Guest Reservation Agent Jobs at Lilygate Hotel

Lilygate Hotel located in the heart of Lekki Phase 1 is a new luxurious four star hotel with 74 rooms including 6 suites and a full range of facilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Guest Reservation Agent

Location: Lagos
Reports To: Front Office Manager

Position Summary

  • Responds to communications from guests, travel agents, and referral networks concerning reservations arriving by mail, telephone, social media or through a central reservation system
  • Creates and maintains reservation records-usually by date of arrival and alphabetical listing prepares letters of confirmation and promptly processes any cancellations and modifications.
  • Additional duties may include preparing the list of expected arrivals for the front office, assisting in preregistration activities when appropriate, and processing advance reservation deposits.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Processes reservations by mail, telephone, social media or central reservation systems referral.
  • Assists in preregistration activities when appropriate.
  • Monitors advances deposit requirements.
  • Handles daily correspondence. Responds to inquires and makes reservations as needed.
  • Makes sure that files are kept up to date.
  • Maintains a clean and neat appearance and work area at all times.
  • Promotes goodwill by beings courteous, friendly, and helpful to guests, mangers, and fellow employees.
  • Walk around with the client and ensuring that they secure whatever services they are in need of.
  • Getting information about areas of interest in order to target more clients in particular seasons.
  • Making arrangements for clients travel programs.
  • Tracks future room availability on the basis of reservations, and helps develop forecasts for room revenue and occupancy.
  • To be aware of all front office procedures and assist with reception duties when required.
  • To be fully aware of and adhere to health and safety, fire and bomb threat procedures.
  • Willing to undertake any reasonable request made by management in any other areas of the house.
  • Processes reservations from the sales office, other hotel departments, and travel agents.
  • Knows the type of rooms available as well as their location and layout.
  • Knows the selling status, rates, and benefits of all packages plans.
  • Knows the credit policy of the hotel and how to code each reservation.
  • Creates and maintains reservation records by date of arrival and alphabetical listing.
  • Determines room rates based on the selling tactics of the hotel.
  • Prepares letters of confirmation.
  • Communicates reservation information to the front desk.
  • Processes cancellations and modifications and promptly relays this information to the front desk.
  • Understands the hotel’s policy on guaranteed reservations and no-shows.
  • Processes advance deposits on reservations.
  • Tracks future room availabilities on the basis of reservations.
  • Helps develop room revenue and occupancy forecasts.
  • Prepares expected arrival list for front office use.
  • Open and close the availability as and when required of hotel in all the GDS channels, IDS channels and on the hotel website.
  • Configuring rates on the hotels property management system.

Prerequisites
Education:

  • HND/B.Sc. graduate or equivalent
  • Must speak, read, write, and understand English used in the workplace
  • Must be able to speak and understand English used by the guests who visits the hotel.

Experience:

  • Previous hotel-related experience desired
  • Experience in Hotel software (Opera) and their functionalities.


Deadline: 18th April, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Applications and CV’s to: kehinde.badmus@lilygatelagos.com


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