Travel Consultant ESS at BCD Travel | Career Growth in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This role at BCD Travel — a $22.9B global travel management giant — offers solid career stability in corporate travel, particularly within the specialized niche of Emergency Support Services (ESS), which handles high-priority, time-sensitive travel disruptions. This specialization adds meaningful differentiation to your resume versus standard travel consulting.
Compensation context: The 420k–474k DKK range (~€56k–63k / ~$61k–69k USD annually) is broadly in line with mid-level travel consultant salaries in Denmark, though Denmark's high cost of living means real purchasing power is moderate. The role does not appear to be senior/leadership-level.
Skills you'll develop:
- Advanced GDS Amadeus proficiency — highly transferable and in demand across corporate travel, airlines, and TMCs globally
- Crisis and emergency travel management — a premium, marketable skill set
- Nordic market expertise and multilingual client communication
- Corporate travel policy consulting and compliance
Green flags: BCD is a well-established employer with global reach, clear commitment to pay transparency (EU directive compliance), and explicit career growth pathways. The inclusive culture signals are genuine for an enterprise of this scale.
Watch out for: The 24/7 shift requirement can impact work-life balance significantly. Emergency support roles carry higher stress than standard travel consulting. Candidates seeking strictly 9-to-5 schedules should carefully assess shift rotation expectations before applying.
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Travel Consultant ESS Emergency Support Services Nordics (Remote)
Full time, Denmark
As a Travel Consultant, you are the face of our company. You'll communicate and respond to requests for current and new clients, helping them travel smart and achieve more. Do you communicate effortlessly and have customer service at heart? Are you open to working flexible shifts in a 24/7 operation? Read on!
As a Travel Agent, you will:
- Search and confirm travel reservations for the customer
- Have a strong understanding of a client travel policy and consistently provide consultation to the customer
- Fulfill all requests regarding necessary regulations
- Provide the client with the required industry information, such as low fares, exchange costs, and penalties
- Seek opportunities to review operational processes and commercial relationships with clients to provide suggestions for improvement
- Maintain, actively communicate, and seek expansion of current knowledge of the state of the various travel industries supported
About you:
- Extensive experience as a travel consultant
- Strong expertise in GDS Amadeus
- High level of verbal and written communication skills in Danish and English; additional Nordic languages are a plus
- Solid working knowledge of the travel industry, policies, procedures, and processes
What we offer you
At BCD Travel, we work with highly motivated and passionate people. We value open communication, collaboration, and a flexible work-life balance. We offer unique, often global, experiences that empower you to develop and grow within the organization. Sustainability and helping others is also high on our list. We make a difference through charitable activities in our communities across the globe.
You'll be offered:
- Flexible working hours and work-from-home or remote opportunities
- Opportunities to grow your skillset and career
- Generous vacation days so you can rest and recharge
- A compensation package that feels fair to you, including mental, physical, and financial wellbeing tools
- Travel industry professional perks and discounts
- An inclusive work environment where diversity is celebrated
Compensation
This position is advertised across multiple European locations. The expected annual gross salary range for Denmark is: 420,000 DKK – 474,000 DKK.
The final salary offered will depend on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and location, and will be determined in line with internal equity. We do not request salary history and are committed to equal pay in line with the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
About us
BCD Travel helps companies travel smart and achieve more. We drive program adoption, cost savings and talent retention through digital experiences that simplify business travel. Our 15,000+ dedicated team members service clients in 170+ countries as we shape a sustainable future for business travel. BCD's leading meetings and events management and global consultancy services complete our comprehensive suite of solutions for all aspects of corporate travel. In 2024, BCD achieved US$22.9 billion in sales. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.
Get to know us:
- https://www.bcdtravel.com/blog/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/bcd-travel/
- https://www.instagram.com/bcdtravel/
- https://www.facebook.com/bcdtravel/
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We're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you're excited about a role, but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we still encourage you to apply.
We are committed to providing reasonable and necessary accommodations to ensure all employees can perform their roles effectively. For accommodation requests or further information, contact our Talent Acquisition department at [email protected].
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