About the Role
The Bailey's Hotel London is seeking a Reservations Agent to manage all room reservation inquiries, maintain accurate records, and maximize hotel revenue.
Responsibilities
- Answer incoming reservation inquiries via telephone or fax in a timely manner and convert them to bookings.
- Operate the OPERA cloud reservations system, adhering to functionality and standards.
- Adhere to Minimum Rate/Minimum Stay Selling strategies to maximize hotel revenue.
- Input reservations into the OPERA system with accurate and complete details.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of hotel products and services.
- Provide polite and friendly responses to telephone inquiries.
- Process fax/letter inquiries and reservation confirmations on the same day of receipt.
- Maintain accurate and daily filing systems for all departmental correspondence.
- Perform general office duties including photocopying, faxing, and filing.
- Adhere to the Hotel’s credit policy and procedures.
- Inform customers about the Hotel’s facilities whenever possible.
- Maximize hotel revenue by up-selling and cross-selling products and services.
- Complete daily tasks such as Traces and No-show, Arrival Check, Reservations made yesterday, and emails.
- Build rapport with customers and regular bookers to encourage future loyalty and business.
Requirements
- Fully knowledgeable in the operation, functionality, and standards of the OPERA cloud reservations system.
- Fully aware of and adhere to the Hotel’s credit policy and procedures.
- Maintain a complete and up-to-date knowledge of hotel products and services.
Skills
- Customer service
- Sales
- Communication
- Opera reservations system
- Up-selling
- Cross-selling
- Filing
- Photocopying
- Faxing
Location
- The Baileys Hotel London, SW7 4QH
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Competitive
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive
Benefits
- Social Events, Wellbeing and Team Activities
- Training and development
- Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Career development and salary reviews
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- 1 Volunteer Days per year
- Complimentary meals
- Length of Service related holiday scheme
- My Millennium discount perks
- Discount on Accommodation worldwide
- 50% Food and Beverage Outlets discount
- Life Assurance
- Recommend a Friend Scheme
About the Company
- Millennium Hotels and Resorts owns and operates a portfolio of over 120+ hotels worldwide.
- Properties are placed into collections: Leng’s Collection, M Social Collection, Millennium Collection, Copthorne Collection and The Biltmore.
- Each collection has its own distinct personality, character and clearly defined hotel brands within it; tailored to suit different types of guests.
Equal Opportunity
- At Millennium Hotels & Resorts, we believe our strength lies in our differences. We foster a culture of inclusion where everyone feels welcome, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
