Service Providers, suppliers, vendors and DMC.

Travel Executive

Aero Agencies
12.2013 - 06.2015
  • Handled travel arrangements for groups, couples, executives and special needs clients
  • Planned and coordinated all travel for clients based on budgets, departure times and travel need

Education

Diploma of Higher Education - Pastry

Sophia Polytechnic
Mumbai, Maharashtra

Bachelor of Arts - ARTS

NIOS
Mumbai, Maharashtra

Diploma of Higher Education - Travel & Tourism Management

IIFLY
Mumbai, Maharashtra

Skills

  • Customer service
  • F&B operations
  • Cash and credit transactions
  • Vendor interaction
  • Corporate travel
  • Amadeus GDS
  • Galileo
  • Documentation & Reporting
  • Verbal & written communication
  • Strong Communication Skills

Languages

English
Marathi
Hindi

Personal Information


  • Visa Status: Residence/Husband VISA
  • Nationality: Indian



Timeline

Travel consultant

Global Travels
10.2023 - 08.2024

Travel Consultant

Miles to Go Hotel Booking Services
06.2023 - 08.2023

Hostess

Sofitel
05.2022 - 05.2023

Travel Executive

Telstar Tours & Travels (Marine)
08.2019 - 08.2020

Corporate Executive

Bombino Travels & Tours
01.2016 - 11.2018

Travel Executive

BVC Tours & Travels
07.2015 - 01.2016

Travel Executive

Aero Agencies
12.2013 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Arts - ARTS

NIOS

Diploma of Higher Education - Travel & Tourism Management

IIFLY

Diploma of Higher Education - Pastry

Sophia Polytechnic
HALIMA SHAIKH