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STEFANNIE BECKFORD BURRELL

Heredia

Summary

Personable Travel Consultant used to fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. Expert in overseas travel and cruise vacation packages. Deadline-driven travel consultant with expertise serving special needs clients. Bilingual and well-traveled with active listening and interpersonal skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Destination Insider Consultant

Royal Caribbean Group
10.2022 - Current
  • Evaluated client needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagement.
  • Enhanced communication among team members to foster collaborative and supportive work environment.
  • Supervised payments via credit and debit cards and handled all sensitive information with professionalism and discreteness.
  • Provided exemplary customer service to new and existing clients, which helped build lasting relationships and secure new travel assignments.
  • Developed loyal clientele base due to excellent listening and research skills and keen understanding of travel budgets.
  • Responded to clients' questions, issues, and complaints and found appropriate solutions when needed.
  • Asked open-ended questions to better ascertain client needs and determine best international travel offerings.
  • Exceeded customer service satisfaction standards by understanding and anticipating clients' expectations.

Team Leader

Concentrix
10.2021 - 05.2023
  • Responsible for the day-to-day supervision of a group of call center associates including work and attendance monitoring in accordance with organization policy and applicable legal requirements
  • Effectively coach direct reports on their performance on a regular basis to ensure performance metrics are achieved at a minimum weekly
  • Identify performance related issues, develop an action plan for improvement, implement corrective action, up to and including termination of employment
  • Ensure service delivered to our customers meets contractual Key Performance Indicator (‘KPIs’) and financial expectations

Shore Excursions Manager

Royal Caribbean International
10.2012 - 03.2021
  • Creates and implements a revenue generating plan.
  • Monitors revenue performance.
  • Monitors shore excursion operations and ratings for quality assurance.
  • Actively seeks additional marketing opportunities and venues onboard.
  • Regularly conducts onboard sales training with the team, and ensures all team members understand the current strategies and plans to meet targets.
  • Manages assigned Shore Excursion desk shift.
  • Provides guest services with regard to tour sales, refunds, complaints, and general port and Ship information.
  • Manages the financial aspects of the assigned shore excursion program, including the successful identification of expense reduction through cost control.
  • Coaches, manages staff to ensure that workstations, work areas, equipment and overall operations are working efficiently.
  • Recommendations for personnel actions such as new hire requests and discharges, to ensure proper staffing. Trains and monitors entry-level positions for proper skill and service.
  • Provides on-the-job training
  • Conducts scheduled tour presentations to guest audiences.
  • Prepares or delegates and manages the submission on a timely basis of all required reports.

Education

High School Diploma -

APT INSTITUTE
Costa Rica

Skills

Core Qualifications

  • Exceptional customer service
  • Travel research
  • Global destinations
  • Logistical Planing
  • Relationship Management
  • Bilingual Proficiency
  • Problem-Solving
  • Travel Itineraries
  • Operations Analysis
  • Client rapport
  • Staff Management

Certification

Technician Commercial Secretarial

Leaning and Development

Accelerating Leadership Performance Series. - ALPS 1 & 2.

Getting Started As A New Leader

Connecting with Customers

Timeline

Destination Insider Consultant

Royal Caribbean Group
10.2022 - Current

Team Leader

Concentrix
10.2021 - 05.2023

Shore Excursions Manager

Royal Caribbean International
10.2012 - 03.2021

High School Diploma -

APT INSTITUTE

Technician Commercial Secretarial

Leaning and Development

Accelerating Leadership Performance Series. - ALPS 1 & 2.

Getting Started As A New Leader

Connecting with Customers

STEFANNIE BECKFORD BURRELL